Ervin Explains His Vote On Federal Pay Increase
Ervin defends his vote against postponing the federal workers pay raise, noting Congress mandated raises and opposing the salary act earlier. He cites unfairness in defying law, while the High Point Chamber questions inflation and urges postponement, seeing economy pressures and spending controls as guiding.
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High Point Chamber of Commerce
Sen
Sam Ervin
Ford
Chamber
Senate
Clarence Keever
Sen. Ervin
Ervin
Heever
Nixon
Congress
Museum Boom Expands as New Museums Open Across America
A wave of new museums opens nationwide including the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington a major modern art center. The International Center of Photography opens in New York Audubon House and other venues in Greenwich Conn San Francisco and Essex Vermont. Museums face higher attendance higher costs and funding pressures even as programs expand and education remains a top priority.
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Washington
New Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
International Center of Photography
Audubon House
New York
Museum of Cartoon Art
Greenwich
Ashland
Ala
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
America
American Association of Museums
U.S
Marshall McLuhan
Louvre
United States
Joseph H. Hirshorn
Hirshhorn
Latvia
Coastal 200 mile limit sparks fierce global fight
A historic clash over a 200 mile fishing zone draws in the Pentagon and State Department as nations vie for offshore oil, minerals, and fisheries. Kissinger signals progress, but a Senate memo warns Caracas talks falter and ratification may take years. Lobbyists press for a quick accord amid rising high seas tensions.
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Washington
Naval Straits
Pentagon
Gibraltar Straits
Bosporus
Defense
William Clements
U. S
United States
Henry Kissinger
Senate
Hugo Grotious
Chile
Iceland
NATO
Congress
Caracas
Kissinger
Senate Commerce Committee
White House
Commerce Department
Capitol Bill
Warren Magnuson
D.wash
Magnuson
Commerce
Frederick Dent
U N S own a long time critic turns to expelling U S
A veteran observer argues the United Nations has been captured by anti democratic regimes. He recalls liberal and conservative stances, notes Algeria’s Bouteflika, Palestinian observers, and South Africa debates. He suggests moving U N to Saudi Arabia, converting the General Assembly hall into a skating rink.
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Peking
South Africa
U. N
United Nations
United States
Angela Davis
U.N
Saudi Arabia
General Assembly
Naval estimates clash with history on sea power debate
Senate Armed Services chair John Stennis disputed a Navy chief’s warning that the U.S. could not control the seas in a Soviet war, arguing history and submarine strength favor decisive sea battles. He cites Mediterranean importance, World War II battles, and a Jane's assessment of U.S. Navy cuts and Soviet fleet growth to defend a robust sea power stance.
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Washington
John Stennis
Armed Services Committee
Naval Operations
Elmo R. Zumwilat
Soviet Union
Stennis
Mediterranean Sea
Hitler
U.S
Norwegian Sea
Salamis
West
Octavious
Antony and
Cleopatra
Actium
Rome
Gibraltar Straits
Hannibal
Spain
Pyrrenes
Alps
Italy
Suleiman the Great
Lepanto
Mohammed
Vatican Dome
Nelson
the Nile
Napoleon
Trafalgar
Churchill
Mediterranean
Europe
Stalin
France
Greece
Turkey
Great Lakes
United States
Sen
Mike Mansfield
U.S. Navy
Mahon
Clauswitz
Great Britain
England
Yorktown
Chesapeake Capes
Cornwallis
West Indies
North America
Canada
Lake Champlain
Lake Erie
Mekong
Pacific
Jones
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David Bookstin
AON
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Ana
Melep
Bill Buckley
Turtle Bay
Norman Thomas
Russia
Solzhenitsyn
Chicago
Americans For Democratic Action
Bouteflika
U. N. General Assembly
Western Alliance
Israel
Mafia
Republic of South Africa
Republic of China
Taiwan
People’s Republic of China
Ernest Cuneo
North American Newspaper Alliance
Jane's
T Tost
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