Mills expands role in foreign textile talks with Japan
Rep. Wilbur Mills moves beyond tax policy to negotiate voluntary textile export limits with Japan. President Nixon disapproves, saying it undermines executive treaty prerogative, while the Textile Workers Union calls the plan a travesty. Proposals delay more negotiations and spark congressional backlash.
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Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
United States
Textile Workers Union
Hong Kong
South Korea
Taiwan
Washington
Congress
Mills
Meir Rejects International Guarantees for Israel's Borders
Golda Meir refuses Secretary Rogers plan to rely on international guarantees to secure borders if they revert to pre 1967 limits. She insists on a deterrent border including Sharm el Sheikh Gaza and the Golan Heights to defend Israel. Rogers aims to ease tensions but the Israeli view sees risk to the United States and their own security.
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Golda Meir
Rogers
Israel
Egypt
Meir
Mrs. Meir
Sadat
Sharmel Sheikh
Sinai Peninsula
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
United States
Roger
Welfare sparks in Reagan era clash at ceremony
An account from Senator George Murphy describes a confrontation after Governor Reagan’s inauguration where John Wayne and Viet Cong flag protestors clashed with a white haired man who stomped the flag. Youths attacked the elderly man. one demonstrator was arrested as police intervened. Murphy cites welfare critics urging sweeping cuts to Health Education and Welfare. A second note recalls Fairfield Dickinson University banning pets after a dog‑to‑class fad led to 16 loose dogs in a day.
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John Wayne
Ronald Reagan
California
Wayne
George Murphy
Washington, D.C
Murphy
Reagan
Department of Health, Education and ‘‘Welfare
Washington
Wink Bulletin
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Florham Park
N.J
Campustone Committee
Daydreams in Spring From Boyle's Column
HAL Boyle rolls out a whimsical list of fanciful goals to tick off before summer. The ideas range from burying Lake Erie to training a pig for truffle digs and staging playful capers with public figures. The piece captures a lighthearted urge to imagine bold plots while avoiding real effort.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Nose
Lake Erie
Marjorie Daw
FBI
CIA
Joyce Brothers
Editor Letter Voices Criticism Of President And VP
The author denounces the national leadership as do-nothing and know-nothing while signing William Goldberg from New York. A second letter warns against tipping on first visits to restaurants and humorously contrasts personal finances, noting some people balance accounts while they juggle theirs.
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United States
William Goldberg
West End Avenue
New York
N.Y
Laos Invasion Shifts Momentum in Vietnam War
Saigon reports South Vietnamese forces pressed an offensive in Laos and seized Sepone while North Vietnamese and Chinese supply lines are squeezed by Cambodia actions. Analysts caution gains may be offset by chaotic retreat and uncertain long term impact on Vietnamization and U.S. withdrawal.
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J.T. Volkerstorfer
Associated Press
Saigon
Laos
North Vietnam
South
South Vietnam
Mekong
Delta
Ngo Ou
Truong
Nam
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Seven Mountains
U Minh
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Sepone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U. S
Prints and Privacy Clash in Fingerprint Case
A man objected to fingerprinting as a Fifth Amendment violation but the court ruled forced prints are permissible. It noted privacy limits and emphasized fingerprints aid public safety. In a murder trial a bottle with prints not matching the suspect still led to a defense-advocated display that helped set a man free.
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Harold
Nixon weighs Laos war and public mood in Vietnam pullout plan
Bruce Biossat outlines Nixon’s stance as U.S. forces press Laos incursions with South Vietnamese troops. He cites polls showing disapproval, Nixon’s focus on national interest, and Melvin Laird’s defense posture stressing Vietnamization toward self reliance. Phase II would extend U.S. support as Saigon builds air, naval, artillery, and logistics capacity.
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Washington
NEA
Nixon
U.S
Laos
New York Times
Europe
Vietnam
Herbert Feis
Feis
South Vietnam
Defense
Melvin Laird
Hanoi
Cambodia
Laird
Saigon
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Nixon Heeds 70s Election Lessons in Strategy
Nixon's aides argue the president studied the 1970 elections and crafts a budget and policy mix to defuse hot issues. He shifts research funds to social problems, expands law and order while courting liberals with desegregation steps, and pursues deficit spending to spur growth. Troop withdrawals and defense spending aim to blunt antiwar rhetoric by November 1972.
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State of the Union
Congress
Nixon
Supreme Court
Vietnam
U.S
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