Opinion Economics Should Top 1972 Campaign Issues
The piece argues that economic issues will dominate the 1972 campaign as the Vietnam war nears end. It cites a $23.2 billion 1971 budget deficit, rising inflation, unemployment, and trade deficits as signs the Nixon administration struggles to manage the economy.
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Vietnam
U. S
Tom Wicker
New York Times
Nixon
Wicker
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
White House
Reserve Board
Commerce Stans
Johnson
Courage and Cowardice in Marriage and Economics
A neighbor’s divorce prompts a debate on fidelity and courage while a political column weighs Nixon’s economic policy. It argues staying together can require greater resolve than separation and discusses wage price controls as a potential Bretton Woods era remedy in a broader critique of inflation and fiscal policy.
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K. L
Christ
Washington housing plan faces Senate probe and scandal claims
Journalist Jack Anderson reports that the 1968 Federal Housing Act, touted as a low‑cost housing Magna Carta, has become a windfall for lenders and builders, with mounting debt, quick loan approvals, and alleged improprieties under FHA oversight. A Williams Subcommittee will hear about Hacienda De Ybor and shifting to a new program.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Vanguard Construction Co
Florida
Federal Housing Administration
Eugene Gulledge
Housing and Urban Development
Gulledge
National Association of Home Builders
FHA
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Hacienda de Ybor
Tampa
Congress
Williams
Richard Fullerton
Nazarene
Smyrna
Berlin
Azel Springer
Berlin Wall
Moscow
Springer
Andrei Gromyko
Sen
Ed Muskie
D-Me
Congress Knew From Start on Southeast Asia Policy
Sen Barry Goldwater argues Congress was deeply involved in Vietnam policy from the outset. He cites 1955 treaty framing, 1963 aid acts, Gulf of Tonkin, and 24 appropriations showing legislative consent and knowledge, countering claims of executive-only decision making.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Senate
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Southeast Asia
Goldwater
Vietnam
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Great Britain
France
New Zealand
Australia
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Sen. Goldwater
America
Decatur News Publisher Reminds of Honest Reporting Policy
W. R. Shelton founder editor notes misstatements are unintentional and invites grievances for full investigation with prompt redress. The Decatur Alabama publication, Tennessee Valley Printing Co., lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions mailed locally and outside trade zones.
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Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
P.O
Ala
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