Nixon's post election power and isolation shape a private presidency
Washington columnist argues Nixon's growing executive dominance, preference for solitude, and a broadened power stance reflect a shifting presidency. The piece notes a re election mandate empowering bold moves, a weakened Congress, and risks to democratic accountability as Nixon consolidates authority in foreign policy and federal action.
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Washington
Nea
Nixon
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Mr Nixon
Congress
Tiveness
Spending Curiosity Highlighted By Editorial On Inflation
The editorial argues spending patterns show anomalies with housing subsidies, disaster aid, and defense costs. It cites Robert K Pepper noting outlays rose sharply since 1930 while prices rose slowly, and questions the link to the CPI while inflation remains unmentioned in defense and war expenses.
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Midwest
Nixon
Congress
Robert K. Pepper
Florida
Price Commission
Pepper
Proposal for National Court of Appeals faces opposition
An article discusses a December proposal by a study group led by Chief Justice Burger to establish a seven member National Court of Appeals between the Supreme Court and lower courts. It would screen cases for Supreme Court review, with the High Court retaining ultimate review, sparking concerns about preserving the Supreme Court’s primacy and knowledge of cases.
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National Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
High Court
Supreme”’ Court
Hal Boyle
New York
Earth
Booker T. Washington
New York City
Sydney Smith
Days of Anguish Days of Hope review of Gen Robert P Taylor
The piece profiles Maj. Gen. Robert Pres ton Taylor retired and now director of development for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It covers his WWII captivity, the Bataan Death March, and his book Days of Anguish Days of Hope by Bill Keith detailing American prisoners in Japanese custody and the broader questions raised about cruelty and psychology.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Robert Preston Taylor
Air Force
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
East Texas
Henderson
Longview- Kilgore - Gladewater
Baylor University
Fort Worth Seminnary
Gen. Taylor
Manila
Philippines
Bataan
Japan
Manchuria
Doubleday
Bill Keith
Dallas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Keith
Gen
Taylor
North Vietnam
God
U.S
Utah Scientists Claim Oillike Substance May Slow Aging
University of Utah researchers announce a motor oil like substance that could keep arteries lubricated and slow aging. Dr. Sand berg leads the team and says much work could finish within four years.
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University of Utah
Sandberg
Fame of Margaret Sanger and birth control legacy
The quiz notes Sanger founded the planned parenthood association and opened the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn in 1916. It also answers a question about Congress term as two years from January 3 of odd-numbered years. A curiously described animal note claims a seal with three feet and two front flippers joined with the rear pair.
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Margaret Sanger
Planned Parenthood Association
Brooklyn
N.Y
Letters to the Editor guidelines for publication
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including signature and address withholding on request, a word limit, general interest requirement, and a ban on poor taste content. It emphasizes that only letters meeting these criteria will be printed.
Clandestinism and the Vietnam Peace Process
A correspondent describes Vietnam as shaped by clandestinism a long standing pattern of duplicity and intrigue. The letter argues this mindset complicates Henry Kissinger's efforts with Hanoi and views Vietnamese politics as governed by secret deals unseen by the public.
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Washington
NFA
Asia
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
Vietnam
Italy
Today in History Highlights From Jan 18, 1973
On this date selections include 1788 first English settlers arrive in Australia and 1778 Captain James Cook discovers the Hawaiian Islands. Other notes mention Lima founded, Daniel Webster born, Versailles WWI peace talks, Leningrad siege break, and 1952 riots in Egypt.
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Associated Press
Australia
Francisco Pizarro
Lima
Peru
James Cook
Hawaiian Islands
Daniel Webster
Salisbury
N.H
Versailles
France
Letters to the Editor praises Pecos citizens for help after crash
In a Jan 1 accident on IS 10 during a storm a California-bound couple stranded in Pecos received help from strangers. A coffee shop worker sheltered them at her home and a Security Bank manager assisted with trust and support without asking their names.
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Pecos
California
Austin
Security
Legacy of Parks Program Expands via Land and Water Fund
President Nixon’s Lega cy of Parks program proceeds through the Land and Water Conservation Fund and transfer of surplus federal properties to state and local governments for public parklands. Federal investment in park and recreation resources through the fund nears 1 billion dollars by January 1, 1972.
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Nixon
Land and Water Conservation Fund
The
World Almanac
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