Nixon Critics Say Nuclear Talk Reflects Policy Not Semantics
The article argues President Nixon’s remarks on nuclear status show a substantive shift from seeking parity to aiming for superiority, supported by Defense Secretary Laird’s cautious framing. It notes Laird’s cynicism about wording and urges defense officials to treat Nixon's statements as meaningful policy changes, not wordplay.
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Nixon
Russia
Sen. Jackson
Laird
Pentagon
Turbine engines may spark a new automotive era
The article notes renewed interest in turbine power as GM and Ford plan turbine trucks for the early 1970s and possibly passenger cars later. It argues the test will be competition with conventional engines and could shift automotive development fundamentally.
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General Motors
Ford
Foreign Service Reform and the FSO Dilemma
John P Roche argues the Foreign Service's training corrupts policy making. He critiques the bureaucratic ladder and praises a bold under secretary model, suggesting a younger Harriman as ideal to steer Nixon’s State Department. He warns against a professoriate of mandarins controlling U.S. foreign policy.
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White House
Alexis Johnson
Charles Bohlen
Tommy Thompson
Foreign Service
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Kenya
Chile
France
Australia
Averell Harriman
Richardson
Johnson
Nixon
Middletown Plans New CG&E Building Downtown Spark
A crowd braved cold winds as Cincinnati Gas and Electric dedicates a seven story Middletown building on Central and Main. B J Yaeger calls the project a catalyst for downtown renewal and CG&E’s Northern Division moves to consolidate operations.
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Middletown
Cincinnati Gas and JE Company
Cg&e
Crime in America Biggest Worry Driven by Dope Traffic
Washington concerns rise as narcotics use fuels purse thefts and armed robberies. President Nixon orders stricter enforcement in DC with extended Bureau of Narcotics help, civil commitment options, and calls for public education and clergy school outreach to curb drug related crime.
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District of Columbia
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Department of Justice
Washington
America
Nixon shifts from nuclear superiority to sufficiency
Joseph Alsop argues Nixon abandons the demand for nuclear superiority in favor of sufficiency while weighing Jackson as defense secretary. He notes rising Soviet ICBM numbers and submarine capabilities, U.S. spending declines, and warns deterrence remains risky and uncertain despite policy shifts.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Sen
Henry Jackson
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United States
Sen. Jackson
Middletown Ohio Newspaper Rates and Publication Facts
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription rates: per copy ten cents on weekdays, twenty cents on Sundays. weekly motor route seventy cents. mail rates 21 dollars in trading area, 30 dollars outside. outside US 38 dollars. Mail subscriptions payable in advance. Founded 1857.
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Soviet SS series ICBMs expand strategic threat
In hardened launch pads the Soviets already field above 300 SS-9 missiles with 2 to 25 megaton warheads, challenging the protection of Minute Man missiles. More SS-9s will be deployed this year, and the first solid-fueled SS-11 is also beginning.
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Jackson
Defense
Melvin Laird
U.S
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