Congressman Probes $60,000 Cultural Tour for Poor Children
The columnist notes Rep. James J. Howard questions why the Office of Economic Opportunity spent 60 thousand dollars to send 67 underprivileged children on a European and African cultural tour. He cites unused funds and concerns about wasteful spending and lack of accountability in federal programs.
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James J. Howard
New Jersey
Federal Poverty Office
Europe
Africa
Howard
New York
Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington
District of Columbia
OEO
General Accounting Office
Old Rivalries Forgotten Nixon Backed by Rockefeller
Washington notes how Nelson Rockefeller prepares to give his first nominating speech for Nixon in 1972. The piece traces Rockefeller's past at the 1964 convention, his shift in stance, and his long influence in New York politics including university growth and major environmental funding.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
San Francisco
Cow Palace
Fink
New York
Goldwater
Villian
Roosevelt
Truman
Mr. Nixon
Herbert Lehman
George Clinton
New York City
Nixon
California
The Vice Presidency Through Generations and Power
The piece traces the evolution of the vice presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful position. It notes Garner’s early duties, Roosevelt’s use of the office to push New Deal support, Agnew's active responsibilities, Nixon’s extensive diplomacy, and the enduring risk of the role as a stepping stone to the presidency.
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John Nance Garner
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Garner
Roosevelt
Philippine
Tourism booms as summer season ends record highs
The record tourist season ends on a high note with accommodations expanding to serve rising traveler numbers. Unseasonable weather may have reduced visits in some areas, but Louisiana hopes the Super Dome will boost attraction alongside Florida and Texas, keeping New Orleans a key tourist hub.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Florida
Texas
Nuclear Arms Race Expands Across World Powers
Washington reports that despite arms control talks the nuclear race spreads as five major powers maintain arsenals and conduct tests. France and China refuse atmospheric tests while more nations near weapon capability. calls grow for international conferences to abolish nuclear arms. The United States bears moral weight for wartime use criticisms persist.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
France
China
United Nations
Global efforts and limits on nuclear arms debated
The article notes varied positions on abolition of nuclear weapons. It cites Soviet proposals for a universal conference, occasional Chinese and U S support, and Japan's lack of movement toward a global ban. It views the US Soviet arms limit agreement as encouraging but insufficient without total abolition.
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Japan
United States
Soviet Union
Reform could overhaul the U S presidential system
Washington notes that reform ideas swirl around the vice presidency and primaries as pressures grow for federal coordination. Proposals include abolition or separate VP ballots, a single national primary, mandatory voting tweaks, and nationwide registration in a rapidly nationalizing democracy.
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Washington
KFL
L’astaire Eagleton
Ralph Nader
Australia
McGovern
Democratic Party
McGovern Commission
Tom Eagleton
Eagleton
V.P
Nixon
Johnson
Humphrey
Agnew
U.S
Senate
Value minded lawmakers push foreign debt collection plan
Connecticut congressman Stewart McKinney along with Wilbur Mills Lester Wolff and Thomas Morgan sponsors a proposal requiring the U S Treasury to map out collection of past due foreign debts The plan targets cases like Russia and WWII lend lease while Weicker Kennedy push redirect funds for transportation and Ferris proposes inflation tax credits as an alternative to inflationary funding debates.
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U. S
U.S
Fort Knox
Connecticut
Stewart McKinney
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Lester Wolff
New York
Thomas Morgan
Pennsylvania
U. S. Treasury
McKinney
Treasury
Russia
Moscow
Fairfield County
Lowell Weicker
Senator Kennedy
Massachusetts
Weicker
Monroe News-Star Publisher History and Staff Notes
The Monroe News-Star details its publishing lineage from 1929 to 1952 with Joan D. Ewing Wilson Ewing and Robert Ewing Jr. as leaders. It lists officers including William H. Bronson as President and Director, Patricia Ewing Kendrick as Secretary, and several Ewing family directors. The paper is published weekdays in Monroe Louisiana, by News-Star-World Publishing Corporation. It notes Associated Press affiliation and national advertising representation.
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Joan D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Streets
Monroe
William H. Bronson
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown, Jr
Robert Ewing III
Patricia Ewing ‘Kendrick
Esther Ewing Wynne
Kenneth C. Barranger
Robert Ewing Brown
Toulmin Hunter Brown
John D. Ewing, Jr
Paula Wray Ewing
Helen Clay Hall
Harrison Kelly Wynne
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack C. Gates
William C. Hardin
Associated Press
Branham-Moloney Company
National Advertising Representatives
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
Boston
Miami
Monroe News-Star
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National Council On Indian Opportunity
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Office of Intergovernmental Relations
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White House
Thomas R. Marshal
Woodrow Wilson
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