Nixon Cabinets Emphasize Collegial Transition Tone
In The Nation, Tom Wicker argues Nixon’s cabinet choices hint at shared power and continuity with past administrations. He notes most appointees lack broad experience, while Kissinger Moynihan and other advisers loom large, shaping policy with central staff influence.
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Nixon
Robert Finch
Health, Education and Welfare Department
New Transportation Department
Kennedy-Johnson
Kissinger
Dubridge
McCracken
Moynihan
Johnson
Kennedy
Huie Pursues Truth Behind Ray Case in Hartselle
William Bradford Huie, the controversial Hartselle writer, discusses his pursuit of truth about James Earl Ray’s role in the MLK assassination. He cites FBI circumstantial evidence, says Ray may testify in court, and notes his health and writing plans.
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Lee Sentell
DAILY
Hartselle
William Bradford
Huie
Hong Kong
Martin Luther King
James Earl Ray
Haie
Ray
Mississippi
Memphis
Mamie Stover
Neshobie County
Miss
FBI
Shelby County
Tenn
California
New Orleans
Montreal
Atlanta
Birmingham
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Art Haynes
Missouri
Raoul
Nixon Cabinet: Moderates Lead a Progressive Yet Cautious Team
Washington reports describe Nixon's new Cabinet as a bloc of moderates aligned with the middle of American politics. No Negroes, Jews or women hold top posts. Moynihan and Shriver sit on the periphery. Three key jobs go to confidantes Rogers, Finch, and Mitchell, with Shultz and Hardin in economic and farming roles.
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Hartselle
Max Frankel
New York Times News Service
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Daniel P. Moynihan
Sargent Shriver
Winton M. Blount
Chamber of Commerce
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Robert H. Finch
John N. Mitchell
Vietnam
David M. Kennedy
the Treasury
Johnson
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Robert S. McNamara
George P. Shultz
Labor Department
Clifford M. Hardin
George W. Romney
Moynihan
Ameri Democratic Action
Ag Washington
Bureau of Budget
Carru
Romney
America
Wixels
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ce Romney
Prayer and thanks for life from Alfred N Sayres
A religious invocation by Alfred N. Sayres professor emeritus Lancaster Pennsylvania from The Lancaster Theological Seminary. The text asks for courage to live upright lives and to serve the kingdom of love through Christ.
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God
Christ
Alfred N. Sayres
Lancaster
Lancaster Theological Seminar
Crib Death Exceeds Mystery Says Medical Expert
Betty John reports on crib death SDS as a definable disease killing up to 10,000 U S babies annually with a viral infection link. Dr Bergman cites Seattle studies and notes no reliable prediction or prevention while urging parental understanding. Cookie cure and brain tumor virus findings also noted.
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Betty John
World Book Science Service
Abraham B. Bergman
American Medical Association
U.S
Seattle
Orthopedic Hospital
Bergman
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Melvin Laird
Defense
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Lee Dubridge
Paul MacCracken
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Percy Forman
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Department of Transportation
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Interior
Maurice H. Stans
Senate
Henry A. Kissinger
Paul W. McCracken
Treasury
State
H.E.W
Robert P. Mayo
Joint Center For Urban Studies
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ohio State University
Robert M. Zollinger
NEW Cancer Club
Yoshio Hosobuchi
University of Chicago
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