McGovern tax gift check sparks family debate
A McGovern plan to give every American $1,000 yearly triggers a family discussion over spending and taxes. The Ambersons weigh whether to keep or return the cash while debating its purpose and future impact. The kids reveal desires from tapes to a plane trip, and a tax return twist looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
Sen
George McGovern
United States
Jose
Amberson
Robert
Sarah
Todd
Theovernment
Treasury
Our Vietnam Goof Critique of U S Tactics by Hackworth
Retired Col David Hackworth argues in Popular Mechanics that U S failure in Vietnam stemmed from exotic weapons and poor leadership rather than lack of firepower He criticizes Army leaders for prioritizing hardware and says many generals sought field credentials over combat experience He contends South Vietnamese resolve and fear of wider war doomed the effort and cites a 200 billion cost and 55 thousand deaths as the goof
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Oakley
United States
U.S
Vietnam
David H. Hackworth
U.S. Army
Popular Mechanics
Hackworth
Southeast Asia
Saigon
America
North Vietnam
Notable historic clauses marked by diverse local events
A collection of brief notices from 1922 to 1967 spans labor action in Ebensburg, a rapid house build in Indiana, a medical auxiliary award, a college extension center plan for Punxsutawney, and Optimist Club leadership. The items reflect civic activity, construction feats, and regional institutions, with dates and locations including Vintondale Ebensburg Indiana Punxsutawney Portland Ore and Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Colliery Company
Vintondale
Borough of
Common Pleas Court
Ebensburg
United Mine Workers of America
Merle Little
Indiana
Washington St
Third
Fourth Sts
Scott Lumber Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Indiana County Medical Auxiliary
Ralph Waldo
Indiana State College
Punxsutawney
FAA graft probe links Knighton and Mercer in FAA case
Washington operators pursued FAA contracts through social ties with John Mercer, a top FAA official. Knighton of Resalab arranged loans and travel for Mercer and helped promote a multimillion dollar navigational system bid while a grand jury investigates. FAA reprimands followed. Mercer resigned with pension, Blake reprimanded, and others unnamed remain silent. Ralph Nader’s group accuses FAA of fraud and poor procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Knute” Knighton
Resalab
Knighton
John Mercer
Federal Aviation Administration
Resalah
James Lawson
George Cramer
Mercer
Lawson
National Bank of Commerce
Dallas
Cramer
Sarasota
San Francisco
Blake
FAA
Ralph Nader
Aviation Consumer Action Project
John Shaffer
Nader Group
Shaffer
James Hill
Ray Besing
Boyle Column My Daughter's Boyfriends
HAL BOYLE notes his daughter Tracy Ann nearly 19 attracts many suitors, all clean but varied in appearance and manners. He jokes about treating them like serfs, names most by jest, and muses on preferring a son-in-law named Jack while acknowledging his overprotective, ogre-like parenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Tracy Ann
Tracy
Jack
Why Delmarva Peninsula Is Named
The Delmarva Peninsula gets its name from the three states that touch its shores Delaware Maryland and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmarva Peninsula
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Labor pilots face sky piracy with stalled boycott push
Victor Riesel notes ALPA chief J J O Donnell demands Nixon action and a world boycott against nations harboring hijackers, but American pilots have long ignored aerial piracy. He flags 107 hijackers at large, international ties to Black Panther factions, and calls for united action to deter sanctuary nations and halt flights to pirate havens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Washington
J.J. O'Donnell
Air Line Pilots Assn
ALPA
Afl-Cio
Nixon
George Meany
O'Donnell
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Lod
France
Italy
Switzerland
Belgium
Cuba
Algeria
Rome
FBI
Eath
Air France
Black Panther
Panther
Eldridge Cleaver
Afro American Liberation Army
U.S
Western Airlines
Willie Roger Holder
Cleaver
Algiers
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Mr. Amberson
Rolling Stone
Sean Reilly
Mrs. Amberson
McGovern
Japan
Sean
THE
Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Indiana, Pa
Zabeth Amye Taylor Ray
R. Hastie Ray
Russell M. Hicke
Joseph L. Donnelly
William B. Hastings
Frank B. Hood
Associated Press
AP News
Carrier Boy
Cearfield
Jefferon Wan Esuaoreland Coumies
Sadar
Lean
State of Rhode Island
Providence Plantation
del Montego
Pebble Beach
Calif
Les Whitten
Brezhnev
Léonald Brezhnev
Kremlin
Israel
Russia
Ralph Ladd
Hong Kong
Ladd
Ahron Yariv
Mideast
Seymour Freidin
Senate
Yariv
Gamal Nasser
Cairo
Boyle
American Pilot Union
Red Smith
Machinists
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Matty Guian
United Nations
Beirut
Aflcio
Airline Pilots Union
Fly Boys
Berry's
Neal
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