Vice President Selection Debate Aims For Fitness Not Politics
Washington debate centers on Congress role in choosing a successor to Agnew. Democrats push lawmakers to avoid political considerations and judge fitness, not partisan advantage. Bayh and Powell voice that emergency picks must be scrutinized for high caliber and readiness to assume the presidency.
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Agnew
Congress
Nixon
Sen
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Senate
Bayh
Lewis F. Powell
Supreme Court
Editorials Mr Agnew vs the vice president
The piece portrays Vice President Spiro Agnew as an underdog with spunk while highlighting contradictions in his stance. It notes his calls for openness and due process alongside legal maneuvers aiming to limit investigations. The editorial urges a fair, open battle to vindicate him, yet warns such battle may be avoided by his actions.
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United States
Spiro T. Agnew
Los Angeles
National Federation of Republican Women
Mr. Agnew
Agnew
House of Representatives
Congressional Committee
Court of Law
Federal interference for bank business at ABA convention
AP reports at the American Bankers Association gathering in Chicago about rising policy tensions. Bankers complain of tight usury laws, FDIC rules, and Fed limits while noting competition with savings institutions and stock brokers under Glass-Steagall erosion. Holding companies now control many banks and assets, prompting concerns over diversification and concentration.
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John Cunniff
Chicago
American Bankers Association
Federal Reserve
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Savings and Loan Associations
S&ls
Savings and Loan
Mutual Savings
Comepanies
U.S
Prayers in School Debate Reaches Congress Subcommittee
Congressional hearings on a Schweiker amendment claim the Constitution allows voluntary prayer in public buildings and challenge the idea that the Supreme Court bans prayer. Clergy and civic groups debate state and local options, noting potential involuntary participation for students and questions about church-state separation.
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Congress
Senate
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Robert G. Howes
Supreme Court
Bennett G. Miller
Housewives vanishing species in America
U S Census Bureau figures from the 1972 census show 40 wives in the labor force per 100, up from 25 in 1950. Among women with preschool children 30 per 100 worked in 1972, vs 12 in 1950. Median joint family income rose to 13,900 in 1972 from 4,900 in 1950.
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America
U.S. Census Bureau
Vincent P. Barabba
Today in History Highlights and Birthdays
On this Tuesday October 9 1973 the day marks notable events from Peshtigo fire losses in 1871 to Harvard and Yale milestones in the 17th and 18th centuries and modern moments including Kennedy wheat sales and Kissinger talks. Birthday notes include Manuel Cohen and Walter O Malley with a Thought for today by Emerson.
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Peshtigo Wis
Harvard
Yale College
Berlin
Thieu
South Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Manuel Cohen
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision
Los Angeles Dodgers
Walter O'Malley
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Submissions
Readers are invited to submit letters up to 500 words bearing signature and address, which can be withheld upon request. Submissions should be of general interest and letters in poor taste will not be considered.
Boyle's Column by HAL BOYLE in October spirit
New York AP column urges readers to finish undone tasks this autumn. It notes October as a winetime for striving and lists whimsical unrealized goals, from pool shots to meeting celebrities, ending with October’s small yet meaningful acts like kissing a fallen leaf.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Watergate
Mohammad Ali
Howard Cosell
Bobby Riggs
Mount Rushmore Memorial
Hollywood
Phyllis Diller
Harvard
Mount Olympus
World Almanac Facts 1973 Almanac Summary
A brief notice presents the 1973 World Almanac Facts published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association. It outlines the publication as a reference work with concise data and statistics on world events, economies, science, and notable personalities.
Obsolete data blamed for inflation missteps under Nixon
The piece argues President Nixon failed to curb inflation due to reliance on obsolete and crude economic indicators. It cites unused industrial capacity, outdated GNP and unemployment metrics, and changing economic structures. It notes sophisticated data exist but are not used to guide policy, worsening inflation despite criticism from insiders.
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Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
Letters of thanks to Pecos newspaper staff
Readers from East Pecos Junior High and students from different classes express gratitude for touring the Pecos Enterprise office. They thank staff for showing operations from dark room to teletype, metal plate, press, and computer. They note a birthday party interruption and recall the first peacetime draft law taking effect in 1940.
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Pecos
East Pecos Junior High School
Mrs. McCracken
Carlos
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