Imperial Presidency Queried in Schlesinger Book Review
A review of The Imperial Presidency by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. discusses the growth of White House staff since FDR, contrasts Roosevelt’s open presidency with Nixon’s inner circle, and argues for more press access. The piece notes Haldeman and Ehrlichman overreach and urges bipartisan cooperation over imperial attitudes.
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Nixon White House
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Harvard
FDR
Schlesinger
Nixon
Senate
House
Richard Nixon
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Aid Polarity Shifts in U S Foreign Aid Debate
The U S foreign aid authorization for the year starting last July 1 passed the Senate by a three vote margin with 2.4 billion in authorizations amid crosses between conservatives led by Senator Byrd and liberals like Aboureszk who opposed aid as supporting dictatorships. The debate notes Egypt Libya Saudi Arabia and Kuwait aid totals and ponders whether the missing 15 votes would have altered the outcome.
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Senate
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
South Dakota
James Aboureszk
Aboureszk
America
Byrd
United States
U. S
Egypt
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Sen. Byrd
Campus life returns to tradition with independence
Across the nation fewer high school graduates go to college but those who do show a renewed interest in football dances and social life. Today students are more independent, exercise rights, and value work and relaxation over sororities and fraternities.
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Inter
Defense Department reorg defended as vital for survival
The piece argues that Congress will protest the reorganization and consolidation plan as it affects states and communities, but stresses that reviewing recent defense budgets and the Soviet threat shows the move is essential. It frames the plan as a necessary step to amass critical military resources for national survival.
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Defense Department
Congress
Soviet Union
Los Angeles Times
Republicans Irked At White House
Washington analysts say the appointment of Gerald R. Ford as Vice President deepens party tensions. Senators Scott Tower and Brock press Nixon for candor on Watergate, while Laird’s resignation signals shift away from defending Nixon. Ziegler and Herschensohn draws GOP anger amid Watergate fallout.
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Washington
Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Sen
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate
Congress
Melvin R. Laird
White House
Ford
Mel
Jerry
Richard M. Nixon
Laird
Scott
John Tower
Texas
William Brock
Tennessee
Ronald Ziegler
J. Fred Buzhardt
Buzhardt
Ziegler
Bryce Harlow
Alexander Haig
Ron
Bruce Herschensohn
Herschensohn
Dwight Chapin
U S Middle East Policy Shifts After Oil Embargo
The article outlines a shift in U S policy as Kissinger hints at renegotiating borders under UN Resolution 242 while preserving Israel security. It notes Israel’s battlefield toll, Arab gains with modern weapons, and the oil embargo altering Arab unity, with formal commitments likely part of the package.
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Kissinger
U. S
Peking
Middle East
Faisal
Arabia
Israel
U.S
Aging Economy Stuck in Circles After Oil Cutbacks
The article argues that cuts in oil shipments reveal a deteriorating U S economy burdened by aging plants and scarce energy. It notes 1500 drilling rigs scrapped, a world steel shortage, obsolete machine tools, and lagging productivity across sectors.
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America
Dallas
Texas
Hugh
Bernard Falk
National Electric Manufacturers Association
McGraw- Hill Company
American Machinist Magazine
U. S
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Russell Peterson a philosopher-bureaucrat in Washington
The profile centers on Russell Peterson, 52, new chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality. It notes his Delaware governorship, Du Pont background, chemistry PhD, and family roots, arguing his beatitudes push quality of life over material abundance while warning of global challenges and geopolitical tensions.
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Washington, D.C
Russell Peterson
Council On Environmental Quality
Blessed
Peterson
Delaware
du Pont Co
University of Wisconsin
Nixon
USA
Russell Train
Monroe News-Star masthead and staff listings page
The item lists the Monroe News-Star masthead with publisher executives directors and staff. It notes the paper is published daily except Saturday and Sunday by News-Star World Publishing Corporation in Monroe Louisiana. It credits Associated Press dispatches and describes its independent, nonpartisan stance.
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John BD. Ewine
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
Willam H. Bronson
News-Star World Publishing Corporation
North Tt
Wave Street
Monroe
Robert Ewing Brown
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown
Esther Ewing Jensen
W. Kenneth C. Barranger
Toulmin Hunter Brown
John BD. Ewing Jr
Paula Wray Ewing
Virginia Clay Hill
John A Hendrick
Jack
Campbell
Edmond G. Brown
Jack C
Gates
William C. Hardin
Associated Praise
Associated Press
Brannam-Moloney Company
National Advertising
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Alanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
Boston
Miami
Monroe News-Star
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Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Hyman Rickover
U.S. Mideast
Small Society
Bie
Christmas City
Brickman
Canada
Britain
Italy
West Germany
Japan
By Holmes Alexander
Che Monroe
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