Hanoi Prisoner Release Sparks Debate Over U S Role
The piece questions Washingtons handling of three released prisoners from Hanoi arguing Washington should welcome them home without coercion. It notes Pentagon cautions and White House stance, cites past incidents, and criticizes a House bill restricting civilian visits to Hanoi as overreach and ineffective policy.
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New York Times News Service
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Laird
Vientiane
Dan Berrigan
Howard Zinn
Boston University
Department of Defense
White House
LSD Is Blamed In Knifing Of Mother In Florida
Panama City AP The widow of a Vietnam era Air Force pilot lies critical after her 21 year old son allegedly stabbed her through the back with a 102 inch butcher knife while high on LSD He faces assault with intent to murder arraignment delayed as he remained intoxicated Deputies found no other hallucinogens at the apartment where the family lived Father died in Vietnam in 1968 at nearby Tyndall Air Force Base
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Vietnam
Bay County
Tullis Easterling
Tom Smits
Norma Smits
Michael
Tyndall Air Force Base
Thomas Smits
Tyndall
Easterling
Tom
John B. Matthews
Smits
Matthews
Sheriff's
Nixon vows four more years to advance "four best" mission
In Los Angeles Nixon reiterated his Four More Years pledge at a $1,000-a-plate GOP fund raiser, urging a clear majority to pursue peace, jobs, and world leadership while denouncing court permissiveness. He pledged no tax increases and to veto big spending bills to curb inflation. Demonstrators outside numbered in the thousands as McGovern pressed for more appearances.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
United States
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Peking
White House
George McGovern
Century Plaza Hotel
Congress
McGovern
California
Washington
Synthetic cigarettes unlikely to threaten farmers soon
USDA analysis notes synthetic tobaccos remain limited by flavor, tar content, and price. while possible in two years, they lack consumer appeal in Europe and the United States. Legal hurdles in Britain hinder additives as Nixon emphasizes fiscal caution and no promises on new spending.
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Agriculture Department
Europe
United States
USDA
Britain
Ribicoff To Unveil Welfare Compromise
Senator Abraham Ribicoff prepares to offer a compromise on welfare reform as the Senate debates the $15.1 billion Social Security welfare bill. The session centers on earnings limits for Social Security and the rival Workfare approach, with President Nixon’s proposals also shaping the dynamic. The Mansfield amendment raises the earnings cap to $3,000 a year, a boost from $1,680, affecting about 1.5 million retirees in the first year. House and Senate lines remain uncertain, with Goldwater opposing removing the limit and conferees likely sticking to the lower House figure.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Ribicoff
Senate Finance Committee
Connecticut
Nixon
House
Russell B. Long
Dla
Long
Wallace F. Bennett
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
From Scratch and Other Language Oddities
Theodore M. Bernstein explains word origins and usages. He discusses scratch meaning a flat start and how phrases like over and under are used in journalism, plus the tale of how prostitutes reportedly gave rise to the term hooker through Joe Hooker.
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Washington
Joseph Hooker
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury
Constance Green
Joe Hooker
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