Virginians choose Godwin ends long campaign in victory
The Virginia governor race ended with Mills Godwin Jr. defeating Henry Howell by 14 653 votes from a total of 1 031 063 ballots. Howell contemplates recounts amid irregularities concerns while Godwin prepares to lead a Democratic coalition in the General Assembly. The article also notes Middle East peace talks progress and welfare aid shifts in 1973.
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Danville
Virginia
Henry Howell
Godwin
House
National Democratic Party
Middle East
Syria
Israel
Palestine
Soviet Union
Palestine Liberation Organization
International debt delinquents and tax debt hints
Holmes Alexander discusses how the State and Treasury Departments pursue unpaid U.S. debts from foreign nations. Japan repaid $175 million in advance, while Russia evades terms, India struggles with rupee debt, and Britain and France defer until Germany pays reparations. Total recovery under Nixon exceeds $2 billion, with billions more outstanding and growing.
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State
Treasury Departments
United States
Japan
Nixon
Congress
Iran
Paraguay
Tunisia
Haiti
Brazil
Russia
State Rogers
Ussr
India
Moynihan
Britain
France
Campus totalitarians silence debate at Harvard Law Forum
In recent months campus life shows limits on free inquiry as Harvard Law School Forum cancels a planned debate between Roy Innis and William Shockley due to pressure from campus totalitarians. The author decries intimidation, cites a Times signed “A Resolution Against Racism,” and warns broader campus risks without principled action from faculty and administration.
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Harvard Law School Forum
Roy Innis
CORE
William Shockley
Stanford
Shockley
Arthur Jensen
Berkeley
Hans Eysenck
London School of Eeconomics
Richard Herrnstein
Harvard
Law Forum
the Times
Messrs. Shockley
Jensen
Eysenck
Herrnstein
Service universities and the fate of higher education
Russell Kirk argues that many colleges and universities have become service stations offering everything for every taste but good taste. He fears closures and declines in enrollment as fuel and birthrates drop, urging a return to solid curricula and real work rather than catering to every whim.
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House of Delegates
Middle Western University
Service University
State Teachers’ College
State University
Wisconsin State University
Oshkosh
Schleicher
America
Harold Laski
Lenin
The Dilemma of Nixon Governance and Public Support
William F Buckley Jr reviews Nixon's faltering standing in Gallup polls and governance capability. He argues current support remains near bedrock, yet public irrationality and congressional resistance limit presidential power. Buckley questions Nixon's resilience and possible resignation under pressure.
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Mr. Nixon
Gallup
Archibald Cox
Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Soviet Union
An Orchestrated Get Nixon Drive Against the President
Ralph de Toledan argues Congress should investigate a preplanned anti Nixon campaign aimed at creating a crisis. He claims the Watergate era protests, petition drives, and letter writing were organized ahead of time by New Left groups allied with antiwar factions. He warns the effort could destabilize the country amid Middle East tensions and energy shortages while criticizing media coverage and alleged attacks on Tricia Nixon.
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Nixon
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Vietnam
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Soviet Union
Middle East
Guy
America
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New Left
Tricia
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