Nixon's State of the Union plays to trap Democrats
Nixon presents a tempered call for old reforms in the State of the Union and through other channels. He signals a strategy to pressure Democrats who control Congress in the 1972 election year while projecting a statesmanlike image from distant capitals.
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Pacific ports shut down as ILWU strikes drag economy
The Longshoremen and Warehousemen Union halted 24 Pacific Coast ports for 100 days, then walked out again January 17 after stalled talks. The dispute centers on Hawaii coverage, container royalties, wage raises, and pension funds with federal mediator Counts urging Congress to create a mechanism to settle such national interest disputes.
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Toe
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Supreme Court weighed as four convicts argue death penalty unconstitutional
Attorneys for four death row inmates urge the Supreme Court to strike down capital punishment as cruel and unusual. Critics compare it to medieval torture while supporters cite moral heritage. The court could rule either way as states differ on bans and the nation waits.
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Anthony Gamsterdam
Stanford University
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America
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New Jersey
United States
Cain
Abel
Right to Read program faces political and practical struggles
Education writer argues the Right to Read program is stalled by politics and infighting. Dr. Ruth Love Holloway brings renewed drive, urging federal restructuring, mandatory reading training, and strong administration support to end functional illiteracy by improving teacher prep and classroom emphasis on phonics.
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Copley
James E. Allen
U.S
U.S. Office of Education
Ruth Love Holloway
Show Promise
Dr. Holloway
USCE
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Commissioner of Education
National Reading Center
National Reading Council
Maryland
Nixon
America
West Germany Tops World in Manufactured Goods 1970
West Germany overtook the United States in 1970 to become the world’s major supplier of manufactured goods and has held first place since. The United States ranks second, Japan third, and Great Britain fourth.
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United States
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Great Britain
Confessions of a Lazy Man and Sweden Speed Cut Impact
The column from HAL BOYLE reflects on laziness with humor, noting personal desires unfulfilled and the relief of time left, while a Stockholm report states Sweden's speed limit cut to 54 mph four years ago reduced accidents by 25 percent, with 7,838 injuries and 463 deaths in five months versus 8,323 injuries and 546 deaths in the prior year.
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Hal Boyle
New York
PTA
Las Vegas
Stockholm
Pecos Notes: Taxes Due and Local Happenings
Mrs. Bob Lewis visits Pecos from Crystal Water ranch with sister Miss Jewell Grissom before returning home. The sheriff’s office collects taxes with three days left to avoid penalties while residents face poll tax by month end. milliner Mrs. Frank Kelton plans shop reopening in Pecos. Willoughby No. 1 well nears depth after rain breaks. Community groups meet as clubs nominate officers and plan events including the President's Birthday Ball at Oasis Ballroom. A deputy will assist filing returns February 20 and 21 at the federal building. A Byrd Antarctic film tours Pecos High School Auditorium. School building progress reported. Chamber to elect five new directors. Glen Hall injured by caustic explosion. to El Paso for treatment. Gas well blowout near Cayanosa causes large plume and rig loss. Pecos Optimist Club organizational meeting set for Thursday. Reeves County Historical Society marks See and Save Texas History Week. Great Plains Conservation Committee meets in Pecos.
Today in History January 27 1972 highlights and events
On January 27 this page recalls key past events: the 1967 Apollo fire fatalities Grisom White Chaffee at Cape Kennedy. 1944 Leningrad liberation celebration. 1945 Montgomery Ward seizure ruling. 1964 France recognizes China. Ranger 3 nearing the moon ten years ago. a 5 year ago outer space arms treaty. a year ago OAS convened over Ecuador fishing rights.
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