Kissinger's Middle East shuttle sparks tentative steps to peace
Secretary Kissinger’s rapid diplomacy ushers Egypt and the United States toward resumed relations and a groundwork for talks between Egypt and Israel. Israel keeps to its positions while a broader regional split over participation remains unresolved, and Saudi Arabia’s oil stance looms over U.S. policy.
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Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
United States
Suez
Red Sea
Golda Meir
Suez Canal
Kissinger
Jordan
Syria
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Aiken Says No Resignation. Urges Constitutional Duty
The senator notes impeachment calls misjudge history and warns that pushing resignation would poison politics and undermine the Constitution. He stresses four years as the presidential term and urges Congress to charge and trial only for high crimes and misdemeanors. He adds that impeachment or removal is not yet warranted.
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Congress
Reform ideas swirl around Democratic ticket selection
Democratic leaders debate changing vice presidential selection after the convention. Proposals include a special commission to choose the VP, a background screening panel, moving the convention timetable to separate picks, and even VP primaries with the runner up receiving the No 2 spot. The plan remains a party matter, not official policy.
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Thomas F. Eagleton
Jefferson
Robert S. Strauss
Hubert H. Humphrey
Virginia election echoes rallying cry at Manassas
Holmes Alexander notes the Virginia gubernatorial race where Mills Godwin defeated Henry Howell, a victory seen as a rebuke to predicted apathy. He recalls wartime cries and the Stonewall Jackson nickname as a metaphor for mobilized voters and a national response to political disorder.
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Washington, D. C
Manassas
Stonewall Jackson
Old Dominion
Mills Godwin
Henry Howell
Virginia
Mills Godwin's win reshapes Virginia GOP image in 1970s era
In a brisk Virginia electoral clash Mills Godwin becomes the first modern governor elected twice, defeating Henry Howell as Jack Dalton wins the lieutenant governor race. The piece frames Godwin as steady and integrous, notes anti-Semitic slur by backer, contrasts with Howell, and urges a national moral rally behind Virginians.
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Watergate
Virginia
Godwin
GOP
Jack Dalton
Mills Godwin
Howell
Henry Howell
Jack Kennedy
Danville
George Wallace
Wallace
Methodology Of Destruction In Nixon Impeachment Talk
The piece argues impeachment calls are strategic, not based on high crimes. It cites John Dean III testimony doubts, cites Senate actions and media focus, and questions sources behind anti-Nixon agitation. It notes a Virginia senator's survey showing most calls came from McGovern voters and criticizes public hysteria over Watergate while urging disclosure of who funds the push.
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Nixon
House
George Aiken
Vermont
Senate
Aiken
John Dean III
Ervin Committee
Special Prosecutor
Dean
Middle East
Washington
New York
William L. Scott
Virginia
Scott
George McGovern
White House
Mr. Nixon
Small liberal arts colleges beat Behemoth University in advice
Russell Kirk urges high school seniors and parents to choose small liberal arts colleges over large state universities. He cites Hillsdale and Kalamazoo as exemplars, notes funding pressures, and endorses financial sacrifices or loans for a genuine academic community.
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Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Manhattan
Thomas Aquinas College
Calabasas
Calif
New College
Sarasota
Fla
Knox College
Galesburg
Behemoth State University
University of Michigan
Kalamazoo College
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Kalamazoo
Hillsdale College
Southern Michigan
Hillsdale
Bank of Friends
Behemoth U
Nostalgia and crisis quiz from a restless year
A jumble of quotes and reflections on politics fuel, weather, and culture. The column muses on Senator Soaper, Nixon, inflation, October fears, a pending comet, TV contracts, myths, electricity, and life’s risks, with a wry tone about public figures and daily life.
Impeachment Or Trial Seen As Blessing In Disguise
James J. Kilpatrick argues impeachment is the last political resort to restore order. He warns resignation would hand power to Democrats and urges the House to impeach Nixon for charges across the ITT milk deal and Watergate era, hoping for a finite Senate verdict to end the stalemate.
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Richard Nixon
Senate
House of Representatives
Nixon
White House
Democratic Party
Carl Albert
Gerald Ford
Ford
Archibald Cox
Elliot Richardson
William Ruckelshaus
House
ITT
Elisberg
Florida
California
Supreme Court
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Ralph de Toledano
Russell Kirk
Behemoth University
Senator Soaper
Las Vegas
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