Market shakeup eyed for spring introductions
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn plans to vote on eliminating the October market and holding a single spring introduction market. Chicago’s market plan to split spring and fall shows was reversed, keeping its regional winter summer schedule. Editorial notes warn of pressures to tamper with a system that has benefited the industry. Robert Spelman of SFMA criticized the editorial but offered no formal reply.
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Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Chicago
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SFMA
Robert A. Spelman
Spelman
Rights, privacy and computer age fears in US Senate output
Senator Sam Ervin warns that full truth behind military civilian surveillance remains hidden until tests by Army and Defense officials and declassification. He urges Congress to pass laws to curb government data systems and protect citizen rights amid rapid computer age growth.
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John Q. Public
John Q
Sen
Sam Ervin
Subcommittee On Constitutional Rights
John
Sen. Sam
Congress
Department of the Army
Department of Defense
Peace Talks Compared Across Conflicts From Paris to Vietnam
The piece recalls two-year Vietnam negotiations and the 1953 Korean War armistice, noting the stubborn stalemates over POW repatriation and South Vietnamese participation. It cites Nixon's withdrawal talk, McGovern’s critique, and Hanoi’s rigid stance in Paris talks through 1971 with implications for U S policy.
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United States
North
South Vietnam
Paris
U. S
Nixon
South
Washington
North Vietnam
George McGovern
D S. D
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen van Thieu
White House secrecy fuels leak politics in India Pakistan crisis
The piece accuses White House officials of leaking selective CIA reports to prove Nixon’s policy saved West Pakistan. It cites Joseph Alsop and claims CIA daily briefs warned of Indian aims to crush West Pakistan but also suggested a cease fire. The article notes CIA warnings and reassurances to Ambassador Keating amid East Pakistan developments.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
West Pakistan
Joseph Alsop
Alsop
U.S
India
Pakistan
CIA
India-Pakistan
Gandhi
East Bengal
Kashmir
East Pakistan
Ken Keating
CIA Secret Notes Stir Cold War Debate Over India and Bangladesh
The leaked documents dispute claims of an Indian plan to dismember West Pakistan and question Kissinger’s belief in a potential offensive. They note Soviet officials warned against rapid moves toward Kashmir while Bangladesh recognition awaited. The rhetoric implies White House manipulation of CIA data.
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CIA
West
Pakistan
Defense Departments
Henry Kissinger
Alsop
Nixon
Kremlin
Mrs. Gandhi
West Pakistan
Vasily Kuznestsov
New Delhi
Bangladesh
Soviet Union
Kuznestsov
Dacca
Nikolai Pecov
Pegov
India
Kashmir
Joseph Alsop
White House
Manchuria Emerges as Central China Fear in Far East
Brig. Gen. Haig told Nixon from the San Clemente White House that Chou En-lai and Mao Tse-tung warn of Soviet power shifts centered on Manchuria. Chou outlined Soviet bases near Choibalsan and Irkutsk, with Tolubko commanding a three-branch thrust and missiles, making Manchuria the crucial stake in any crisis.
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Los Angeles
Alexander M. Haig
Nixon
San Clemente White House
Peking
China
Chou En-lai
Mao Tse-tung
Haig
Yeh Chien-ying
Communist Party
Irkutsk
Siberia
Moscow
Pacific
Far East
Manchuria
Korea
Soviet Union
Chou
Russia
Japan
America
U.S.S.R
Mao T'se-tung
Kremlin
Khabarovsk
Vladivostok
Stavropol
Saratov
Boras Oglebsk
Air Force
Choibalsan
United States
Vladmir F. Tolubko
Tolubko
Vo Nguyen Giap
Vietnam
Tulubko
Mao
Who Stole Papers? Indirect critique of Nixon era secrecy
The piece argues secrecy around White House deliberations hurts governance and cites press coverage defending publication of sensitive minutes. It questions leaks, defends confidentiality, and condemns Indira Gandhi’s anti American stance while urging the U.S. to stop funding India.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
The
New York Times
Times
National Security Council
United States
Scotty Reston
John Oakes
Richard M. Nixon
Anderson
Reston
India
Gandhi
U.S
Sam
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