Seniority System Said No Presidential Guide
James Reston argues the 1972 presidential question should test future leadership over party seniority. He notes Lindsay faces Democratic resistance, cites Nixon Kennedy and others as examples, and calls for letting the people decide beyond party constraints.
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Kennedy
Lindsay
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Muskie
McGovern
Jackson
McCarthy
Peking
Moscow
Hubert Humphrey
Ed Muskie
Mike Mansfield
Wilbur Mills
Debate Rages Over Vietnam Amnesty Push Gains Momentum
Boston coverage traces a nationwide push for amnesty for draft resisters and Vietnam era deserters. It notes bills in Congress, religious group backing, and quotes from Amnesty Now founder Charles Porter and ACLU organizer Harry Scharzschild as Nixon rejects action.
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Eugene, Ore
Congress
Edward I. Koch
D.N.Y
Robert Taft Jr
Rep
Ohio
Koch
Taft
Lincoln Memorial Protest Ends with 86 Arrests in Washington
More than 80 people were arrested as Vietnam Veterans Against the War occupied the Lincoln Memorial entrance. The group earlier ended a 40 hour occupation of the Statue of Liberty. Gerald Evan of Massachusetts surrendered to police after being the last to climb down from an urn. Demonstrators marched from the Capitol to the White House, burned pieces of the North Vietnamese peace plan, and left a coffin at the memorial. In New York the Statue of Liberty was released in good condition per its superintendent.
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New York Times
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Vietnam
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Department of Defense
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Lincoln Memorial
Washington
U.S. Park
Gerald Evan
University of Massachusetts
Air Force
Evan
Park
White House
New York
James Bateman
Nixon signs welfare work requirement bill during recess
President Nixon signed a conservative sponsored measure requiring many able bodied welfare mothers to work or attend job training effective July 1. Exemptions cover the aged sick disabled those in school and mothers of children under school age. Critics say it undercuts broader welfare reform aims while administrators warn jobs are scarce for participants.
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