Nixon adopts hands off Latin policy
Nixon shifts U S Latin America approach by avoiding pressure on internal political reform and backing economic and educational aid. Rockefeller urged military aid regardless of democracy, arguing coups rose under prior policy. Policy aims to let Latin nations shape democracies suited to their traditions with outside support and trade gains.
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Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Latin America
Rockefeller
Rockefelter
United States
State sale of auto records invasion of privacy
Public plea condemns California’s sale of auto registration records to bulk mailers as a breach of individual privacy. The writer argues private numbers protect citizens from junk mail and crank calls, urging a ban on selling records while supporting legitimate government oversight of drivers.
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California
Letters to the Editor on politics maritime dispute and road work
Readers comment on non partisan columnist standards and T A Collins Sr opinions. RC Storey commends Long Beach resurfacing delays while noting traffic impacts near CSCLB. Albert Facuis criticizes Bellflower Boulevard resurfacing timing and shopper congestion.
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T. A. Collins Sr
Republican Party
Long Beach
Bellflower Boulevard
Brittain Drive
Los Coyotes
CSCLB
Stearns and
Hellflower
That elusive hope for peace editors note
One year ago the observer predicted President-elect Nixon would be a practical practitioner of the art of the possible in his programs. The piece notes the public mood favored Nixon over liberal critics and remarks that polls over the year reflect a mixed verdict on his approach to peace and policy.
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Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Kennedy
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Saigon
Thieuw
Nixon popularity at peak as Vietnam and inflation loom
President Nixon enjoys high popularity and public confidence amid Vietnam and inflation concerns, with critics noting Vietnamization may delay a peace. Domestic tax reform faces a veto fight while Congress moves a $9.1 billion individual tax cut and raises business taxes. Foreign policy remains unsettled with Israel Arab state tension and civil rights debates shaping the year 1970.
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Vietnam
Nixon
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Junk mail and Post Office deficit hit billions
New York reports a surge in waste paper and a Post Office deficit projected at 1.5 to 1.8 billion dollars for 1970. Overall mail volume rises 3 percent yearly to 90 billion pieces with junk mail paying only about 80 percent of its cost while magazines and newspapers receive a 26 percent subsidy.
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New York
Congress
Julius Caesar
Goss
Post Office public corporation proposal grips reform debate
Flora Lewis notes a bill from Johnson era to turn the Post Office into a self managed public corporation. A bipartisan committee backs removing politics, while unions and direct mail firms oppose, warning autonomous control not a cure for all woes. TVA is cited by supporters as a positive example, while performance varies with oversight. The measure remains stalled in Congress.
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Johnson
Citizens Committee
Larry O'Brien
Thruston Morton
Congressional Committee
Congress
TVA
Piyblic Corporation
JFK Assassination Echoes Tie LBJ to 1964 Pause
President Johnson’s 1964 notion of resigning after Kennedy's murder is treated with skepticism, yet the record supports his claim. The piece argues that press reliability on presidents is inherently suspect and frames the wartime stance against background to Lyndon Johnson’s era.
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Waslington
Johnson
Walter Cronkite
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson and the 1964 vice presidency question
James Reston recalls a 1964 White House talk with Johnson on Kennedy’s vice presidency and Johnson’s aim to unite the country amid press scrutiny. An offhand room intrusion shifts the mood as Valenti reveals Time and Newsweek perspectives. Johnson weighs presidential ambitions, while Wilson’s quote frames leadership as translating thought into deeds.
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Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
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