Nixon speech urges troop withdrawal and South Vietnam self rule
Southeast Asia analysis says Nixon's address promises removing 150000 troops over 12 months, lowering U S forces to 284000 from 549100 since he took office. Critics push back, but the plan aims to keep Laos from becoming a sanctuary for Communist forces and to advance pacification and Namization in South Vietnam.
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Nixon
Southeast Asia
Washington
U.S
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Vietnam
J. William Fulbright
Laos
South Vietnam
Earth Day Values and Risks in Civic Activism
The Earth Day observance draws broad participation to highlight pollution and quality of life concerns. Experts warn movements repeat past excesses and extremes risk dampening progress, urging realism and steady action rather than sensational demands or political theater.
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Kenneth E. F. Watts
University of California
Swarthmore College
Vietnam
U.S
Ballot System Criticizes Lubbock Voting Procedure
A reader laments the complex Lubbock ballot system adopted yesterday with three boxes and two ballots for candidates and Airport bonds. The writer argues the setup wastes time causes errors burdens election workers and discourages future participation.
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Lubbock
McGovern
McCarthy
Yarborough
Georgia Governor Maddox Faces Hazing Over Travel Warnings
Governor Lester Maddox earns criticism from liberal extremists yet is praised for acting against two-bit political racketeers in Georgia. He warns visitors to Long County about phony traffic charges and fines benefiting locals, a move some foes may reluctantly respect.
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Lester Maddox
Georgia
Long County
Maddox
Bunkly
Conkout
Justice Douglas May Retire Over Impeachment Pressure
Congressional debate centers on Justice William O Douglas facing a possible impeachment. House Republicans led by Gerald Ford accuse him of conflict of interest and failing to disqualify in a libel case while articles and a pornographer linked magazine raise questions of conduct. A special committee proposal draws 100 co sponsors as hearings loom.
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Washington
Williams
Douglas
Supreme Court
High Court
Haynsworth
Carswell
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Jeader
House of Representatives
Justice Douglas
Ford
William O.douglas
United States Supreme Cou
United States
Iquis Wyman
New Hampshire
American Bar Association
Congress
House
Emanuel Celler
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
Rules Committee
Representative Ford
That Girl on Broadway and a Free Country Dialogue
A columnic snippet notes a quarrel on a lunch table about who has the last word and a free country to please a spouse. It mentions crime rate growth outpacing population and lawn costs versus dollar bills. It ends with a New York case about a man breaking his leg in an elevator after dancing.
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Bud Aderton
New York State
Test idea to screen six to eight year olds for crime
Andrew Tully notes a 1600 word White House memo by Dr Arnold Hutschnecker proposing psychological testing of all six to eight year olds to identify violent tendencies. Critics warn the plan echoes 1984 and violates rights while tests like the Rohrschach are unreliable. The piece castigates police state notions and urges caution against government intrusion into children’s minds.
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Washington Tam
Arnold Hutschnecker
Nixon
White House
John D. Erlichman
Robert Finch
Erlichman
Finch
Hutschnecker
Orwell
Heinrich Himmler
Freud
Hke
Edmund H. Volkart
The
American Sociological Association
Michelangelo
National phone strike threat sparks scattered walkouts
New York reports indicate scattered walkouts along the national phone network, with officials warning the dispute could escalate into a nationwide strike next week. In Brownfield, Farm Home Administration water experts toured the district, with district supervisor Dennis Q. Lilly stating FHA loans may fund irrigation development.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
New York
America
Farm Home Administration
Dennis Q. Lilly
Henry J. Taylor Warns of Expanded Vietnam War Threats
Henry J. Taylor argues that expanding the conflict into Indochina risks drawing in Cambodia Thailand and Laos. He notes Geneva agreements created Cambodia and Laos and split Vietnam, but asserts those provisions were never carried out. He discusses guerrilla warfare, booby traps, and the slow path to Vietnamization, warning peace would not end the broader Indochina war.
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U.S. News & World Report
Cambodia
Hanoi
Thailand
Indochina
France
Oklahoma
Laos
Vietnam
French Indochina
Soviet Union
Great Britain
North
South Vietnam
Red China
Ussr
Burma
Singapore
Siam
China
Central Intelligencer Agency
Tchepone
Savanaket
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Red
Contras
Saigon
U S
Laoa
Tmatland
Timely Quotes on Vandalism and Death
Dr John M Martin Fordham sociology professor challenges the view vandalism is senseless. He argues communication between vandal and owner reveals conflict. English essayist J B Priestley notes Americans fear death most of all.
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John M. Martin
Fordham University
Superstitious Pet Shop Ads Spark Friday 13th Sales
A vintage pet shop display uses superstition to boost sales with 13 cent items, 13 hour hours, and 13 cent prices. It features electric eels, skunks, chicks, angel fish, monkeys, turtles, frogs, and black cats as part of a playful sales gimmick.
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