Patman Warns Against Legalized Gambling Boom
Rep. Wright Patman of Texas criticizes rising legalized gambling as a national trend. He notes New York statewide lottery and city horse betting, New Hampshire New York New Jersey and Connecticut moves, calling it a snare and delusion while warning of funds for schools versus gamblers ruin.
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Texas
House Banking and Currency Committee
Patman
New York
Congress
New York State
City
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Connecticut
Papers A Plenty in U S Foreign Policy Crises
U S officials disclose that a dozen or more similar reports to the Pentagon Papers exist covering major foreign policy crises since the 1950s. They reportedly reveal near nuclear war during the Quemoy and Matsu struggle from 1958 to 1960.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
U. S
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
China
Pentagon burying of Critical Incident Studies revealed
The Critical Incident Studies reports, prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff by the Defense Department's Weapons System Evaluation Group, remain in Pentagon vaults. Their existence was previously known to only a few officials and historians, with details confirmed by two unnamed former Defense officials who read most or at least one study.
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Pentagon
Defense Department
Secretary's Office
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs
Air Force
Ken Cook
KGB
Siberia
North America
Secret studies expose Gulf of Tonkin and other crises
A former correspondent details a cache of classified Pentagon studies on crises from Laos to Tonkin and Suez. He notes covert access rules, fear of disclosure, and leaked transcriptions of President Robert McNamara's calls, with secrecy justified by officials.
Nostalgia for the Soviet Union in a 2000s perspective
Aaron Einfrank imagines a year 2000 where nostalgia for the Soviet empire grows amid reflections on its demise. He argues internal failures and misrule, nationalities tensions, and failed reforms, rather than external shocks, led to collapse, while noting North American aid and shifting global power.
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Aaron Einfrank
Moscow
Toronto Telegram Syndicate
Soviet Union
Soviet Empire
Baltic
Pacific
North America
Ussr
Canada
Russia
China
Soviet Siberia
Caucasus
Armenia
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Ukraine
Central Asia
Soviet
Far East
Bylorussia
Lenin
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Mideast
East Europe
The
Washington Professional Incomes Favor Medical Doctors
A survey of 1969 Washington internal revenue figures shows doctors in group practice earning far more than other professions. General practitioners average 38848 dollars, internists 40136, general surgeons 49400, orthopedic surgeons 80000, and neurosurgeons 85000 after expenses. National 1968 averages list physicians in groups at 36250, lawyers 24419, dentists 17541, architects 16008, engineers 13628. Group practice boosts earnings and efficiency, but overall professional income remains uneven across fields.
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Washington
Aimlessness Ordinance Targets Walking About in Dallas
The Dallas city council passed a law punishing aimless lingering and slow movement not tied to a health condition. The piece mocks hippies and notes spring could trap teens, school kids, and workers who pause briefly in a breeze.
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City Council of
Dallas
Steel settlement talks loom over economy and Nixon
A volatile U.S. steel labor dispute pits United Steelworkers against steel firms. Wage gains already won for can and aluminum workers frame demands for 450000 steelworkers over three years starting Aug 1. Economists warn of inflationary risks and consumer price impacts. President Nixon seeks a constructive agreement amid fears of a strike and broader economic consequences.
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United Steelworkers of America
I. W. Abel
Nixon
White House
Washington
United States
America
Japan
Hendrick S. Houthakker
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
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