Nixon Drug Offensive Seen as Broad and Urgent
The Nixon plan to add 155 million dollars to federal anti-drug programs faces criticism as insufficient yet marks a shift toward comprehensive action. It calls for tighter border controls, immediate testing of servicemen, rehabilitation for addicts, expanded treatment and public education, and tougher penalties for pushers with a new White House Office of Drug Abuse Prevention to coordinate nine agencies. Dr Jerome H Jaffe is eyed to head the office, aiming to curb drug abuse among Vietnam veterans and the general public.
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Nixon
New York City
Claude Pepper
Florida
House Select Committee On Crime
White House
Office of
Jerome H. Jaffe
Vietnam
Muskie Proposal Sparks Secret Documents Debate
Senator Muskie pushes for full hearings on Vietnam policy with testimony from Johnson and Kennedy officials. Critics call the move unwise and politically motivated while urging calm, reasoned debate amid national security concerns and forthcoming Johnson memoirs.
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Edmund Muskie
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Maine
New York Times
Washington Post
Congress
Southeast Asia
Muskie
Kennedy
Johnson
U. S. Dist
Gerhard Gesell
U. S
Gesell
King Arthur
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Senghor Praises Black Heritage In Burlington Address
Senegalese president and Negritude founder Leopold Sedar Senghor told a Burlington audience that Negritude affirms black culture without hatred of others. He urged total commitment to living one's blackness and supported American black programs in African studies.
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Leopold Sedar Senghor
Burlington, Vt
Republic of
Senegal
University of Vermont
America
King Armitage Loses Heavyweight Crown
Yorkshireman Arthur Armitage has shed weight from 560 pounds to 303 pounds and aims for 225. He rejects the idea of rapid, easy changes and plans a disciplined path, leaving him no longer the heavyweight king in his circle.
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England
Arthur Armitage
Mr. Armitage
Vietnam Document Leak Sparks Legal and Policy Debate
The New York Times faced legal scrutiny over publishing decoded wartime studies from 1964 to 1967. Officials warn disclosure may aid Soviet codebreaking, while editors defend First Amendment duties in reporting. Nixon era context and China Soviet roles loom as U.S. Vietnam policy weighs outcomes.
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Soviet Union
The
New York Times
Department of Justice
United States
Recognition for weather forecasters and public safety crews
Allen Burke, Sr. thanks weather forecasters, police, Highway Patrol, firemen, TV and radio staff, reporters, and the public for their round the clock efforts during severe weather. He warns against labeling them as melodramatic and notes families share the tension of storm alerts.
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Allen Burke, Sr
39Th St
Pentagon Papers Spark Deep Public Distrust In Government
The publication of the Pentagon study on Vietnam fuels distrust of government and President Nixon across factions. Experts warn credibility becomes a dominant issue in this decade as antiwar activists and candidates use the papers to press for quicker U.S. exit and tighter presidential control on foreign policy.
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Pentagon
New York Times
U. S
Vietnam
Nixon
Johnson
Gallup
Prsident
White House
State Department
President Johnson
Johnson Administration
GOP
Paul McCloskey
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Eliminate Downtown Timed Parking Says Avalanche Journal Editor
An Avalanche Journal editor argues downtown Lubbock should drop timed parking as ample new lots exist and vacancies remain unfilled. She notes workers pay monthly fees or receive tickets despite vacant spots and urges the city to end parking enforcement.
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Avalanche Journal
Latchbock
Lubbock
Mildred Lancaster
25Th St
Editor Letters on Radio Policy and Editorial Tone
Readers criticize editorial stance on regional bias and respond to debates over two way radios for city officials. One letter questions the paper’s tone and predicts competition from a new Lubbock paper. Another supporter argues the radios costing about 3000 dollars would help city operations.
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Avalanche Journal
Ik. C. Godsey
35Th St
Memory Lane: Korea fighting as air superiority shift noted
In East Korea bitter mountain fighting rose as Chinese Communist air forces failed to match Allied air superiority for a third day. President Truman signed a draft age bill to 18 and named a five man commission for universal military training. Senate Banking panel moved to bar price rollbacks below January February levels for beef. Lubbock ABC Boys club rodeo gains final guest with Colorado Governor Dan Thornton visiting.
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Lubbock
Tokyo
Washington
Truman
Senate Banking Committee
Colorado
Dan Thornton
Daley Pushes Teddy Kennedy Toward Nomination
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley told Senator Teddy Kennedy he would accept a Democratic nomination if drafted by the convention. Daley urged Kennedy to move toward the political center, work in the boondocks, and avoid mass protests, while noting Muskie Humphrey and others as acceptable.
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Washington
Chicago
Richard Daley
Teddy Kennedy
Kennedy
Daley
Midwest
Ed Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Muskie
Louis Harris
Nixon
Maine
Chappaquiddick
L. M. Boyd readers ponder bath echoes and global notes
A L. M. Boyd column chats about why women rarely sing in baths, cites French and South American quirks, and riffs on drinking habits across professions. It notes West Germany’s patent activity as a predictor of national business prospects and invites reader letters.
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South America
Colombia
Upperdog supporters echo college president’s achiever view
Beloit College president Dr. Miller Upton argues in a guest editorial that society benefits when individual excellence and achievement are valued and encouraged. He favors the upperdog the achiever who acts and succeeds over chronic overreaction to underdog concerns, a sentiment echoed by the Tuscaloosa News.
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Miller Upton
Beloit
Tuscaloosa
Ala
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Southwest
M. C. Hay
42Nd St
Andrew Tully
Teddy
L. M. Boyd
Washington Diplomats
West Germany
Fort Worth
Luigi
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