Finch reassigned to White House counselor role
An editorial views Secretary of HEW Robert H. Finch’s reassignment to a White House counselor post with cabinet rank as a sign of personal trust and political balancing within the Nixon administration. It notes Finch and Nixon differ on policy, yet remain loyal allies, and highlights the reshuffle’s impact on Washington power dynamics. The piece also critiques liberal demands, Penn State enrollment debates, and contrasts revolutionary tactics with American resilience.
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HEW
Robert H. Finch
White House
Finch
Richard Nixon
Robert Finch
California
Washington
Nixon
Bob
Mariner
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate
Pittsburgh Press
Penn State
Penn State University
H. S
Hickel
Walter Hickel
Secretary of the Interior
Environment Protection Agency
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
National Oceanography and Air Agency
Secretary of Commerce
Maurice Stans
NASA
Commerce Department
Goldberg Seen as Democratic Hope for New York Governor
For New York Democrats the likely nominee is Arthur Goldberg in the June 23 primary, facing upstate industrialist Howard Samuels. Goldberg struggles with perceptions of dullness and pomposity, leftist attacks led by Pete Hamill, and a fractured Democratic Party. Rockefeller’s strengths and Goldberg’s campaign limits cloud a possible rematch with the Republican incumbent.
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New York
New York State
Arthur Goldberg
Upstate
Howard Samuels
Goldberg
New York City
Pete Hamill
Rockefeller
Labor
John F. Kennedy
Supreme Court
U.S
Samuels
Nixon
Democratic State Committee
Grossinger
Catskills
John Lindsay
Mario Procaccino
Nixon Firm Hired Over Penn Central Loan Case
Washington confirms Mudge, Rose, Guthrie and Alexander have been retained to handle a $200 million loan guarantee for Penn Central. Robert Minor notes the firm’s ties to Nixon and Mitch ell, with Kennedy also linked. The move aims to avert rail carrier collapse amid a $440 million debt to 77 banks. The House Banking Committee probes taxpayer involvement and bank priority.
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Washington
Nixon
Penn Central Railroad
Mudge
Rose
Guthrie
Alexander
Robert Minor
Minor
John Mitchell
Nixon-Mitchell
Penn Central
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
Dtex
Doctor's Mailbag on Deafness Treatment Advances
Dr John H H Gaeth of Detroit champions a progressive method for hearing impaired children at Wayne State Rehabilitation Institute. He rejects audiovisual training and lip reading in favor of initial visual concepts then auditory learning to prevent disuse atrophy. Children later fitted with hearing aids showed clearer speech and better communication after this sequence. He notes Wilm's tumor as a surgical emergency requiring kidney removal and post op actinomycin improves cure chances versus radiotherapy.
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John HH. Gaeth
Detroit
William
Wilm
Big Joe Curran backs Nixon Cambodia plan in labor council
The National Maritime Union and its 50,000 members pledge support for President Nixon's Cambodia actions. Joe Curran, longtime AFL-CIO figure, leads a resolution praising U.S. Southeast Asia policy and calls for continued leadership by Nixon. Other labor leaders like Joe Beirne also back the President amid leftist criticism. The piece notes deep tension between labor militants and intellectuals over the war. The article highlights Coppola-like intrigue in labor circles and hints at potential shift toward peace talks if labor backs a hard stance.
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Joe Curran
Nixon
Big Joe
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Afl-Cio
NMU
Richard Nixon
Cambodia
National Maritime Union
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Joe Beirne
The
Communication Workers of America
Beirne
Afl-Cio International Affairs Committee
Q and A science and geography trivia items
A quiz style pair of questions and answers about latex and sap flow in trees, the southernmost capital in the western hemisphere, and a lyric reference in a folk song. The provided text includes corrections and historical notes about the Underground Railroad and the North Star.
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Hemisphere
Montevideo
Uruguay
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Gloria Steinem
Village Voice
Jack Newfield
Jack Anderson
Penn Central Loan
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Interior Department
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Wally Hickel
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John Volpe
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Ozarks Commission
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Little Volpe
Federal Highway Administration
Volpe
Bill Rogers
Israel
W. Brandstadt
M.D
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Big Joe Curran
Maritime Commission
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John L. Lewis
Husky Joe Curran
San Pedro Harbor
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Hoffer
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