If I Were President of a College Again
Bishop Earl G. Hunt Jr. urged Pfeiffer College to reclaim culture's lost graces such as consideration for others, tolerance, courtesy, gentleness, and chaste language in campus life. He argued for distinctly Christian operation, free in the classroom, and encounters with great ideas and books to counter campus laxity. The remark echoed on higher education's shift from privilege to broad participation and criticized the decline of discipline and respect.
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Douglas Reid Sasser
Pfeiffer College
Earl G. Hunt Jr
Methodist Church
Emory and Henry College
John Gardner
Bishop Hunt
Wysone
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
We Care and we forget the elderly in nursing homes
The piece recalls a poignant cartoon caption about aging and isolation. It notes National Nursing Home Week with the slogan We Care and highlights plans at Maryfield to expand for 55 more residents. The writer laments elderly citizens being “safely packed away” and urges more contact beyond facilities.
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Maryfield
Debt and deficits echo through 1970s budget debate
The Treasury plans to retire 700 million of debt as the 1973 fiscal picture shows a 25.5 billion deficit and 425.3 billion debt. Volcker notes a May 15 maturity payoff while critics warn that persistent deficits clash with balanced-budget aims and historic warnings from Roosevelt.
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Treasury Department
Paul A. Volcker
Treasury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nixon
CIA reports say Nixon trip to China faces Kremlin and Beijing opposition
CIA briefs claim Moscow and Beijing resisted detente with Nixon despite no public opposition to his Peking trip and Moscow invite. Rumors say Grechko leads Kremlin dissent while Soviet arms aid aided Hanoi. Some Chinese leadership opposition also noted. Separately Laird jokes about Pentagon fleet rules.
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Peking
Moscow
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Nixon
Pentagon car waste spawns luxury fleet for officials
Reporter Jack Anderson details how Pentagon cars intended for official use became a private limousine service for military leaders and favored congressmen. Laird and aides allegedly receive regular chauffeured trips, liquor runs cross borders, and Bermuda trips by Rear Admiral Coogan violate regulations.
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Pentagon
Laird
Washington
U.S. Naval Base
Bermuda
Robert Coogan
Coogan
Nixon Watches Wallace Run Threat to 1972 Victory
Third Parties United features outline President Nixon’s concern over George Wallace mounting a third party bid in 1972. Wallace’s 1968 showing in five Southern states plus potential New York losses shape Nixon’s strategy. Internal advisers warn Wallace could derail Nixon’s sweep of the South and jeopardize the electoral path to 270 votes.
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Nixon
Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
John N. Mitchell
New York
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
California
Mr. Hughes
Wilson
Hughes
Mr. Nixon
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Mr. Humphrey
United States
House of Representatives
Mitchell
South
Texas
Humphrey
Treasury
John B. Connally
Unemployed Manager’s Letter Highlights Age Bias
A 50 year old Carolinian describes termination by a large conglomerate in 1971 and a long job hunt in the Triad area. He details 200 to 300 personal contacts, 500 resumes submitted, and no employment, arguing industry favors youth and urging employers to utilize experienced workers despite wage concerns. He cites frequent talks with the North Carolina Employment Security Commission and calls for awareness of age discrimination in the 1970s labor market.
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Southeastern Piedmont
Employment Security Commission of
N.C
Triad
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The
Washington Monthly
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Vietnam
Andrei Grechko
Kremlin
Hanoi
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Vo Nguyen Giap
U.S
Middle East
Mediterranean
Defense
Mel Laird
Rafeiti
By Jack Anderson
Jack Anderson
Carl Wallace
Congressional Liaison Office
Capitol Hill
Virginia
Merry
United Feature Syndicate
George C. Wallace
White House
Illinois
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohio
Charles Evans Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Miami Beach
South Carolina
Ernest F. Hollings
High Point
Southeastern
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