Nixon's 1972 Prospects Differ By Region and Speaker
Indiana Democrat Sen. Vance Hartke warned in Minnesota that Nixon faces slim chances for re election in 1972. Texas Democrat Rep. Richard White in Odessa predicted Nixon would be hard to beat and would likely name Spiro Agnew as running mate. White cited Jackson as the strongest potential Nixon foe.
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West
Texas
Midwest
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Richard White
Johnson
Nixon
Representative White
el Paso
Odessa
Spiro Agnew
Hartke
Birch Bayh
Playboy Magazine
Nixon-Agnew
Sen
Henry Jackson
Washington
White House
Edmund Muskie
Edward Kennedy
Muskie
Kennedy
Harris
Teddy
South
Kent State shooting decision bears on grand jury probe
The decision by Attorney General John Mitchell that no Federal grand jury will investigate the Kent State University deaths in May 1970 is seen as proper by editors who note the Justice Department found no credible evidence of a conspiracy or likelihood of successful prosecutions. Civil rights suits may follow from families but the record shows extensive investigations found no criminal case.
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John Mitchell
Kent State University
Mitchell
Ohio National
Justice Department
United Methodist Department of Law, Justice and Community Relations
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ohio
Kent
Kent State
California car repair self policing program by CARS
The Independent Garage Owners of California launched a state wide self policing effort named CARS Committee on Automobile Repairs and Service. Twenty three CARS committees review repair bills and verify work with expert auto mechanics and law enforcement involvement. If abuse is found, adjustments are offered on the spot and legal action can follow.
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California
Better Business Bureau
District Attorney’s Office
CARS
China’s people and U S relations in Asia warned
The piece argues the world must learn about life inside the People’s Republic of China and urges open press access. It calls for China’s broader ties with nations including the United States and cautions how U N membership could affect regional balance with Japan and the Soviet Union.
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Peking
Red China
China
America
United Nations
Chou En-lai
Western Pacific
Chou
United States
Japan
Soviet Union
Russia
Byelorussia
Ukraine
Taiwan
U.N
South Korea
Hussein faces weak standing after West Bank crisis
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Hussein's victory over Palestinian commandos in Jordan subdued civil conflict but weakens his grip on the West Bank area west of the Jordan River. Officials concede any significant Palestinian uprising against Israel is unlikely now that fedayeen are eliminated. The piece notes diminished prospects for Arab-Palestinian rebellion in the occupied West Bank.
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Amman
Hussein
Jordan River
West Bank
Israel
Jerusalem
Fedayeen
Fedayeen Commandos
Occupied
Jordanian East Bank
Palestine
Afr
South Vietnam
Jordan
Syria
Iraq
Damascus
Baghdad
Libya
Kuwait
West Bank politics and Muskie Kennedy clash in 1972 view
The piece argues West Bank loyalty under Jordanian rule dulls rebellion against Israel and analyzes White House maneuvers over Muskie and Kennedy as 1972 contenders. It notes Hussein’s balance between sovereignty and West Bank ties, predicting independence or autonomy as likely outcomes.
Berlin Clashes Erupt as 20 000 to 30 000 Youths Storm Berlin
In Berlin a mass of 20 000 to 30 000 Communist youths attacked the western sector and tried to seize city hall before police stopped them with clubs and water hoses. In Washington Dulles warned Soviet tactics at the San Francisco conference would fail. A cool front weak in the South Plains is set to fade, leaving Texas temperatures steady. Bailey County and Texas Rangers probe the murder of Joshua Blocher near Progress.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Berlin
Washington
John Foster Dulles
San Francisco
South Plains
Texas
Bailey County
Texas Rangers
Joshua Blocher
Panhandle - South Plains
Town of Progress
Here
Military's Costs Rise and Troop Withdrawals Advance
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird states the armed forces will be reduced by about one million from 1969 levels by the end of the current year. Vietnam manpower drops from 549,500 to 184,000 by December 1, with further withdrawals expected. He calls for zero draft calls by July 1, 1973, cites increased manpower costs, and urges Congress to approve pay raises while addressing racial and drug issues and pursuing peace negotiations.
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Nixon
Peking
Red China
Chou En-lai
Mao Tse-tung
Tokyo
South Pacific
United States
Asia
Melvin R
Laird
Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Secretary of Defense
Washington, D.C
Vietnam
U.S
Department of Defense
Congress
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Pass It On And Odd Bits From L M Boyd
A miscellany of social observations and trivia including hair color stereotypes the White House designer James Hoban’s pay a look at widows breakfast habits child wages in Java and crime expert Wertham on murderers plus a humorous Q A about editors ad managers wrinkles car births and more
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James Hoban
White House
Fredric Wertham
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