Editorial on VIP psychiatric impairment in leadership
A ten year study by the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry warns that mental illness in presidents, generals, and top officials risks civilian and military harm. It cites Wilson, Roosevelt, and Churchill era concerns and urges annual physicals, preapproved medical panels, and a permanent examining body ready to act under the 25th Amendment to prevent catastrophic failures.
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Group For the Advancement of Psychiatry
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Missouri
Eagleton
Ludwig II of
Bavaria
Ludwig
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
State Hospital Board
Long
Congress
U.S
California
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Washington, D.C
United States
Nixon’s Gamble on Federal Policy in First Term
The article critiques President Nixon’s early term push for free enterprise policies and federal spending as a response to national economic woes. It notes opposition to repealing the New Deal and Great Society era programs, arguing that critics fear burying problems in federal cash rather than solving them. The piece discusses faith in doctrinaire federal remedies and the potential political fallout.
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Washington
Nixon
Ted
Revenue sharing debate echoes in Nixon welfare plan
Analysis argues revenue sharing may replace central federal programs with direct grants, shifting costs to states and locals. It notes attempts to curb unemployment and poverty, but unresolved welfare and health care issues persist. The piece weighs political viability and long term effects on governance and civil rights.
Rebuttal to welfare column clarifies food stamp facts
HARROLD McFARLAND, Director Downtown Manpower Center, argues in a letter that welfare abuses exist but the Thursday column misrepresented rules. He lists eligibility basics, application procedures, and limits on food stamp use, urging reporting of fraud and citizen cooperation.
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Welfare Department
Harrold McFarland
Downtown Manpower Center
Fragile military communications amid costly failures
Washington sources reveal chronic flaws in U S military communications after a four hour Pentagon briefing. Soviet satellites and saboteurs have compromised undersea cables while Autovon Autodin and Autosevocom systems suffer from design flaws, maintenance costs, and delays that left ships and aircraft exposed.
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National Security Agency
ITT
Defense Communications Agency
Congress
U.S.S
Liberty
Mediterranean
Israel
Egypt
Pacific
Fort Meade
U.S.S. Pueblo
North Korea
Washington
U.S
U.S. Command
Korea
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