Emperor Hirohito to visit United States after election
An Imperial visitor may travel to the United States soon after the election. Emperor Hirohito, the 124th monarch of Japan, would be welcomed following an invitation accepted by Henry Kissinger on behalf of President Nixon. The visit signals postwar rapprochement and hopes for stability in the campaign period.
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Democrats Draft Platform With Wide Outreach Across Nation
The Democratic Platform Committee travels from Boston to San Francisco and beyond gathering ideas for a broad platform. McGovern staff monitor the process as hearings stretch late, with up to 90 witnesses daily and 150 committee members to be chosen by caucuses. The effort, seen as potentially unfinished when the convention opens in Miami Beach, faces scrutiny over balancing radical and conventional lines.
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Why John Ashbrook Buckley? Middle East Oil Crisis
Buckley argues the Iraq nationalization and Middle East oil power shift threaten detente with the USSR. He warns oil control could give Moscow leverage over world industry, risking U.S. and Europe oil security as Western supply depends on Middle East.
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Ashbrook as Nixon challenger a cautious conservative view
A columnist argues conservatives faced with John Ashbrook as a primary rival to Richard Nixon. It credits Ashbrook as sincere and intelligent but notes his weak fundraising and limited impact in key primaries. The piece analyzes zeitgeist, ideological risks, and the likelihood Nixon will seek changes to avert a credible challenge.
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Commencement Provokes Debate Over Bangladesh Gift
At Dartmouth and elsewhere students are urged to give six dollars to Bangladesh instead of buying caps and gowns. The plan aims to signal virtue in a public ceremony, politicizing the event by contrasting the world beyond academia with campus tradition.
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Debated goals of education and laser debate
The piece argues Western civilization embraces many goals beyond relieving physical suffering, cites scholars and figures like Hughes Muskie and Jackson, and weighs laser weapons policy. It notes Pentagon secrecy on laser levels, discusses civilian interest, space dominance, and the role of disarmament versus power. It ends with reflections on budgets, politics, and public skepticism.
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Bias in the Vietnam War coverage and press ethics
Ralph de Toledano critiques U S press coverage as biased and self serving amid Vietnam fighting. He argues North Vietnamese offensives failed, cites Giap, and claims air power shifted outcomes. He condemns national media for bias and ignorance of campaign finance questions raised about McGovern and Nixon.
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