White Elephants Proposed For Vietnam Projects
Washington notes United States aid has produced failed Vietnam projects from fish ponds to incinerators and markets. Rehab efforts were undermined by poor planning and lack of local funding, leaving unused schools, hospitals, and a sparse water system with one faucet for six families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
State Department
Chanh Phu Hoa
Thieu
Ben da
Phu Huu
Hoa Loi
United States
Ministry of Health
Binh Duong
Patriotism and a cautionary view of aid programs
The piece argues for pride in the flag without worship, linking patriotism to faith and global compassion. It criticizes Vietnam era village cooperatives as ineffective white elephants, notes a costly Air Force hunting camp at Matagorda Island, and summarizes White House pressure to restore domestic jobs via industry-wide retraining ideas.
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Jesus
AIR Force
Pentagon
Matagorda Island
Tex
John McConnell
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Defense
Mel Laird
White House
Labor and Commerce Departments
Ypresident
Nixon
Day Care Legislation Faces Fierce House Senate Battle
Nixon administration backs limiting federal day care to welfare families, while liberals push a broader child development program for middle income and poor families. Congress debates HR 1 linked welfare reform, vetoes, and potential revised bills with Head Start as an alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Congressional Liberals
Washington
Michael Carson
Congressional Quarterly
House
Senate
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Congress
Ogden R. Reid
New York
James B. Allen
Alabama
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Clark MacGregor
Congressional Liaison
MacGregor
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Employment, Manpower and Poverty
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Nelson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
AP NYT CQ News Service Client Statement
A concise credit line noting a member of the Associated Press who serves as a client to the New York Times News Service, Congressional Quarterly News Service, and Universal Science News, Inc. for distributing articles.
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Associated Press
New York Times News Service
Congressional Quarterly News Service
Universal Science News, Inc
The Power Of Faith by Norman Vincent Peale
The article reflects on timeless human problems and enduring solutions focusing on faith, right thinking and love. It recounts a reader story of redemption and personal growth through self knowledge and positive living, illustrating how life can become meaningful and joyful through inner power.
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the Power of
Norman Vincent Peale
Willa Cather
Sol
Gallup Poll Finds Broad Discontent With Price Wage Controls
Gallup reports 55 percent of Americans dissatisfied with price wage controls in early January 1972, 33 percent satisfied, with discontent strongest in East and Midwest. Many call for fairer application and stricter controls as party, income, and region influence views. results caution Nixon reelection prospects.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Princeton
N.J
West
Midwest
Nixon
Decatur Daily listing historic founder editor and pricing
The Decatur Daily announces W R Shelton as founder editor (1912 1924) and details publication schedule and address. Subscription rates shown include daily and Sunday mail at 30 dollars per year within trade zones and 42 dollars outside, with carrier delivery at four dollars annually.
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San Clemente
Billy Graham
Labor
Lawrence Silberman
Pete Peterson
Peterson
Maurice Stans
Commerce
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Gallup
By George Gallup
East
South
THE
Decatur Daily
W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Printing
Colingato
Ala
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