Peace Corps at Risk as Congress Deadlock Threatens Funds
Decades after its Kennedy era, the Peace Corps faces a funding crisis as Congress delays the 1972 appropriations. A continuing resolution could force 8,000 volunteers home from 15 nations unless the Senate and House reach a $77.2 million level, opposed by Rep. Otto Passman who would cut to $68 million. The agency, praised for growth and professionalism, risks closure if relief funds are blocked.
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Sargent Scriver
Peace Corps
Otto Passman
D-La
Congress
Joseph Blatchford
Passman
U. S
Chile
Salvadore Allende
House Foreign Operations Sub-Committee On Appropriations
Senate House
Senate
House
Teddy Roosevelt
Nixon
India
Britain faces winter coal strike crippling power and heat
In wartime Britain a five week coal miners strike has shut down power, heat, and essential services. Government plans include a Court of Inquiry and potential emergency measures. Two men died in coal mine slides, highlighting the crisis as hospitals and waters systems face possible closure. The nation braces for a deeper cold and hardship.
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Britain
Hitler
John Davies
Trade and Industry
Coal Board
Robert Carr
Davies
Worries to quit this Lent list of questions from Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle offers light reflections urging readers to trim worries and focus on practical concerns during Lent. He ponders questions about science, politics, language, character, unemployment, stock market views, and cultural figures while noting the search for meaning and change.
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Hal Boyle
New York
John V. Lindsay
Democratic Party
Calvin Coolidge
Margaret Mead
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Dr. Spock
No New Taxes Now Prompt Tax Debate and Deficit Warning
President Nixon declares no new taxes this year drawing taxpayer relief, while critics warn deficits will rise next year. Fed Chair Burns urges pause on tax talks as Congress faces election pressure and both parties blame spending. Treasury trims debt increase to twenty billion, signaling ongoing fiscal strain ahead of the election.
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Nixon
Democratic Congress
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve
Joint Economic Committee
Treasury
John Connally
Today in History February 25 1972 highlights
Washington hosts first cabinet meeting at his home in 1793. Denmark recognizes U S independence in 1783. Colt revolver patent in 1836. 16th Amendment takes effect in 1913. Oregon taxes gasoline in 1919. U S Virgin Islands gain citizenship in 1927. Khrushchev denounces Stalin in 1956. Boston Strangler claim tied to 1965 escape. Nixon hints at U S aid for Laos and Cambodia in 1971. Birthdays Sen John L McClellan and George Harrison. Thought for today by George Bernard Shaw.
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Associated Press
George Washington
U.S
Denmark
Congress
Oregon
American Virgin Islands
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Peace Reasoning Illogical Gambit
Column argues that criticizing peace offers in Vietnam while running for president is not treason. It notes incumbent Nixon era politics, evaluates 1965 peace bids and how campaigns shape peace talks, and concludes charges of treason are unfounded given the political stakes.
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Edmund Muskie
Nixon
Hanoi
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
William P. Bundy
George W. Ball
State Department
Johnson
U.S
Toop
Paris
Dean Rusk
Muskie
Humphrey
McGovern
Environmental Agency seal design and quiz questions
The set asks about the EPA seal featuring a flower loom with a blue sky green earth and water. It then quizzes on charcoal’s dominant ingredient carbon and the highest noncommissioned officer rank Sergeant Major, noting the 1965 creation, plus identifying Colombia as the emerald capital producing 95 percent of gem emeralds.
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New
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Army
Colombia
Pecos Ladies Aid Hosts Jennie Arrington Before California Departure
In Pecos, the Baptist Ladies Aid Society met Mrs. Jennie Arrington on Tuesday afternoon to honor her upcoming move to California. Mrs. J.R. Neal performed a solo and Mesdames Holmes and Doyle sang a duet. Arrington received a toilet set as a gift, and refreshments followed.
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Baptist Ladies Aid Society
Theo. Andrews
Jennie Arrington
California
J.R. Neal
Finley Holmes
Clyde Doyle
O. T. Bryant
Arrington
Euterpean Club
Baptist Church
March election delay noted at St. Catherine's Altar Guild meeting
The February 19 gathering at Mrs. M. Medanich’s home announced postponement of officer elections until the March regular meeting. March session planned at St. Catherine's church with all members urged to attend and luncheon served at the end.
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St. Catherine
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