War Powers Bill Raises Alarm Over Presidential War Control
The House debates a Senate-passed measure limiting presidential power to deploy armed forces without a congressional declaration. Critics warn it would erode U S prestige and hinder diplomacy, while supporters and opponents debate constitutional roles and the timing of Congress in war decisions. Notable figures cited include Fulbright and Stennis, with concerns about partisan influence and neo isolationist trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Sam Ervin
John Stennis
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Clinton Anderson
Joseph Montoya
New Mexico
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Fulbright
Vietnam
America
Goa
Sone
Kennedy
Bayh
Tunney
Washington
Pandas Arrive at Washington National Zoo This Sunday
Two giant pandas gifted by China to the United States are due to arrive at the National Zoo in Washington. The article notes panda diplomacy's history, details the animals' age and care plans, and highlights hopes for cultural understanding between China and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Red China
Washington
National Zoo
Baghdad
China
Tenno
Japan
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
That's Meddling! Women Press for Equal Pace at Factory
In Basingstoke England thirty women workers demand that male colleagues match their pace on the line. The move signals mounting friction as gender equality debates spill from rhetoric into the shop floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WOM
Basingstoke
England
Vietnam War U.S. aims and Soviet aid under Nixon policy
In this analysis David Lawrence argues the Vietnam conflict is a global war with Soviet and Chinese support for North Vietnam. He portrays Nixon as firm on preserving self determination for South Vietnam, urges limiting Russian and Red Chinese influence, and warns against surrender or withdrawal.
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Asia
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F Kennedy
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Hanoi
That Girl on Broadway and the Plight of Kids and Parents
A brief paper item notes That Girl on Broadway quips that children wear out parents as much as shoes and clothes, with a humorous line about borrowing from Peter to pay Paul as long as Peter has funds. Also references Today’s Home on early rising and retiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Paul
Welfare Crisis Across Cities Draws National Fire
Washington reports warn welfare systems face breakdowns in New York Chicago Los Angeles and the District of Columbia with fraud and inefficiency cited. District figures show rising recipients and rising costs while dope addict relief strains mayoral and federal funds under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
District of Columbia
Health, Education, and Welfare Department
HEW
George Wallace
Senate
D.C
Joseph P. Yeldell
Jule Sugarman
Hell City
Veldelt
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
District “Appropriations “Committee
Yeldell
Inouye
Dunkirk fear haunts Nixon as Vietnam stalemate looms
Henry J. Taylor frames Nixon fears of a Dunkirk in Vietnam with warnings from Dean Rusk and chain of Cold War reveals. He notes Hanoi's public opinion edge, Soviet arms support, and aims to topple Thieu, prove Viet Namization failing, and derail Nixon’s Moscow visit. The piece underscores fear of a mass evacuation if Vietcong gains ground by May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Dean Ruski
Kennedy
McGovern
Muskie
France
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Chou
Nixon
le Duan
Truong Chinh
Duan
Communist Party
Hanoi
U.S
Ussr
Moscow
Soviet Union
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnams
Mr. Laird
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
White House
South Vietnam
L M Boyd’s Whimsical Columns On Fashion Jealousy And Diets
A scattered column blends humor and trivia on the length of women's legs the jealousy trait among men and women presidential birth orders a miniskirt quote by Charlie Manna and a diet calorie comparison between pizza and fries. It ends with the address of L M Boyd in Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fulton
Charlie Manna
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Iss Tive
David Lawrence
Indochina
Europe
Andrew Tully
Olin Miller
Denton Rigsby
Bast
Denton
Rigsby
Turner
City Hall
Lubbock
Howard Hughes
Avenue Q
IRS
Henry J. Taylor
Paris
de Gaulle
Ho Chi Minh
State Department
Ha Wan Lau
Chi
Red
Peking
Chou En-lai
Ho Chi
L. M. Boyd
George McGovern
Ed Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Jackson
Richard Nixon
North Carolina
Fort Worth
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