Hard lessons of a war editorial urges caution on inquiry
The piece argues against a congressional inquiry into Vietnam's origins, noting such a probe would aid potential rivals and that blame lies with White House and Pentagon decisions. It stresses learning lessons on foreign gambles and military aid to guide future policy, deeming this more important than political advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Dole
Kamsas
Dole
Nixon
White House
Pentagon
Congress
Kennedy
Vietnam
Johnson
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Dulles
Dien Bien Phu
America
United States
Football and cooking clash with political outrage in opinion piece
The piece jokes about psychiatrists and Gloria Steinem arguing over why husbands favor televised football over wives cooking. It satirizes Steinem and Nixon critiques, then mocks convention goers and German philosophy, concluding with a jab about returning to the kitchen or staying with TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Steinem
Ms. Steinem
Richard Nixon
Napoleon
Nixon
Martin Heidegger
Steinem
New Hampshire primary a fateful ball game for candidates
Manchester notes the New Hampshire presidential primary offers many choices with five announced Democrats and four Republicans. Key players include Muskie, McGovern, Hartke, Yorty on the Democratic side and Nixon, McCloskey, Ashbrook for the Republicans. Voter uncertainty, uncommitted delegates, and youth turnout loom as Muskie and McGovern seek momentum while Yorty is seen as a spoiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
New England
Miami
Enidhalt Peabody
Massachusetts
Burning Wood
Greenwich Village
Austin Burton
Louisville
New Hampsire
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Johnson
Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
Vance Hartke
Sam Yorty
Richard Nixon
Paul McCloskey
John Ashbrook
Muskie
McGovern
Yorly
Hartke
Vate
Yorty
Los Angeles
Manchester Union
Middle East
Fulbright
Nixon
White House
Ecological good news from diverse habitats worldwide
A string of environmental recoveries reports include ivory-billed woodpeckers reappearing in South Carolina’s Santee Swamp and Spanish moss resurging along the Southeast coastline. Alligators show population gains as protections curb draining and hunting, while England’s Thames River hosts tens of thousands of water birds and returning fish life in the estuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santee Swamp
South Carolina
Mississippi
North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Thames River
England
Thames Estuary
Whale Estuary
London Natural History Society
Deficit spending as medicine in Nixon era budget plan
Nixon touts deficit spending as necessary medicine while forecasting a three year rise in the national debt from 362 to 493 billion dollars. The administration promotes a full employment budget, arguing balance if full employment is achieved, but actual figures show shifts between unified and national income accounts budgets. Economists note large outlays later in fiscal 1972 inflate annual totals, potentially widening the current deficit and affecting next year’s figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nixon
TIE
Treasury
N.la
Supreme Court
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ree Ntrov
Gunkt Scrending
Ampshire
James J
Santee
Nature
Florida
Inte
Igi
Louis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!