Red critique of U.S. UN role strains Nixon era policy
A Phoenix opinion piece argues that U.S. influence at the United Nations is waning as Nixon faces domestic discontent over costs of global leadership. It warns against pulling back too far, notes rising sympathy for tough U.N. stance, and cautions about China, Taiwan, and allied pressure shaping foreign policy.
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Phoenix
Aziz
Nixon
United Nations
Taiwan
George Bush
United States
Editorial on ending serfdom and migrant workers
Editorial notes progress in America as migrant workers gradually gain better treatment and rights. It argues reforms are slowly changing the system, reducing abuse and improving conditions for laborers. The piece emphasizes continued improvements and vigilance in policy and practice.
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America
California Senate considers female sergeant at arms applicant
A UC Davis political science student Rosa Mar applies to become a sergeant at arms in the California State Senate. The Rules Committee discusses her bid, with the executive officer asking if she is a judo expert and whether other sergeants are men. The piece clips a broader note on unwritten rules and migrant worker rights, citing a Michigan case about access to migrant camps and a federal judge’s stance on property ownership versus workers’ rights.
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State Senate
University of California At Davis
Rosa Mar
John Williamson
Senate Rules Committee
Miss Mar
Williamson
California State Senate
Michigan
United Migrants For Opportunity, Inc
U.S. Justice Department
Noel P. Fox
Artful student protest at La Guardia High
Hundreds of Fiorello H. La Guardia High School students protested a shorter school day by hanging canvases on walls and staging impromptu concerts outside the Board of Education. After a one hour demonstration they cleaned up, signaling a peaceful, creative action with potential influence if copied.
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New York City
Fiorello H. la Guardia High School of Music and the Arts
Board of Education
Food habits changing for the average American
Health trends show meat consumption rising to about 182 pounds a year while potatoes increase to 116 pounds. Egg and dairy intake decline, with eggs near 3 per year and fluid milk and cream dropping from 437 to 272 pounds per person.
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Department of Agricultire
Letters to the editor oppose freeway expansion
In Belmont Shore an anti freeway meeting yielded unconvincing anti traffic arguments. Critics warn 97 streets face dead ends, with newer communities removing through streets to curb fast traffic. The teachers union cites tax impacts, questioning the education lobby’s concern for taxpayers. Residents urge balanced coverage of local property concerns.
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Belmont Shore
Teachers
Anderson's return adds balance and accountability to politics
George W. Korber praises Jack Anderson in the Independent Press Telegram for his courage to admit mistakes and expose self-serving leaders, aligning with Drew Pearson's tradition and praising Anderson for fostering honesty in government amid ongoing political power struggles.
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Jack Anderson
Independent
Press-Telegram
Anderson
Drew Pearson
Ledger
Ralph Nader
Long Beach
George W. Korber
Silent majority calls for action in civic duties
A reader urges women to read analyze and write to congressmen and local officials to recast U.S. policies, criticizing foreign policy and the war while urging public engagement. An oil spill case in San Francisco Bay sees a $1000 fine levied against a large air company.
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U.N
Long Beach
An Air Company
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Ocean
Wilmington
Rudolph Vozza
President Paid High Price for China Relations
Secretary of State Rogers weighed Nixon’s status as the world’s preeminent leader after the UN vote on China. The United Nations admission of the PRC and removal of Taiwan as a legitimate government signal a shift in global influence, diminishing U.S. leadership. Nixon faces tougher bargaining as China seeks troop withdrawal and broader concessions.
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China
Barry Coldwater
U.N
Washington
Rogers
Taiwan
United Nations
Nixon
Russia
Churchills
de Gaulles
Stalins
Leonid Brezhnev
Kosygin
Indira Gandhi
Asia
Peking
Vietnam
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