Food Stamp Program Faces Scrutiny and Reforms Ahead
A reader argues the food stamp program is sound in purpose but flawed in practice. Cases of misuse and high costs prompt calls for tightening eligibility and replacing parts with a commodity program to ensure nutrition without extensive loopholes.
Dixie Governors Not Encouraging McGovern
Senator George McGovern faced a tough uphill battle in the South as Southern governors signaled they would offer limited help and may only vote Democratic. Governors West Scott Hearnes Carter Bumpers and others suggested some could back McGovern while urging voters to decide by conscience. McGovern stressed no endorsements and planned further campaigning in the region.
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William L. Chaze
Hilton Head Island
S.C
Dixie
George McGovern
South
Nixon
North Carolina
Bob Scott
McGovern
South Carolina
John West
West
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Bill Waller
Mississippi
Hearnes
Thomas Eagleton
Akron
Dayton
Ohio
Nixon rejects overture toward Havana after Peking and Moscow visits
President Nixon says he will not seek better relations with Fidel Castro while Cuba exports revolution in Latin America and allows Russian military use of its territory. Signals from Havana fluctuate with Castro alternating between openness and attacks on the United States.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Russia
Castro
United States
Latin America
United Nations
Teofilo Acosta Rodriguez
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Rodriguez
Chile
U. S
Nixon Nixon
Rebozo
Organization of American States
OAS
Lack Of Discipline Top School Concern
New York Times report summarizes a Gallup survey for the Kettering Foundation on public attitudes toward public schools. The poll finds a conservative shift in views on education and a rise in concern about student discipline versus rights.
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Fred M. Hechinger
New York Times News Service
New York
George Gallup
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Universal Education
Decatur Daily editorial and Cuba policy commentary mixed
The article blends a Decatur Alabama newspaper notice with a long, dense analysis of education policy and Cuban relations. It cites public school attitudes, funding, and parental priorities, then shifts to international affairs including Castro Nixon policy, OAS, and Soviet support for Cuba with unnamed CIA sources and officials.
Why Christians Face Hate Despite Gospel’s Power
The piece reflects on Jesus warning that believers would be hated for the faith. It notes early disciples’ martyrdom, the spread of the gospel through Paul, and the clash between Christ’s demands and popular philosophy, stressing the transformative yet controversial nature of Christian preaching.
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Jesus
G. O
Christ
St. Paul
Paul
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