Senate ends war debate with Cambodia amend ment praised as victory
Editorial notes seven weeks of Senate debate on Vietnam policy ends with an amend ment to curb presidential action in Cambodia as the last American troops leave. Cooper and Church hailed the move as restoring the Senate’s constitutional role, while critics deem it meaningless.
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Senate
Congress
Cambodia
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Frank Church
Idaho
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Nixon
House
Democratic Congress
Penn Central Probe Looms As Railroads Face Cuts and Rates
The Penn Central bankruptcy triggers a looming ICC inquiry while Congress weighs the rail system's fate. The ICC may study causes, with Sen. Magnuson urging full disclosure before taxpayer funds are spent. Railroads seek fare hikes and job cuts to avoid government bailouts amid inflation pressures.
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Penn Central Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Penn Central
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Surface Transportation Committee
ICC
Congress
Teamsters Union
Boyle's Column Says Pedestrians Should Not Drive
New York AP column warns against mixing roles as a pedestrian turned driver and mocks dating courtesies. It quips on perceived dull ads, midlife, laundries, and bachelor life while noting social double standards and the costs of money marriages.
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New York
Fate Of Texas Eagle Discontinuance Ahead This Summer
The Texas Eagle, a key trans Texas passenger train, faces a near term decision by the Railroad Commission after MoPac seeks to discontinue it amid escalating losses and declining patronage. The NARP urges delay or transfer to the ICC, citing potential nationwide rail impacts and subsidized networks.
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Lee Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Railroad Commission
Texas Eagle
Missouri - Pacific Railway
National Association of Railroad Passengers
Mo- Pac
Eagle
St. Louis
Laredo
Texarkana
Palestine
San Antonio
Wallace Nations
NARP
Congress
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
McPac
MoPac
U. S. Mail
the Eagle
The
Mexico
National Railways of Mexico
United States
Quiz Night Answers and Historical Facts Revealed
Quick questions cover meaning of Isaac as laughter, the Cabinets absence from the Constitution, U S Military Academy cadet degrees, Florida’s oldest fruit crop tree being the avocado, and the last British monarch not born to a sovereign. Queen Victoria is noted as the answer to that query.
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Florida
Een
Victoria
Berliner Satirist Gruner Guides Berlin’s Political Comedy
Bruce Biossat portrays Wolfgang Gruner, Berlin cabaret proprietor and famed satirist of The Porcupines. Gruner survived WWII, imprisonment, and now uses sharp wit to critique West Germany’s leaders while aiding ex convicts and engaging with US reporters. He searches for a hopeful, responsible future amid a tense New Germany.
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Berlin
NEA
Wolfgang Gruner
Holland
Belgium
France
Denmark
Poznan
Poland
Kharkov
Russia
West Germany
Gruner
The
Porcupines
Willy Brandt
Germany
Tegel
U.S
Reading Through The Revolution Summer Reading Picks
The author recommends expanding summer reading beyond best sellers, favoring non fiction on world affairs. Copeland’s The Game of Nations analyzes U S policy in the Middle East and CIA roles amid Nasser.
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Miles Copeland
Simon and Schuster
State Department
Middle East
Nasser
Copeland
CIA
United States
Egypt
Far East
Mao Tse-tung
China
Mao Tsetung
Eldridge Cleaver
America
Peak Pine
Dartmouth
Francis Brown
George N. Marshall
Marshall
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Ohio
Isaac
United States Military Academy
U.S. Army
New Germany
Bruce Bioss
Washington
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