Power figures in Nixon era Washington make top ten list
Washington insiders rank Henry Kissinger as the strongest in the Nixon administration. Alexander Haig, George Schultz, Melvin Laird, Bryce Harlow, Caspar Weinberger, James Schlesinger, a trio of White House lawyers, and Elliott Richardson fill the rest, reflecting proximity to the President and influence on policy.
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Washington
White House
Henry S. Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig
Kissinger
H.R. Haldeman
George P. Shuiltz
the Treasury
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Laird
John D. Ehrlichman
Bryce N. Harlow
Nixon
Caspar W. Weinberger
Health, Education and Welfare
James R. Schlesinger
Defense
Middle East
Leonard Garment
J. Fred Buzhardt
Charles Allen Wright
Elliott L. Richardson
Keep Off The Grass Public Lands Rule Sparks Debate
Public lands not open to all motorists. Forest Service bans terrain vehicles across 187 million acres to prevent damage. Officials say guardianship over funds and staff justifies limits. Critics argue for public access and lighter restrictions.
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U.S. Forest Service
Brain Pacemaker Brings Hope to Severe Neurological Patients
Sir Dr. Irving Cooper pioneered cryosurgery and a brain pacemaker to treat epilepsy, dystonia, spastic paralysis, and cerebral palsy. Over 20 years he performed thousands of brain operations with many patients reporting relief or improvement, despite mixed professional reception.
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Irving Sr. Cooper
C. P. Snow
Cooper
America
Radio Liberty and the samizdat crisis in the Soviet Union
The piece argues Radio Liberty provides essential access to underground Soviet voices. It highlights samizdat archives in Munich, 18000 pages since 1964, and the crackdown on dissident literature by the Kremlin. It notes Solzhenitsyn Sakharov protests and Jewish emigration petitions driving Western attention and policy debates.
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Bke
Kido Liberty
Radio Liberty
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Arkhiv Samizdahhe
Munich
Alexander Salghenitsyn
Andrei D. Sakharov
Kremlin
Sakharov
Moscow
KGB
Union
Voice of America
Henry Jackson
Soviet Union
New York ‘Times
Times
Russia
Samizdal
Fellow Traveler of the Apocalypse and Its Appeal
Jeffrey Hart surveys a culture trend he calls the fellow traveler of the apocalypse. Once linked to reluctant Communists, the modern form savors looming revolutions and violent events as aesthetic thrill, while remaining safely distant. The piece cites Caute and Cavafy to illustrate anti-thought and palm-off dread.
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Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
David Caute
Gordon Liddy
Heinrich Mimmier
Yellowstone Park
World Bank
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
Salvador Allende
Constantine Cavafy
James J Kilpatrick On Impeachment The Negative Side
Marshall University hosted a debate on impeachment with Paul W. McCloskey arguing for removal of President Nixon. Kilpatrick views impeachment as a criminal process and finds McCloskey’s cases weak while noting political risk and constitutional limits.
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James J. Kilpatrick
McCloskey
Daniel Elisberg
Nixon
Senate
Watergate and democracy erosion spark nationwide debate
A reader letter criticizes permissiveness in Congress and the courts, arguing the presidency alone cannot save the nation without repentance and faith. The writer questions media reporting, school prayer, states rights, and moral standards amid Watergate fallout, urging civic action and accountability. Myrtle Reynolds notes football season as a distraction from living costs.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Heresay
United States
Myrtle Reynolds
Warfare Returns To Middle East In Renewed Conflict
Analysis of the renewed Middle East war outlines numbers and capabilities of Israeli and Arab forces, argues Israel bears the burden of survival and criticizes Western and Arabist policies. It critiques leadership in France and the United States while lamenting civilian suffering and missed opportunities for peace.
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Middle East
United States
West Bank
Suez
Golan Heights
Henry Kissinger
Suez Canal
Egypt
Syria
Egypt-Syria
Israel
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Libya
State Department
mid-East
Senate
J. William Fulbright
The
Foreign Relations
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Pharoah
Red Sea
Golda Meir Hag
Anwar Sadat
Sinai Des
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