Strong Cabinet system urged to curb presidential isolation
Walter J. Hickel argues for a robust Cabinet to keep the President informed and accountable. He says Cabinet officers should face Congress and press scrutiny, fostering trust and clear policy, and notes influential figures like William P. Rogers. The piece also surveys upcoming Senate races and party prospects ahead of the 14 month election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Hickel
Interior
Nixon
Anchorage
Alaska
Washington
Hickel
Congress
Hickey
Farm Prices Slip while Gasoline Costs Rise
Farm prices fell 8 percent in the month ending September with a 14 percent drop in meat animals, signaling lower retail food costs soon. Meanwhile gas stations were allowed a 1 to 2.5 cent rise per gallon and heating oil up 1 to 2 cents as a new price ceiling formula looms. The sector, facing wholesale increases, reflects tension with Congress amid inflation controls and imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cost of Living Council
Kissinger gambles on detente with Soviets amid oil and gas deals
John Chamberlain weighs whether Brezhnev manipulates talks for leverage as Kissinger pursues a long peace with Moscow. The piece cites Grechko on the Politburo, Hammer and Occidental Petroleum tying big Soviet gas, fertilizer, and trade ventures to slow Western risk, including a $110 million Moscow trade center and pipelines to Vladivostok.
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Brezhnev
Grechko
Politburo
Red China
Middle East
Kremlin
Armand Hammer
Irkutsk
Siberia
Olga
Pacific
Vladivostok
Japan
Occidental
Florida
Ex-Im Bank
Bank of America
U.S
Moscow
Bechtel Corporation
Buckley analyzes Occidental Russia deal gambit
The piece surveys Occidental Petroleum and its Soviet trade talks, listing eight points from an $80 million five year contract to barter of metal plating equipment for Soviet nickel and a San Diego oil from garbage process. It questions whether the Kremlin uses such deals as a smoke screen for broader aims while weighing peace versus war options and Kissinger’s gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Occidental
Hooker Chemical
San Diego
Potemkin
Catherine the ‘Gréat
N.G. Osipov
U.S
Hammér
Kremlin
Henry Kissinger
Mondale and the Times A Look at Editorial Fanfare
A critical survey argues the New York Times courted Mondale with disproportionate attention and editorials. It highlights page one features, a September speech, and extensive commentary while noting other liberal figures drawn similar coverage. The piece mocks panelist rhetoric and jokes about advertising and education policy.
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Walter Mondale
Times
Mondale
Soviet Union
Senate
Congress
the Times
Capitol
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
America
Labor and Public Welfare
Teddy Kennedy
Teddy
McGovern
Blumenthal
Dorian Gray- Mondale
Malcolm Muggeridge
United Nations
Samuel
BBC
Russell Kirk Skeptical on College Enrollment Fall
The author argues that lower enrollments this year reflect a failed race to expand student numbers at the expense of quality. He recalls stricter standards at New York City College in 1908 and cites Dr. L G Heiler on the collapse of City College of New York, warning that open admissions without rigor degrades graduates across sciences and professions.
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New York City
New York
City Colleges
Savannah
Harry Ehrenreich
New York City College
Ehrenreich
City College
Ogden Nash
L. G. Heiler
American University
Arlington House
City College of New York
Heller
Dr. Heller
Spiro Agnew judged by 1969 73 as veep amid tax bribe questions
The piece argues Agnew should be judged history as Vice President for 1969–73, discussing income tax evasion, bribe allegations, and the Profumo parallel. It questions innocence claims, cites public reaction, and praises his stance against campus radicals while noting personal misconduct and political impact.
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Agnew
Spain
Barcelonese
England
United States
al Capone
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
St. Augustine of Hippo
California
Profumo
John Profumo
House of Commons
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
Mars
Sr Agnew
Harvard
Berkeley
Cornell
Columbia
Spiro
America
Danville Daily Rates and Renewal Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier and mail. Rates include 50 cents weekly in city areas, 10 cents for single copies, and annual mail rates of 20 dollars with six month and quarterly options. A renewal notice advises subscribers to renew 10 days before expiration.
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Lloyd M. Bentsen
Texas
Democratic Campaign Committee
Kentucky
Marlon W. Cook
Utah
Wallace F
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Warren G. Magnuson
Birch Bayh
Indiana
George McGovern
South Dakotas
Sam J. Ervin
North Carolina
John Chamberlain
Russia
Kissinger
CIA
Pentagon
State Department
Andrei Grechko
Occidental Petroleum Company
Hammer
el Paso Natural Company
Occidental Oil
Jeffrey Hart
William F. Buckley, Jr
New York Times
Herman Badillo
Badillo
The
al Blumenthal
Senator Soaper
Pug Underslung
Department of Agriculture
Russell Kirk
Veep
Danville
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