Congress Faces Life or Death Question Over Kidney Bill
A New York Times analysis questions the $1 billion annual cost of Medicare kidney disease coverage under H.R. 1. The provision, signed by Nixon, could save lives by covering high treatment costs, with estimates up to $1 billion and debates over its long term fiscal impact.
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Washington
Richard Lyons
The
New York Times
Nixon
Senate
House
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Lawton Chiles
Florida
Chiles
Congress
Opinion on Supreme Court death penalty ruling
A reader argues the Supreme Court erred in outlawing capital punishment, claiming God alone should judge murder and that life terms allow reoffenders. The letter contends the death penalty is necessary for severe crimes and cites historical use of harsher penalties.
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Decatur Daily
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
God
Jesus Christ
France
America
Burger Defies Film Crew Over Supreme Court Segment
Chief Justice Warren Burger blocks a Columbia Pictures plan to film drunken sailors on the Supreme Court steps and later on government property. The National Archives segment succeeded after initial rejections as Burger’s influence proved pivotal. Nixon notes, FBI secret numbers, and antipoverty travel costs are briefly described in unrelated items.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Colubia Pictures
Gerald Ayres
Nicholson
Ayres
National Art Gallery
Burger
National Archives
Nixon
Rose Mary Woods
White House
FBI
My Answer By Billy Graham on Alcohol Use
Billy Graham suggests Scripture does not settle alcohol use but condemns excessive drinking as harmful. He notes wine’s limited medicinal use, supports teetotalism due to social dangers, and urges being filled with the Spirit rather than intoxication for true joy.
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Hew
America
Paul
An Empty Tin Can Outruns Gold in Silence
A brief proverb quotes anonymous saying that an empty tin can make more noise than pure gold, illustrating how value and volume influence perception.
Major Powers Must Endorse Peace Efforts For Global Stability
Viewpoint argues major powers must agree to withhold military support from aggressors to achieve lasting peace. It places focus on Vietnam and asserts Red China and the Soviet Union enable conflicts, urging international restraint and a tribunal to uphold state guarantees.
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United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Red China
Soviet Union
Europe
Asia
Canada
Western
United Nations
Vietnam
South
Cambodia
Laos
Southeast Asia
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Social Security Administration
Gordon Trapnell
Social Security Actuary
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Trapnell
Congressional Conference
Hugo
Redrick J. Bonfils
Court
Norfolk Naval Station
New Hampshire
Chief Justice Burger
New York
Transportation
John Volpe
Harry Willis
Antipoverty Junket
South Sea Islands
Tom Mercer
San Francisco
Hawaii
Pago Pago
Linda Alm
Dorothy Richardson
Antipoverty
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Billy Graham
Viewpoint
David Lawrence
W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing,co., Inc
P.O. Box
Ala
Associated Press
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