Nixon News Conference at San Clemente Aims to Defuse Watergate
President Nixon held a no holds barred press conference at San Clemente to blunt Watergate criticism and shift focus from the scandal to other issues. He argued the Ervin Committee and hostile coverage fueled public interest, while noting questions shifted away from security and economy after his State Department announcement.
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Nixon
San Clemente
America
Ervin Committee
State Department
Kissinger
Rogers
White House
Watergate
Agnew
Runaway youths, drugs and murders plague major U S cities
The piece links runaway teens to crime hotspots from Haight Ashbury to Lower East Side and Houston, citing drug use, murders, and a mass killing era. It notes runaways are predominantly girls around 15, with Elmer Wayne Henley urging youth not to hitchhike. Police estimate over a million runaways nationally.
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Haight-Ashbury
San Francisco
Lower East Side
New York
Houston
California
Haight Ashbury
Charles Manson
Linda Fitzgerald
Connecticut
United States
Elmer Wayne Henley
America
Dean Corll
Corll
Runaway youth problem prompts federal action review
Federal and city efforts expand to address missing youths with new programs. The FBI notes a 60 percent rise in runaways over four years while Health and Welfare funds pilot halfway houses and police training. New York City operates a dedicated runaway unit and private shelters offer short to long term help.
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Sters
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Health, Education, and Welfare Department
New York City
New York
Youth Emergency Service
America
Big City
Houston
Calming Nutritionists Say No Meat Shortage Threat
Dr Jean Mayer Harvard nutrition professor and former White House consultant reassures the public amid rising prices that the average American family will not face a meat shortage and should not worry about cutting protein intake as experts deem supply adequate.
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Jean Mayer
Harvard
White House
Voices on protein and diet quality
Dr Mayer argues reducing meat can lower saturated fat without harming health and notes vitamins and minerals are stripped from many foods. He warns cereals and junk foods still provide poor nutrition, with sugar and fat loads and excessive snacks. Poor nutrition stems from bad habits, not prices.
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Dr. Mayer
Rediscount Rate Signals Booms and Busts Across Eras
The piece traces historical rediscount rate peaks from 1919 to 1971 and links high rates to subsequent recessions. It notes current rates near 7 percent amid high prime rates, treasury bill yields above 16 percent, and parallel moves by the Bank of England and Bank of France, signaling cautious economic outlooks.
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Washington
Gnomeries
Zurich
America
Rocky Mountain
Federal Reserve
Britain
U.K
Wall Street
U.S
Pric
Vietnam
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Bank of England
Bank of France
China drug cure showed harsh methods instead of mercy
The Times cited a Medical Opinion article claiming China eliminated narcotics by severe penalties and capital punishment. Jonathan Mirsky notes Mao era policy involved long hospitalization, execution of pushers, and 3 to 5 year post cure imprisonment, contradicting the Times portrayal of benevolence.
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Nelson Rockefeller
The
New York Times
Rockefeller
Times
Lowinger
China
Nelson — Rockefeller
Annals of the
American Academy
Jonathan Mirsky
YAFers Hold Forth at Seventh National Convention
Washington event captures the Young Americans for Freedom rallying at the Sheraton Park Hotel. Goldwater addresses delegates while Helms and others attack Nixonomics and call for a broader conservative agenda beyond Watergate.
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Washington
KFL
Americans For Freedom
Dan Clarence Manson
Thomas Lane
Barry Goldwater
Sheraton Park Hotel
Internal Strife in Israel Over Soviet Jewish Immigration
Soviet Jewish immigrants at the absorption center in Beersheba clash over housing, jobs, and rights. Prime Minister Golda Meir urges unity while noting immigration politics and possible U.S. influence. officials call for less criticism. Experts discuss emigration quotas and the pull between old and new arrivals.
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Afula
Israel
Russia
Beersheba
Golda Mier
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Nathan Peled
Monroe News-Star front matter and masthead history
The Monroe News-Star masthead lists publishers Blair Monroe era names and offices, staff roles, and Associated Press affiliation. It notes circulation details, address, and contact numbers, plus a statement of independent, nonpartisan editorial stance and anti party politics.
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John BD. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
William HH. Bronson
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Streets
Monroe
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown, Jr
Robert Ewing Jil
Patricia Ewing Hendrick
Esther Ewing Wynne
Kenneth CC. Barranger
Robert Ewing Brown
Toulmin Hunter Brown
John D. Ewing, Jr
Paula Wray Ewing
Virginia Clay Hill
John A. Hendrick
Harrison Kelly Wynne
Monroe la
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Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack C. Gates
William C. Hardin
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Brannam-Moloney Company
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New Orleans
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
Boston
Mami
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