Democrats Face House Leadership Battle For 92nd Congress
Democrats with 255 seats prepare to elect a new Speaker as Carl Albert is expected to succeed John W. McCormack. The race for Majority Leader features Hale Boggs as front runner with B F Sisk Wayne Hays James O Hara Udall and others viewed as contenders and potential dark horses. The outcome could steer party direction into 1972 and beyond.
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John W. McCormack
Oklahoma
Carl Albert
McCormack
Arizona
Morris Udall
Udall
O'Hara
Daniel Rostenkowski
Chicago
Daley
Edward P. Roland
Massachusetts
Congress
Watchword shifts as public asked to sacrifice again
A decade after Kennedy urged public sacrifice, Washington asks citizens to endure restraint while leaders seek bigger pay. George Romney cut 25 percent, but cabinet members approved raises from 35 000 to 60 000. Nixon seeks a presidential pension boost to 60 000, while McCormack gains a lavish going away package including an office, expenses, and staff. The tale includes Sam Friedel and Martin Sweig’s legal entanglements.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
America
George Romney
Bryce Harlow
John McCormack
House
Senate
Harlow
Harry Truman
Truman
Richard Nixon
McCormack
Boston
House Administration
Sam Friedel
Dmd
Martin Sweig
Sweig
Changes Strain House Payroll and Allowances Amid Scandal
The article describes moves to rehire Sweig on the House payroll for a nominal sum to qualify for a pension, pushed by Rep. Robert Leggett. It notes increases to stationery and long distance allowances costing taxpayers, plus criticism of White House inaction on drug funding and vague complaints from prisoners’ wives about allotments.
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Robert Leggett
D-Calif
Sweig
House
Kennedy
Washington
White House
Congress
Nixon
Jacob Javits
Rn.y
North Vietnam
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Pentagon
Hart Mankin
General Services Administration
GSA
Mankin
Senate
John Anderson
Illinois
William Comer
Mississippi
Marin
John Young
Tae
Ohio
Soisi
Tesmenece
Christmas 1970 A time to renew faith and dream
Christmas 1970 invites reflection on childhood memories, Santa, and the season’s joy. It calls readers to pause and remember Bethlehem and the Manger, renew faith in fellow humans, and rededicate effort toward a better world including freeing those in bondage.
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Santa Claus
Jolly Saint Nick
Santa
Bethlehem
North Pole
Robin Hood
Public opposition slows interstate freeway expansion across cities
Citizens challenge freeway routes from Philadelphia to San Francisco citing noise pollution home destruction and neighborhood displacement. Courts halt Memphis and San Antonio projects while debates over rights to contest federal road plans intensify amid calls to fund mass transit and shift from car focused planning.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Federal Highway Administration
Memphis
San Antonio
U. S. Supreme Court
Hartford
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
New Yor
John V. Lindsay
Lower Manhattan
New Orleans
Helen Leavitt
Christmas ornaments through history and plans in High Point
The piece surveys Christmas traditions from Puritan times to 1970 and notes ornaments that endure. It also reports High Point Merchants Association plans for an Jan 13 banquet at Barn Dinner Theatre, plus church carols at Maryfield Nursing Home and fund-raising progress for bed capacity.
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Associated Press
N.C
Oad
High Point
N. C
Eees
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Bennett Advertising
High Point Merchants Association
Barn
Edward M. Knox Jr
Maryfield
Truth Seekers
North Side Church of Christ
Forest Hill Presbyterian Church
Sam W. McFalls
Greensboro
Fairyland Nursery School
Wm. Stahl
Leo Heer
Nathan M. Ayers
Myrtle Hayworth Barthmaier
The World Needs Men Anonymous
A motto urging men who refuse price or compromise, uphold integrity, honor promises, and act with courage. It extols honesty in all matters, big or small, and champions grace in victory and dignity in defeat. The piece praises steadfast friendships and independent thinking against consensus.
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Louisiana
Hale Boggs
B. F. Sisk
California
Wayne Hays
James G. O’hara
Michigan
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Big City
Spirit of
Watchword
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Detroit
Wayne County Fair Grounds
Reports City
Whitney M. Young Jr
National Urban League
High Point Enterprise
Church Avenue
D.a.rawley
C.H. Lockwood
David A. Rawley, JR
Randall B. Terry
Joseph P. Rawley
Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
C. W. Patterson, JR
W.w.idol,jr
Richard Teague
Apoor
Worth Grant
Mexico
Wycliffe Bible Translators
Japan
Grant
Woman's Missionary Organization of
District of Columbia
Southern Baptists
American Baptists
National Baptists
Blair House
16Th St
N.W
Silver Springs
Sam
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