Flag Day celebrates Old Glory and national unity
The article recalls Flag Day origins from 1777 and 1877, President Wilson and Truman proclamations, and laws on display and desecration. It notes Texas penalties up to 25 years and federal penalties up to $1000 fine and a year in jail, with widespread flag displays and Fourth of July expectations.
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Continental Congress
United States
Philadelphia
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Harry Truman
Texas
Lone Star
Imaginary interview spotlights liberal elite hypocrisy
Liberal Russell Baker and Art Buchwald sketches reveal a limousine liberal in the $100000 bracket. Edwin Roberts Jr interviews the fictional Felix Flackman to expose perceived liberal hypocrisy from busing to gun protection and security measures.
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Russell Baker
Art Buchwald
National Observer
Edwin Roberts Jr
Felix Flackman
Roberts
Flackman
Miss Cringle
Flackman Testimony Sparks Abortion and Reform Debate
Roberts pinpoints that Flackman’s proposed reforms would burden millions of middle class Americans. He argues liberals treat others as chess pieces and avoid self-application while ignoring the real impact on families facing inflation crime and taxes.
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Flackman
Roberts
Kissinger attacked by Iowa Republican over party lifestyle
Rep William J Scherle accuses Defense adviser Henry Kissinger of immorality and "Don Juan" behavior. In a constituent newsletter the Iowa Republican imagines a Cosmopolitan centerfold style embarrassment and questions Kis singer's conduct at a Tehran press party with a Persian belly dancer.
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Henry Kissinger
William J. Scherle
Iowa
Scherle
Kissinger
Harvard
White House
Rep. Scherle
Happy Henry
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Washington
Tehran
Iran
Kissinger’s role in détente and diplomacy
The report portrays Henry Kissinger as a trusted adviser to President Nixon whose diplomacy reduced tension with Communist powers. It notes his recent mission to ease Japanese leaders’ concerns over U.S. trade policy and his invitation to Emperor Hirohito to visit the United States.
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Kissinger
Scherle
Nixon
Tokyo
Hirohito
United States
McGovern Mills Meeting Fails To Impress on VP Hopes
Washington reports say Sen. George McGovern and Rep. Wilbur Mills met in San Francisco on June 2 and failed to bridge gaps on the Vice Presidency. Mills left skeptical, doubting McGovern’s credibility and leadership as they discussed welfare and strategic positions.
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Washington
Capital Hill
George McGovern
Wilbur D. Mills
San Francisco
McGovern
Mills
Weil
CBS
Face the Nation
Houseways and Means
University of the Pacific
Villa Taverna
Treasury
Millis
South
Pat McGahn
Atlantic City
N. J
South Dakota
Weiss
New York
Laird Urges Defense Aid to Allies Amid Cuts
Secretary Laird testified before a Senate appropriations subcommittee urging $780 million for military assistance and $527 million for foreign military sales. He argues these funds help allies build self sufficiency, deter aggressors, and stabilize global security while maintaining U.S. national interests.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Appropriations
U.S. Senate
Nixon
Laird
Congress
U.S
Secretary of Defense
United States
Small Society security strategy calls for stronger allied burden sharing
The Defense Secretary argues for a realistic deterrence approach with robust congressional support for new security assistance. He notes Senate Foreign Relations Committee cuts to the 1973 foreign military sales request, including a 40 percent cut to Korea modernization funding from 1972, and criticizes amendments and funding reductions that harmed free world defenses.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Republic of Korea
Supreme Court Keeps Spousal Mail Access Question Open
The court continues to address whether a husband may open his wife’s mail, leaving the issue unresolved. Legal briefs discuss privacy expectations and marital duties as the case progresses through the judiciary.
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THE
Supreme Court
SALT Debate Focuses on Soviet Missiles and Reservations
Editorialists challenge the Times on SALT as Congress weighs terms. Senators push to attach reservations to curb Soviet advantage, arguing the accord could permit a large warhead build up and force dangerous choices for the U.S. president. Joint Chiefs quietly voice private opposition as hearings loom.
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U.S
White House
Joint Chiefs
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Capitol Hill
Intriguing Cash Proposal in McGovern tax plan
A story portrays Sen McGovern’s idea to give every American a $1,000 yearly check, taxable but potentially kept by some with low brackets. The Amberson family debates spending, taxes, and the plan’s implications as children imagine buying tapes, a TV, gear, or travel.
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Washington
Sen
George McGovern
United States
Amberson
Robert
Sarah
Todd
Treasury
Mr. Amberson
Rolling Stone
Mrs. Amberson
Sean Reilly
Sean
Today In History June Fourteen Highlights
On June 14 1775 the Continental Congress authorized ten rifle companies forming the U S Army. In 1777 Congress made the Stars and Stripes the flag. Sonoma California proclaimed the Free Republic of California in 1846. Harding spoke by radio in 1922. Paris fell to Germany in 1940. FDR froze German and Italian assets in 1941.
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U.S. Army
Continental Congress
Sonoma
Calif
Wear
Baltimore
Paris
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Monroe News-Star staff and affiliation details
The Monroe News-Star is an independent newspaper published daily except Saturdays and Sundays by News-Star-World Publishing Corporation. It lists owners, publishers, officers, and directors including William H. Bronson Mildred Hunt Ewing Edmund Graves Brown Jr and Robert Ewing III with offices in Monroe Louisiana. The paper states its AP affiliation and stance on news and politics.
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John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
News-Star—World Publishhng Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Streets
Monroe
William H. Bronson
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown, Jr
Robert Ewing III
Patricia Ewing Hendrick
Esther Ewing Wynne
Kenneth C. Barranger
Robert Ewing Brown
Toulmin Hunter Brown
John D. Ewing, Jr
Paula Wray Ewing
Helen Clay Halli
Harrison Kelly Wynne
Brenham-Moloney Company
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
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