Senate rejects fixed withdrawal date from Indochina
The Senate defeated Hatfield-McGovern antiwar cuts and approved a June 1 1972 deadline under an amendment by Senator Chiles to free POWs 30 days before. The piece urges restraint, backing Nixon’s orderly drawdown and condemning partisan politics. It notes public fatigue with the war and argues for salvage and extrication under Nixon.
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Southeast Asia
Hatfield-McGovern
Indochina
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Doves
Lawtom M. Chiles
Hanoi
Kennedy
Johnson
U.S
Congress
Pentagon
White House
Issue Is Security Not Press Freedom Landmark U S Times Case
The United States versus the New York Times looms as a potential landmark. It questions whether a court can restrain a newspaper from publishing a classified study from the Pentagon and implications for press freedom and security laws. The case may go to the Supreme Court if Judge Gurfein’s ruling is unsatisfactory. A key issue is identifying who appropriated the secret report for the Times and pursuing charges under security statutes.
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New York Times
U.S
Congress
Pentagon
Murray O. Gurfein
Gurfein
Willl
U.S. Supreme Court
Book by Roy Cohn Divides Opinion on Justice System
The piece analyzes Roy Cohn and his book A Fool for a Client, noting how Cohn denounces prosecutors while recounting his battles. It cites Buckley and others on Cohn’s tactics, the McCarthy era, and alleged misconduct, suggesting enduring public fascination and unresolved legal questions.
The Conduct Of War And War Powers Debate
Holmes Alexander argues for preserving strong presidential war powers against Javits bill that would curb undeclared wars. He cites Washington and Polk as examples, warns Congress’s weakness in wartime, and endorses one-man war leadership despite risks, noting a new federal work safety rulebook appears.
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Javits
Democratic Action Republican
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Sion
Ropatan
USA
George Washington
Washington
Nixon
Pias Jacob Javits
Jefferson
Madison
Fidel Castro loses halo as anti hero to leftists abroad
United Nations dispatch notes Castro shifts from revolutionary icon to an anti hero among leftists in the US, Latin America, and Europe. It cites waning U.S. concern, Chilean Allende's example, and growing Moscow influence backing Castro’s regime amid critiques from Franqui Karol Padilla and others.
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NEA
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Latin America
Europe
Nixon
Castro
Chile
Salvador Allende
Washington
Havana
Carlos Franqui
Revolucion
Franqui
Paris
K.S. Karol
Karol
Central Intelligence Agency
Karrol
Huberto Padilla
CIA
Huber Matos
Padilla
Stalin
Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
America
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
Kremlin
Allende
Parting Shots on Lands, Tuxedoes, and a Bird
A quirky collection of political quips and humorous observations on Indians reclaiming lands, kids in sports defeating leaders, women’s lib, gendered toys, a failing animal species, and a 125-year-old wine auction. It cautions against overconfidence and hints at changing public taste.
FBI taps and boggs issue cited in surveillance debate
House Leader Hale Boggs denied phone tapping while Mitchell reported 33 taps and four bugging devices in national security cases as of Q1. The FBI also operated 14 taps and two microphones against organized crime, approved by courts to protect citizens. no network endangers the public.
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House
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Mitchell
Boggs
Congress
Weekend of strikes and bridges slows New York
A discussion of a drawbridge operators strike paralyzing parts of New York highlights how modern life hinges on infrastructure. The piece notes the contrast with smaller communities lacking drawbridges and recalls how civilization existed long before popular treats like the chocolate chip cookie.
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New York
Visual pollution and bottle bans in rural progress
In a rural county effort trims visual pollution by removing junked cars and litter while urging curbside recycling. The piece argues for refundable beverage containers, cites polls showing support, notes pending federal and state actions, and laments persistent highway and billboard blight. It acknowledges vigilante anti-sign actions and stresses practical steady action to protect landscapes.
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Allied Super Markets, Inc
Michigan
Allied
Washington
Joseph P. Vigorito
William Milliken
Oregon
New Orleans
Seattle
Paul Roche
Ogden Nash
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