Indians and Alcatraz: Call for justice and land transfer
The piece argues Alcatraz occupation highlights chronic Indian poverty and injustice. It urges Congress and President Nixon to transfer Alcatraz to tribes and to commit real funding for Indian welfare, education, and jobs, framing occupation as a catalyst for overdue national responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Alcatraz Island
Congress
George Brown
Nixon
Alcatraz
Losis
Justice
Washington
Congressional
di Sers
Readers rebut UFO editorial questions and insults
A reader challenges the editorial on UFOs and Condon's report. The letter defends scientific inquiry, questions labeling scientists as kooks, and criticizes the caller’s tone and conclusions. The writer cites July 1968 symposium comments and targets the piece’s headlines and credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Arizona University
Nuclear
Nek
Air Force
Young Northwestern University
Seal Beach
Soaper Senate Office Boy and Trainee Spar Over Coffee Run
The piece contrasts an office boy and a management trainee in dispute over duties. It references the Game of Life metaphor about halftime dressing room checks and an opponent extending the score. It notes The Citizen faces tradeoffs between taxes and prices.
Nixon's Pollution Push Faces Tight Budget Clash
In Washington Democrats spotlight a gap between President Nixon's lofty pollution rhetoric and his modest funding requests. The 1970s may see big plans for air and water cleanup, with a new environmental council guiding federal and local action as Nixon eyes a major push in the next budget era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
America
Herbert Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt
California
Ed Muskie
Senate
Environmental Council
Council of Economic Advisers
Lyndon Johnson's presidency and wartime exit debated
The piece questions whether Lyndon B Johnson was forced from office or left voluntarily, whether his peace bid was genuine or a partisan move, and how historians view his actions during the era.
Johnson's 1968 Decision Examined by Intrigues and Conviction
The piece argues Richard Nixon’s portrait of Lyndon Johnson differs from Johnson’s own view that he could have won the presidency in 1968. It notes McCarthy Kennedy and Wallace influenced public opinion, but Johnson believed his resignation would lessen divisiveness and advance peace, a belief many doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoppe
Legislari
Lord Ritchie Calder
Mini Clement Attlee
Truman
Higoshim
Hiroshima
W. Churchill
Johnson
Gene McCarthy
Bobby Kennedy
McCarthy
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
New Hampshire
California
Wallace
University of Michigan
Chicago
Nixon
Humphrey
Hubert
Sidewalk Senate Bill Gay Navyman and Morning Wakeups
A fragmented excerpt from a midcentury [unknown] survey captures opinions from Navy base personnel and locals. Voices touch on nightlife preferences, early awakening routines, and casual remarks about social scenes near Seal Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Gay
Navyman
Navy
Fight diseases with global volunteer effort
Dr. Robert A. Hingson of Cleveland urges using 1 percent of U S armed forces manpower in Vietnam to eliminate contagious diseases worldwide within a decade. He leads an organization mobilizing volunteers to combat sickness in underdeveloped areas.
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U. S
Vietnam
Robert A. Hingson
Cleveland
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Hops
Lakewood
Cable Labont
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James Reston
Tvé
Lord Ritchie-Calder
H. J. Muller
Westminster
White House
New
Economic Council
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Wilson
Neil Sree,dient
John Aragon
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Cary Howe
Ferrante & Teicher
Rolling Stones
Tosh Tamasoto
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