Western Senators clash over Vietnam policy debate heats up
Washington lawmakers remain split along party lines over the Vietnam War as House Democrats push to end American involvement within 30 days. The Senate faces a pivotal vote on a pro administration resolution versus an opposition amendment blocking funds after year end for hostilities in Indochina.
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Lee Roderick Washington
United States
Vietnam
Congress
U.S
House Democrats
House Foreign Affair Committee
Senate
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Frank Church
Idaho
Indochina
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Goldwater
Wallace Bennett
Utah
Peter Dominick
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Paul Fannin
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Clifford Hansen
Wyoming
South
North
Allott
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Remarkable Man Edgar Hoover Heads FBI Whose Death Stirs Nation
Editorial honors Edgar Hoover, longtime FBI director for 48 years, praising his iron discipline and reform of the bureau. It recalls his career from 1924 to lead a nonpolitical, merit based force, his principles, and the nation’s sense of loss. The piece lauds his statement that truth is the FBI’s potent weapon and commends Nixon’s praise.
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Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Calvin Coolidge
Harlan Fiske Stone
FBI
Hoover
Justice Department
United States
BFI
Bureau
Nixon
Screen Violence Contagion Debate Draws Utah Research
University of Utah psychologist Dr. Victor B. Cline links screen violence to shifting behavior and values citing a Surgeon General report. His Salt Lake City study of 37 films finds high levels of aggression and sex, with many heroes breaking laws and sexual relations shown as normal.
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Surgeon General
University of Utah
Victor B. Cline
Cline
Salt Lake City
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Better Cotton Yields Urged To Boost 1970s Cotton Supply
The drive for better yields hinges on the Beltwide average per harvested acre, which fell to 438 pounds in 1971 72 and 437 in 1976 versus a 1965 peak of 527. Unfavorable weather caused a short crop in 1971 and the crop has been near normal only once since 1965, creating a critical shortage and a low carryover. The campaign led by Earl Butz and Charles Youngker aims to increase cotton quality and market growth for national and Pecos area needs.
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Earl Butz
National Council
Charles F. Youngker
Pecos
May 10 in history highlights and birthdays
On this date in 1871 the Treaty of Frankfurt ended the Franco Prussian War and Amerigo Vespucci sailed on his first voyage to the New World in 1497. Also noted are Ethan Allen capturing Ft Ticonderoga in 1775 and Jefferson Davis’ capture in 1865. Dancer Fred Astaire is 73 today.
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Associated Press
Frankfurt
Amerigo Vespucci
New World
Ethan Allen
Vermont
Green Mountain Boys
Ft. Ticonderoga
N.Y
Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
Ogden
Utah
Belgium
Holland
Luxemburg
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Dwight D. Eisnehower
Kennedy
U.S. Congress
U.S
North Vietnam
Haiphong
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Fred Astaire
Nancy Walker
Publilius Syrus
B.C
Readers urged to submit letters for publication
The notice outlines guidelines for Letters to the Editor including bearing signature and address, withheld upon request, a maximum length of 500 words, general-interest content, and a prohibition on letters in poor taste.
Widower’s second wife begins with Lady Luck says suitor
Hal Boyle recalls a matchmaking attempt that backs off from ordinary choices. The widower wants a perfect partner with humor, wealth sense, sewing skill, and cultural chops, yet insists on age balance and independence. The young matchmaker suggests Lady Luck as the only fit, highlighting the absurdity of forced matches.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Julie Andrews
Helen Hayes
James Beard
Hal
May events in Pecos feature Bryan visit and community luncheon
In May 1922 Pecos residents recall William Jennings Bryan speaking to Balmorhea and Saragosa at a school gathering about education. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan travel toward California by auto. The Pearl Randal circle hosted a church luncheon to raise funds for a Mexican community house at Alpine, with attendees listed among local families.
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William Jennings Bryan
Balmorhea
Saragosa
el Paso
Pearl Randal
Methodist Church
Bill Collie
Alpine
Mmes
R. Henry Blackwell
R. Kirby
Hardie Matthews
Buck Jackson
J.H. Bonarden
Harry Ross
Edwin Finley
Hollis Smith
Governors Cheer Nixon Reelection Prospects in 1972
GOP governors in West Virginia and across the states express optimism for Richard Nixon's 1972 bid despite war worries. They note Democratic disarray as a factor, with Muskie sidelined and McGovern or Humphrey seen as weaker opponents. Illinois Texas New York stand out as favorable, while Ohio New Jersey Pennsylvania Michigan loom uncertain.
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W.va
Nea
Nixon
Alf Landon
GOP
Illinois
Richard Ogilvie
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
Michigan
Les William Milliken
Richard M. Nixon
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern
Humphrey
Texas
California
Ohio
New Jersey
New York
George Wallace
Nelson Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Frank Moss
Cranston
John Tunney
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Linda Oestreicher
South Cedar Street
TEXA
Press Association
Boyle
Dana Robbins
Funt, Mich
NEA, Inc
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Bruce Biossat
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