Return to an all volunteer army ends draft era
The United States moves to an all volunteer military force ending the draft five months before the Nixon deadline. Pay increases, defense costs rise, and questions loom about civilian control and the military-industrial complex as the armed services face future funding and policy choices.
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United States
Nixon
Vietnam
America
Defense Department
Congress
Executive
Hartke criticizes air travel frisking tactics
Sen Vance Hartke faces editorial rebuke for opposing uniform personal searches before boarding flights. The piece argues immunity claims are poor public diplomacy and mocks his stance as harassment by the FAA. It urges a display of civic responsibility over confrontational behavior.
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Vance Hartke
Indianan
Federal Aviation Agency
Congress
Sen. Hartke
ABC Plans TV Criticism Show Signals Self Review
The article notes ABC intends to air a program where panelists critique television, a rare self examination in media. It discusses past media criticism within newspapers and journalism reviews, ethics of biting the hand that feeds, and the uncertain success weighed by Nielsen ratings.
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Macy’s
Gimbels
Intramedia
Harper’s
Atlantic
American Broadcasting Company
ABC
New York Times
A. J. Raskin
The
Times
New York
Columbia Journalism Review
Atlanta
Journalism Review
Atlanta Journalism Review
Houston Journalism Review
New Review of Television
Nielson
Voice for millions highlights Smith on armed forces radio
The Pentagon broadcast Gerald L. K. Smith on overseas military and civilian networks to millions. The program promoted his Cross and Flag magazine and his Eureka Springs shrine plans while prompting investigations by Sen. Javits and the Anti-Defamation League.
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Washington
America
Gerald L. K. Smith
Armed Forces
Cross and
Pentagon
Bill Bertenshaw
Smith
Armed Forces Network
New Jersey Council of Churches
Eureka Springs
Ark
Anti-Defamation League
John Broger
Voice of America
Broger
Jacob Javits
Memo Reveals Indian Programs Waste and Unemployment Rise
A memo from former Indian Commissioner Louis Bruce cites $179.2 million spent with rising unemployment on reservations. It highlights costly training contracts, payrolls and taxes, and questions Capitol Hill assurances. The piece also notes political interference in Interior cases and a Nixon era poem circulating among officials.
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Louis’ Bruce
Morton
Capitol Hill
New York City
European Security Conference Aims Face Ideological Traps
The piece analyzes Soviet push for a European Security Conference with NATO allies in Helsinki and warns of ideological traps. It notes debates on agenda items such as military issues, freedoms of movement, and the Brezhnev Doctrine, urging cautious opening bids and vigilant diplomacy.
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Moscow
United States
Helsinki
Vienna
Unesco
Resolutions
Subcommittee On Communications
Romania
Brezhnev
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Franco
Spain
France
Italy
London Economist
In Contrast Presidents Johnson Nixon and the Hill
An analysis contrasts LBJ and Nixon in dealing with Congress. It notes Johnson's open access, frequent consultations with opposition, and high legislative momentum including Medicare civil rights and basic education laws. It argues Nixon faces a more reluctant Congress while Johnson benefited from an engaged opposition.
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Washington
Congress
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Johnson
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
LBJ
Albert Gallatin
Treasury
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Charles Halleck
Indiana
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Johnson-Rayburn
United
Nixon
Wilson
RMN
Eddie Arcaro
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John Dingell
D-Mich
Interior Department
Dingell
Emmett Willard
Northwest
Weyerhaeuser Company
Bureau of Sports, Fisheries and Wildlife
Weyerhaeuser
Douglas Point
Wash
Bureau
Willard
House Conservation
Republican Party
Senator Soaper
Merry
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John P. Roche
King Features
Ernest Cuneo
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