Congress Should Rethink Seniority and Retirement
The piece argues seniority in Congress drives power and suggests reforms. It notes Dr. Dixy Lee Ray’s AEC appointment showing value beyond tenure and weighs compulsory or term-limited retirement proposals, including Sen. Hatfield's 12 year cap, urging discussion and action.
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Dixy Lee Ray
Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. Ray
University of Washington
Pacific Science Center
AEC
Commission
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Congress
North Vietnam and world opinion questioned in Hart critique
Jeffrey Hart argues that North Vietnam lacks privileged status and could cease to exist without altering history. He notes nations have disappeared before and cautions against special moral protections for Hanoi while praising Nixon’s tactics and stressing objective value in civilizations.
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Nixon
North Vietnam
Hue
Saigon
Hanoi
Haiphong
South Vietnam
World Council of Churches
Indira Gandhi
Olof Palme
North
Vietnam
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Carthage
Athens
Sparta
Paris
Rome
Journal subscription rates and delivery options
The Journal lists prices for daily newsstand copies 5 cents, Sunday edition 2 cents, and home delivery at 80 cents weekly with motor route options at 3.47 to 3.70 per week. Mail subscriptions run 30 dollars per year inland and 38 dollars outside the U S, all payable in advance.
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Iddietown
Ohio
U.S.A
Aftermath of POW Returns Prompts Wary Projections
Bob Considine surveys possible public anxiety over returning POWs from Clark Air Base Philippines. He notes military concerns over legal trials and escort arrangements and cites Mrs James Stockdale in San Diego as an anxious example of personal worries. He ends with a hopeful note for peaceful reunions.
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New York
Johnny
Military
Pentagon
CIA
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Manila
Korea
North Korea
People’s Republic of China
Wainwright
James Stockdale
San Diego
Cal
Capt. Stockdale
Salvation call and local zoning debate split Middletown letters
A reader urges salvation as the cure for social ills citing biblical verses. Another letter applauds City Commissioner Stan Sorrell for rezoning to allow a Kittyhawk shopping center, arguing it would boost jobs and reduce welfare, urging voters to support similar leaders.
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Middletown
Dayton
Hamilton
Kittyhawk
Stan Sorrell
The Myth of Good Schools as Yardsticks in Desegregation Debate
Philosopher Ernest van den Haag challenges Harvard critic Christopher Jencks and the Coleman Report, arguing that schooling quality barely affects outcomes. He cites Jensen, Herrnstein, and Eysenck to claim intelligence is largely congenital, while social policy should curb state overreach supporting equal outcomes.
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Ernest van den Haag
Christopher Jencks
Harvard
van den Haag
Supreme Court
Coleman
Arthur Jensen
Victor
Jencks
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Jeffrey Hart
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Quacken‘bush
Teresa Walton
Pine St
William F. Buckley JR
Princeton
Harlem
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