Budget aims at human resources in Nixon plan
The budget presented to Congress by President Nixon emphasizes human resource programs over defense for the first time in two decades. It raises the supersonic aircraft funding to 289.9 million and the antiballistic missile defense to 1.49 billion, amid concerns about feasibility and unknowns from the Vietnam war and economy. The review notes a fragile 1.3 billion surplus and hopes the shift toward people-centered spending will guide the country, despite uncertain slopes ahead.
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Cost of care and hospital efficiency drive patient costs
Letters discuss rising hospital costs from wages and equipment. Nonprofit hospitals seek savings through joint purchasing and shared diagnostics. Computers and educational partnerships improve efficiency, while demand for care rises. A second note explains service station expansion and permitting in Long Beach.
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Nixon cites golf club ties in Carswell nomination debate
President Nixon told reporters that if all Washington government employees who belong to restricted golf clubs left federal service, unemployment would be at a national high. He answered questions on Judge Carswell for the Supreme Court and noted controversy over a public golf course becoming a private club after legal limits on segregation were clarified.
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Privilege and clubs shape bias in Washington discourse
Flora Lewis examines exclusive clubs and their role in public life. She notes many powerful groups bar blacks Jews and women while politicians defend such practices as tradition. The piece contrasts personal conduct with public rhetoric and questions presidential accountability for deeds over words.
Loser of the Year Mills Seeks TV Gigs
Washington reports Reuben Mills, winner of the Loser of the Year Award for 1969 70, in town over the weekend. He hoped for TV guest spots but local hosts rejected him, saying they could not blame him for not wanting the figure. Mills argues surveys show he is widely scorned.
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Loser of the Year: Mills mocked as symbol of contempt
Russell Mills becomes the subject of Trappen magazine's Loser of the Year feature. editor Marsha MacMurphy recalls how his thin neckties, lack of sideburns, age over 30, suburban Cadillacs, and white liberal views mark him as contemptible to diverse groups, leading to ejection from a restaurant by police.
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Quiet Laos War Squares Off With NVA and Pathet Lao
In Vientiane Lao residents describe a quiet proxy conflict as Americans and North Vietnamese press into Laos. Hop Lai, a shoe dealer, says both sides should withdraw as killings grow more professional. Bomb craters refugees and hut camps dot the capital while North Vietnamese and U.S. forces clash with Pathet Lao and Lan government troops amid logistic strains and mistrust over weapon care. The conflict, labeled a staged exercise for a decade, sees offensive cycles during the dry season.
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