No Women's Bloc in Modern Politics Says Essay
An opinion piece surveys female heads of state, noting only five in modern times, and argues women rise to high office in democracies when based on merit. It highlights Jeannette Rankin and Frances Perkins as early milestones, and discusses McGovern’s 1972 bid courting women for cabinet, Supreme Court, and UN posts. It concludes political advancement through merit over bloc voting.
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United Kingdom
Elizabeth II
Netherlands
Juliana
India
Indira Gandhi
Israel
Golda Meir
Ceylon
Sirimaya Bandaranaike
U. S
House
Senate
Frances Perkins
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oveta Culp Hobby
Texas
McGovern
National Democratic Club
White House
Supreme Court
National Security Council
United Nations
Mood of the House Drives Agriculture Bill Shifts
The House tempered its mood on Wednesday by amending the Agriculture Appropriations bill. It added a half billion dollars for water and sewage grants to cities and towns, while trimming subsidies to farms and halting two strict prohibitions, including limits on subsidies to certain marijuana growing farms and not extending food stamp bans on striking families.
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House of Representatives
House
House Committee On Agriculture
Elizabeth II
England
U. S
Conservation Service
Scott's Education Choice Amid University Reorganization Debate
Governor Scott shows prudence amid a brawl over North Carolina higher education reform. He favors a fall return for lawmakers to finalize a consolidated university system with a central governing board, reducing political interference and aligning with educational aims.
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General Assembly
Bob Scott
Scott
Pat Taylor
Phil Godwin
Raleigh
Warren Committee
Consolidated University
Chapel Hill
Greenshorn
William C. Friday
John Caldwell
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Danville Daily Ad Rates and Postal Details
The Danville register announces post office mailing as second class, subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with advance payment required. Rates include single copies at 10 cents, Sunday 20 cents, and mail subscriptions at 20 dollars yearly, 10.50 semiannual, 5.25 quarterly, 1.75 monthly, with expiration notices and renewals urged. The paper is a member of The Associated Press with rights reserved for AP dispatches and local news.
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Danville
Register AN
Zip Cole
Associated Press
Nixon and Pentagon Papers Clash Echoes in Times Debate
The piece argues Nixon benefited politically from the Times Pentagon Papers expose while dubbing as needed the Democratic administration and advisers Rostow Bundys for pressuring a war. It warns secrecy breaches could erode trust in U.S. diplomacy and the presidency.
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Nixon
New York Times
Pentagon
Vietnam
Walt Rostow
Bundys
Arden
Joint Chiefs of Staff
China
LBJ
Robert McNamara
Rostow
Controversy Over Pentagon Papers Debated in Nation
Ralph de Toledano surveys the Pentagon Papers dispute amid debates on national security and press freedom. He argues the Times and Post misused the law, while Pentagon planners prepare contingency options. Nixon and Kennedy are cited on secrecy and political strategy in a broader critique of media power.
The Edgar Smith Case and the Reversal Debate
The piece recounts Edgar Smith's death row appeals and a pivotal Supreme Court hearing around bail and reversal, detailing courtroom moments, press access, and the ensuing public and legal reactions. It notes Smith’s handlers, donors, and a push for funds through a legal defense effort led by Gardiner Angell as Smith awaits the next courtroom turn.
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Edgar Smith
State of New Jersey
Newark
Smith
Smith Jersey
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Trenton
United States
Canada
Ant
Vietnam
Esquire
Peter
Igillette
Lexington
Kentucky
Dinally
Nightmarish debate over The Times scoop and free speech
Washington column argues The Times violated military secrecy and civil order by publishing top secret McNamara and Pentagon papers. It criticizes editorials defending any to publish, calls for accountability, and warns against endorsing looser security that harms national interests.
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Washington, D. C
New York Times
Times Square
The
Times
Capital Press Corps
McMamara
Thoreau
Ing. dl Welt
McNamara
New York
Limes
Department of Defense
D-Oh-D
Lepal Stalling
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John Chamberlain
Nixon and Trust
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William Roger
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al Western
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Arnate
Cmd
Scane
Tony Narg
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Washington Post
the Post
Timtes
Commonwealth
Amerasia Magazine
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Kennedy
Cj,a
Cuba
Castro
Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Rogers
William F. Buckley, Jr
A Is Butentey, Jr
Hersell
Evenener Vuecuswew
York
Gardiner Angell
Popham Road
Scarsdale
New Yorl
Holmes Alexander
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