Senate Fulbright Rogers Seek New Cooperation in Foreign Policy
A Senate Foreign Relations hearing on Feb 21 with Secretary Rogers showed a rare moment of harmony with President Nixon’s administration as Fulbright signaled a new willingness to cooperate. The committee later voted 9-7 to cut off foreign aid after April 30 unless $4.5 billion for domestic programs is released, highlighting ongoing tensions over inflation, budget restraint, and federal spending.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Department of State
William P. Rogers
J. William Fulbright
Vietnam
Rogers
Indochina
Middle East
Europe
U. S
Fulbright
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright’s
Congress
Nixon
Executive Branch
The Little POWs and Mixed Heritage Orphans
The piece discusses mixed heritage children born to soldiers in foreign lands. It notes postwar abandonment of evidence of East West interactions, describes these orphans facing stigma and hardship, and highlights Pearl Buck’s effort to open a school orphanage for them. It urges paternal responsibility and societal concern for these children.
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South
Vietnam
Korea
Far East
Pearl Buck
China
Parting Shots On Pandas And Moon Weddings
A quirky miscellany notes pandas unclear family ties drawing appeal obvious. A boy’s orphaned innocence contrasts with Santa gifts and a wry line about lunar weddings by Wernher Von Braun. The piece jokes that anonymity surfaces with cabinet rank, shifting from prior vice presidency.
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Wernher von Braun
The Office of Economic Opportunity dismantling tale
A Washington columnist skewers the Office of Economic Opportunity as a cynical boondoggle. He argues OEO used federal funds to bolster liberal urban machines and Democratic gains, with few programs proving real poverty impact. Now the White House aims to transfer viable GEO programs elsewhere and dismantle the rest.
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James Buckley
OFO
OEO
Washington
Carmine de Sapio
Jim Curley
White House
Democratic Party
Buckley aides push anti-bureaucracy drive in Fat City
William F Buckley Jr allied figures and YAF leaders rally to cut bureaucratic waste and discredit failing programs. The plan targets poorly conceived policies and recalcitrant staff while drawing in former RAF editors and allied conservatives. Demonstrations surge as officials are moved from Fat City.
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James Buckley
Orde Lend Phillips
Yaf
J. Alan MacKay
Dais
Alvin
RAF
New Guard A8
Laurence McCarty
Censer Party
Mas Sehrote
F Donald
Buz
Ohio
Randall ‘Teague
Uni
Fat City
Returning Traveler sees rebirth of American spirit in Nixon era
The Returning Traveler in Washington, D.C. encounters a reborn America, praising national unity and questioning the old antiwar mood. He notes Nixon as the new toast of Labor halls, contrasts Congress’s spending with renewal, and observes former liberals retreating from earlier ideals, finally declaring America back.
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Washington
D.C
America
USA
Canada
Sweden
Barry Goldwater
George Meany
Richard Nixon
Congress
Charity and Give Better Than Wealth in Hard Times
Russell Kirk argues charity thrives most from those with little and praises private, personal aid over large public drives. He recalls a rural family, Basque shepherds, and a lettered ethic urging compassionate actions beyond duty, noting fear of punishment should not drive giving.
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Friends of the Library
Devil River
Utah
Northcountry
England
Hell
Purgatory
Seagulls and Secrecy in a Noisy World Headlines
A collage of opinions on labeling cosmetics slang, media image, market jitters, cease fire talks, bar fights, acting chances for seagulls, and tax forms. It mulls skepticism toward consumer info, media influence, and everyday choices with tongue in cheek about public life and work.
Chen Case Sparks Debate Over Mao Admiration in Education
The Chen affair raises whether a New York State Education Department consultant on Chinese studies can be objective given a record of pro Chinese Communist ties. The Albany Times Union defends free inquiry while critics warn against teaching Communist viewpoints.
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Owen Lattimore
Stalin
Mao Tse-tung
Jack Chen
New York State Education ‘Department
Chen
Mao
Trinidad
New York
Buckley
Albany Times-Union
Mr. Chen
Mencherr
State
Education Department
Educational Politics, Commission
National Educational Association
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Sidney Hook
Mao Tse-tinng
Mao Tse-ting
Nixon
Red China
China
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Jeffrey Hart
Kafka
Joseph K
Office of Economic Opportunity
Spiro Agnew
William F. Buckley, Jr
Paway Youll
Holmes Alexander
Adolph Hitler
Oxford University
John Tower
Capitol Hill
Country Club Set
Russell Kirk
Senator Soaper
Norma Noody
Dick Tracy
Bill'Erin Bar and Grill
Jonathan Livingston
Jack Nicklaus
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