Unconstitutional? Campaign Spending Law Draws Fire
An analysis decries new federal campaign spending rules as unnecessary and unconstitutional arguing loopholes persist. Critics including Gartner Winter Emerson question the act’s reach, while supporters say it curbs excesses. experts note increased junk mail and broader spending limits.
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Michael Gartner
Wall Street Journal
Ralph K. Winter, Jr
Yale
Thomas I. Emerson
Mr. Gartner
Howard Periniman
Georgetown University
Procter and Gamble
Gridiron Club Dinner Echoes Women’s Lib Controversy
The Gridiron Club faces a clash with Women’s Lib as invited female journalists attend as guests. Rep. Shirley Chisholm and Mrs. Nixon decline, while others debate tokenism and potential guest pierces the all male dining tradition. The event sparks broader questions of gender and access in Washington journalism circles.
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Virginia Knauer
White House
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
JPE
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Statler
Hilton
Real Negotiations On Vietnam Likely After Moscow Talks
Washington debates how far North Vietnam will press its invasion of territory below the demilitarized zone as South Vietnam relies on U S air power. Officials expect heavy bombings and a potential resumption of Paris peace talks once counteroffensives balance the fighting.
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Europe
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Moscow
Plainspoken Views On Work and Politics In This Era
A fragmentary column references Sh Plainsman remarks on hard work as cure for social ills while noting Democratic Establishment struggles against George Wallace. It mentions a playful home economics quip about germs on money and wealth risks, with a nod to Emmett Watson’s take on spring and tax season.
Major League strike sparks debates on retirement security
Washington column contrasts factory workers and MLB players, noting a 47 to 0 strike vote to boost pension funds by 17 percent amid rising costs. It questions sports earnings, retirement plans, and the social value of professional athletes versus ordinary workers. The piece also comments on local elections and public attitudes toward voting and alcohol policy.
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Wisconsin
Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs
Players Association
Bruthers
Poland Not Yet Lost as Kosciuszko Name Is Banned
Henry J. Taylor writes that Poland bans Kosciuszko as a nonperson and outlawing the national anthem. He cites ORMO and Moczar action amid riots, cites deaths at Gdynia and Poznan, and recalls Kosciuszko's American service and Polish resistance. He frames Poles as enduring under Soviet rule yet unyielding.
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Trybuna Lada
Zgcie Warsawy
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Tadeusz Kosciuszko
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ORMO
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Moczar
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Edward Gierek
Stooge
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Gdynia
Poznan
Hitler
Germany
Soviet Union
Lodz
Gydnia
Iron Curtain
United States
Lafayette
Racawice
Maciejowice
Russia
America
Negotiators Adjourn Without Progress on Korean Truce
In Panmunjom the negotiators adjourned after four minutes with no clear progress toward a Korean truce. Separately, a strike by 67,000 telephone workers began today in New York, signaling potential disruption in service.
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Panmunjom
New York
L M Boyd Foresees Medical Use Of Marijuana
A medical researcher in Oakland predicts marijuana cigarettes may be prescribed by doctors to treat asthma epilepsy and childbirth pain. The item cites odd 1912 Nebraska traffic law requiring skyrocket signals every 150 yards at night and cites peculiar legislative notes.
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