Kennedy's Rubicon Promise and Hanoi Episode Divide 1972 Outlook
Kennedy weighs a presidential bid two months after vowing to Massachusetts voters he would serve a full six-year term. He risks tax on his image by aiding Hanoi and violating the Logan Act while press conferences and Padgett-like defections hint at a possible early entry, challenging Nixon in 1972.
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Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Washington
Bay State
Muskie
Maine
Kennedy
Nixon
William T. Sherman
Sherman
Faris
Paris
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
J. William Fullbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fullbright
State Department
Unce
John Adams
Philadelphia
David Logan
France
Napoli
Congres
Logan
Fulbrigt
Senate
Reeve
Richard Nixon
South Vietnam
William Rogers
Anyle
White House
Nation sees 29-fold rise in strip coal to 128 billion tons
U S Geological Survey reports recoverable strip coal totals at 128 billion tons as of January 1 1970, 29 times past strip mining output. About a third of disturbed 2450 square miles has been reclaimed, but future reclamation costs and stricter pollution rules will push coal prices higher while balancing environment.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Delaware
Inflation hides real GNP gains as prices rise
The piece argues that 1969 to present GNP growth is mostly inflation, with real GNP in 1958 dollars flattening or falling. It cites Nixon era concerns, HEW secretary Richardson on social problem solutions, wage increases averaging around 6.75%, and welfare spending rising from 4.1 to 12.1 billion, tripling in the 1960s.
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Washington
Lea
HEW
Elliot L. Richardson
Cengus
Attention to Puffery and Truth in Advertising Debate
The piece discusses consumer advocate Ralph Nader pushing the FTC to require documentation for advertising claims and distinguishes puffery from misrepresentation. It argues government should police health and safety standards, not subjective superiority claims, while noting the danger of treating adults as gullible. The letter then includes a reader notice about horses neglected in Howard County and a regional beer standard debate.
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Ralph Nader
Center For Study of Responsive Law
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Nader
Washington
Naders
Frederick YMCA dominates Epiphany Camels 52 to 30 in New Year game
The Freder ick YMCA routed the Epiphany Camels of Washington 52 to 30 at the Armory on New Year's night in a well conducted game witnessed by a large holiday crowd. The item also notes Irving S. Eiser named assistant postmaster, James W. Robinson’s successor, and a county agricultural society report showing net earnings of 18 265 82 at its annual meeting.
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Frederick Ymca
Epiphany Camels of
Washington
Armory Court
Irving S.eiser
Frederick
J. Alleine Williamson
Biser
James W Robinson
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Guy K. Motter
New Year Reflections and Motivational Notes
Joe Eisenhauer notes the New Year through a reflective piece on renewal and duty. He blends philosophical musings with brief maxims on resolutions and belief, citing Edison as a model of persistent drive and ambition.
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Frederick, Maryland
Rubicon
Commerce Department
General Motors
U.S. Commerce Department
Nipwspa
Howard County
Homer C. Arvin
Briggs- Chaney Road
Silver Spring
Maryland
David R. Mullinix
Mt. Airy
Europe
European Economic Community
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Matt
Jeff
Earth
News-Post
Airport Weather Bureau
James A. Grove
Mr. Grove
Guy K Motter
Joe Eisenhauer
L. Malet
Edison
Papred
Rivre
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