Question of draft resisters and amnesty proposal
The article discusses 70,000 Americans living abroad to avoid service in Vietnam and reviews Senator Robert Taft Jr.’s bill offering draft resisters a one year window to volunteer for noncombat or civilian service in exchange for possible return without prosecution. It weighs moral and disciplinary factors and argues for humane national reconnection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Taft
Vietnam
Ford factory flow sparks team production debate
The piece recalls Henry Ford's early factory morale and the shift to mass production in 1913, noting how the assembly line reduced individuality and boosted output. It highlights Sweden's Volvo and Saab exploring team production to ease monotony while fearing quality and cost implications, with lessons for Dearborn and Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Ford
Sweden
Volvo
Saab
Dearborn
Detroit
Setters to the editor Teachers dispute Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick claims union teachers oppose experimentation in education and attacks vouchers and performance contracting. AFT’s More Effective Schools program cited as exemplary. Open classroom and restructuring topics to be discussed at the APT conference in Washington. Chiropractors oppose drug use, citing harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Kilpatrick
Dee
Kilpatrick
American Federation of
U.S. Office of Education
AFT
National Education Assembly
APT
Washington
D.C
Jerold T. King
Long Beach Federation of Teachers
Lindsay Seeks Public Verdict Over Party Tyranny
The piece argues the 1972 presidential choice should rest with the public rather than party elders. It compares John Lindsay with Nixon Kennedy and others, noting seniority and party tests fail to predict success. It urges giving Lindsay and other long shots a fair chance to present their case to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Lindsay
United States
Lindsay
Lyndon Johnson
Jack Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert Humphrey
Ed Muskie
Mike Mansfield
Wilbur Mills
Muskie
McGovern
Jackson
Malta crisis reemerges as Mintoff faces Britain NATO
The Maltese crisis reappears as Prime Minister Mintoff presses to redefine Malta's economy and secure independence from British military support. Britain and NATO balk at high rent demands while Malta weighs bilateral deals amid fears of Soviet access and Western naval balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Malta
Britain
NATO
Dam. Mintoff
Mintoff
Moscow
North Atlantic
London
Libya
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Sland Republic
United States
Europe
Miletary
Mers-El-Kebir
Footnotes argue young drivers seek better cars
The excerpt notes modern youths seek superior autos, claims the best driver avoids wrecks even when others err, and suggests envy removal reveals community behavior differences while highlighting accommodation as an uncertain factor.
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James P. Morgan
Eneent
Press-Telegram
Republic
Gard Lindsay
Church of Rome
New York City
Senate
Capitol Hill
Surrey
Richard Nixon
Internedy
Pat Brown
California
White House
Nixon
Kennedy
Humphrey
McCarthy
Peking
Democratic Party
James Reston
NEW York Times News Service
West
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