Seeing Ahead in the Presidency Through Past Performances
Scholars argue that predicting presidential behavior from prior records is flawed. Roosevelt Johnson and Nixon surprised expectations, showing leadership emerges from interaction of character, experience, and unforeseen situations. Journalists nonetheless offer cues about leaders’ dispositions, influencing public perception.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Washington
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Johnson
Senate Majority
White House
Editorial: To win Indians need a statesman
The piece argues American sympathy favors Indians over the federal government in the Wounded Knee crisis and urges a shift from militant tactics to Indian statesmen. It notes broad public good will, warns against independence proclamations, and stresses justice through mainstream support and disciplined leadership.
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Wounded Knee
Harris
Waco
Tex
Alcatraz Island
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
United States
A Texan Lost in Texas Join the squid boycott
An essayistic diary observes beef shortages during a meat boycott, noting household shifts to fish and poultry while a squid fiasco prompts humor about dietary quirks. The piece mentions Texas culture, ethnic foods at TCU, and a Houston steak experience amid social humor.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Y.L
U.S
Texas Christian University
TCU
Texas
United Nations
Houston
Texas Institute of Letters
Mediterranean Sea
Jumping to conclusions and quirky quips from HAL Boyle
New York AP column bits note blunt truths about sanity and life. The humorist riffs on adult fears, cigars as status symbols, yoga, aging, and everyday idiosyncrasies with witty one liners and sharp observations.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Old TV shows fade in and out through free film loan programs
Documentary titles like The Kremlin and A Nation of Immigrants circulate free to schools colleges churches and clubs. Xerox reports over four million viewers in 30 months via its PR Film Library on short term loan with borrower pays postage and films screened about 4.72 times per loan attracting roughly 178 viewers per showing.
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Kremlin
China
Xerox Corp
1972 Hurricane Season Quietest in 42 Years
The World Almanac reports the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season as the quietest in 42 years per the National Hurricane Center. Low activity is tied to cooler Atlantic waters, a stationary ITCZ, and highly variable wind currents. Officials cite no single explanation for these conditions.
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North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Saigon
Nixon
National Hurricane Center
Atlantic
World Almanac
Hurricane Center
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Published
A local newspaper outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Signatures and addresses are required, with withheld options on request. Submissions must stay under 500 words, be of general interest, and avoid poor taste.
Texas Open Meetings Reform Moves Through Legislature
Gov Dolph Briscoe awaits major reform bills open meetings rules provide for closed sessions certain personnel matters risk fines up to 500 dollars and six months jail. HB 4 creates State Ethics Commission to oversee campaign finance reporting while SB 541 proposes a right to reply for newspapers.
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Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Price Daniel Jr
Daniel
Senate Houston
Walter Mengden
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Mengden
Florida
Daytona Beach
Dade County
Florida State Supreme Court
Houston
State Insurance Board
Joe Christie
Texas
Don Cavness
Ben Bynum
Amarillo
Christie
Today in History Highlights From April 11, 1973
Key events on this date include Napoleon's abdication in 1814, William and Mary crowned in 1689, Spain ceding Gibraltar in 1913, and the 1951 Truman action against MacArthur. Also noted are U S naval hopes collapsed in 1961, a 1965 civil rights milestone, and a deadly 1973 Iran earthquake anniversary. Mrs. Ethel Kennedy turns 45. Thought for today reminds kindness hurts the tongue.
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Associated Press
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
William and
Mary
England
Spain
Gibraltar
Philippine Islands
United States
Bowhunting rights push sparks Cavern City shoot
Robert L. Brown of Cavern City Bowmen in Carlsbad NM writes urging support for bowhunting rights. A 28 animal target shoot is slated for April 14 at 1 PM near Hobbs Highway with a $1 entry to benefit the National Bowhunting Defense Fund. Broadheads are restricted to protect targets.
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Cavern City
Carlsbad
N.M
National Bowhunting Defense Fund
N.M. P.S
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Onaisse
Golett Burgess
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Pecos Enterprise
O'Ferrall
Paul
South Cedar Street
Peens
TEXA
Press Association
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Briscoe
Parks and Wildlife
Cuba
Warren G. Harding
Harry S. Truman
Gen
Douglas
Great Swamp
New Jersey
Los Angeles
Hobbs Highway
Robert L. Brown
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