Nixon's midterm record and the path to 1972 re election
An assessment of President Nixon at midterm shows two major gains in Vietnam war management and racial integration, with persistent failures on inflation and unemployment. It argues bold economic shifts akin to FDR are needed, and that Nixon must toughen policy to stand a chance at a second term. It notes the political refuge in southern support despite civil rights progress and highlights a broader national recession context.
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Richard Nixon
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Herbert Hoover
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George Wallace
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Johnson
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Cambodia
Laos
Southeast Asia
America
Supreme Court
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Mason and Dixon Line
Deep South
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
WPA
ERA
CWA
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Roosevelt
Wisconsin Amish School Case Reversal Sparks Liberty Debate
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, by a 6 to 1 vote, reversed lower courts and exempted three Amish fathers from compulsory public high school enrollment. The ruling upholds free exercise of religion over state education mandates, praising the Amish tradition of liberty. Critics warn about broader implications as other groups may seek similar exemptions.
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America
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
E. Harold Hallow
U.S. Supreme Court
Wisconsin Court
Peril of Going to Pot Marijuana May Cripple Psyche
NEA summarizes Dr. Sherman Kieffer testimony on marijuana risks for teens. Regular use may hinder normal psychological growth, potentially causing lasting damage. Officials warn reality distortion from the drug could impair future adjustment and may drive some youths with existing issues away from treatment. Russian roulette analogy cited by a government pharmacologist.
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Washington
NEA
House of Representatives
Sherman N. Kieffer
National Institute of Mental Health
Kieffer
Strangers About Town Spark City Concern
News notes several wandering men seen on Market Street in the past days stirring apprehension. A moving picture fundraiser at Imperial theatre supported the Volunteer Fire Company fund boosting efforts toward an automobile steamer. Frederick YMCA basketball team defeated Markham Club of Baltimore 33 to 26 at the Armory in a game with fluctuating pace and bursts of excitement.
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Market Street
Volunteer Fire Company Fund
Brunswick
Imperial Theatre
Frederick
Trucker Held After Fatal Route 15 Crash Near Franklinville
A tractor trailer operator is jailed on $5,000 bond charged with manslaughter after a Route 15 crash near Franklinville north of Thurmont killed a Pennsylvania father and his two children and wounded two others. Frederick County births minus deaths now ~600 yearly. Maryland Health Dept vital stats show population trend. Twenty one Frederick business leaders will chair Chamber of Commerce committees for 1951, outlining the year's program across areas and professions.
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Franklinville
Thurmont
Pennsylvania
Frederick County
Maryland Department of Health
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Basic Research and the Pentagon Footnote in History
A history of basic scientific research funding in the United States notes that federal cuts and campus antimilitarism cooled support. It recalls Truman vetoing the 1947 NSF bill, the Pentagon’s early role in funding on and off campus, and the 1950 NSF shift to civilian control. Conant argues military funding filled a void as Congress funded defense but not science.
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Truman
National Science Foundation
Pentagon
James B. Conant
Harvard University
Conant
National Science Board
Congress
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