End of Vietnam War Could Spark Economic Recovery
Opinion argues history shows postwar periods often bring booms after brief adjustments. It notes wartime inflation and policy costs from Vietnam, contrasts with World War II outcomes, and cites Robert Gordon's Brookings study on lost output, unemployment, and inflation risks guiding policy toward rapid recovery.
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Vietnam
Leonard S. Silk
New York
Imes
United States
U.S
G.N.P
Indochina
Robert J. Gordon
University of Chicago
Brookings Institution
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Gordon
Treasury
Connally
Camp David
Army Scolds Sperry Rand For Safety and Records at Shreveport Plant
The Army warns Sperry Rand over safety lapses and poor property controls at the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant in Shreveport. Cost overruns and missing documents trigger a special investigation and procedural changes, including switching some ammo contracts to fixed prices.
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Army
Sperry Rand
Jack Anderson
Washington
Sperry Rand Corporation
Louisiana Army Ammunition
Shreveport
Pentagon
Army Ammunition Procurement Headquarters
Joliet, Ill
Jerry Cochran
Cochran
Louisiana
Western Division
Donald Porter
Joliet
Envy and debt drive families beyond their means
A reader from K Y laments spiraling debt as families overextend to match neighbors. The letter cites credit, four of five families with payments to the breaking point, and a call to curb material pursuit echoing Jesus on true abundance.
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K. Y
Jesus
Viewpoint on Anti War Critics Weaken US Image Abroad
David Lawrence argues that domestic antiwar critics have damaged the U S standing worldwide. He cites Premier Chou En Lai and Western commentary, discusses Nixon aims in Vietnam, peace terms, residual forces, and UN involvement as steps toward a enforceable peace.
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Washington
Congress
Pentagon
Chou En-Lai
Red China
United States
Peking
America
Vietnam
Senate
South Vietnam
Nixon
House of Representatives
North Vietnam
Saigon
Soviet Union
United Nations
Korea
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National Bureau of Economic Research
Lyndon B. Johnson
Soliloquy
Hugo
Porter
Bacon
National Environmental Policy Act
Federal Aviation Administration
Robert F. Bacon
Palmdale Intercontinental Airport
Los Angeles
National Science Foundation
Science Service
Science News
NSF
Albert Rosenthal
Rosenthal
E. G. Sherburne, Jr
John Connally
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Kenya
Transportation
John Volpe
Watergate
Rotondi
Jean Volpe Rotondi
Italy
Billy Graham
Viewpoint
David Lawrence
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Decatur Daily
W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
P.O. Box
Ala
Associated Press
Great Britain
London Daily Telegraph
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