Viking Mars lander delay prompts space policy warning
The piece notes NASA budget cuts delaying Viking Mars plans from 1973 to 1975, postponing a 1974 landing. It argues for restraint on space exploration funding, urges prioritizing education, environment, welfare reform, and broader national needs over costly technical triumphs. It highlights the fiscal strain from Vietnam.
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NASA
Mars
State of the Union
Space
Earth
Viet Nam
What Others Say on Charity and Welfare State
A reflection argues that nationalizing charity erodes moral worth and personal care. It warns that assuming welfare replaces love and responsibility, risking broader moral decay as younger generations push for less personal standards.
Letters to Editor Remember Lithuania
The Kremlin claims Russian imperialism ended with the czar yet Lithuania and the Baltic states remain under pressure. This letter salutes Lithuanian history, notes anniversaries from 1251 and 1918, cites Soviet occupation in 1940, and urges U.S. support for Baltic independence while urging readers to consider the broader meaning of social issues.
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Lithuania
Kremlin
Baltic States
Mindaugas the Great
Republic of Lithuania
Russia
Red Army
Siberia
Soviet Union
United States
Latvia
Estonia
House of Representatives
United States Senate
United Nations
How to Be Happy on Razor Edge in Jerusalem
Israel faces a dangerous regional crisis but remains defiant and resilient. The piece notes Israel is surrounded and outnumbered, yet keeps national life intact as diplomatic tensions rise with multiple Arab states and Jordan appears similarly wary.
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Razor Edge
Jerusalem
Israel
Middle East
Jordan
Tel Aviv
Notable 1968 Outlook: Golda Meir and the Suez War
James Reston portrays Golda Meir as unflinching and resolute amid mounting Middle East hostilities. He notes Israel’s temporary military edge, the fragile regional balance, and Washington Moscow tensions as the war drags into an extended stalemate with a call for a cease-fire and a durable settlement.
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Moscow
Washington
Middle East
Nasser
Nixon
Israel
Cairo
Britain
France
Egypt
Tunney's son Tunney Seeks Senate Victory Confidence
Gene Tunney trained by running backward for Dempsey bouts. Rep John V Tunney campaigns in California for the November Senate race against George Murphy, comparing nerves to his father’s self-assurance. He seeks funds, claiming a need of one to two million dollars and hints at strong early fundraising.
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Washington
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
John V Tunney
Riverside
U.S
George Murphy
Tunney
California
Murphy
Tanney
Dempsey
Rock Bottom
Tenney
Hep
George E. Brown
Monterey Park
Tunney Forecasts Campaign Strategy In California Race
Lou Cannon reports Tunney believes inflation shapes Democratic fundraising and notes Republican finance strength in tight money periods. He contests California as a Republican year, warns against ADA attacks on his record, and stresses debates with Murphy to seize momentum toward an anticipated November victory.
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Rep. Brown
Tunney
California
Americans For Democratic Action
Southern California
Riverside
Brown
Sen
Murphy
Pierre Salinger
Secrecy in Congress Draws Fire Over Open Hearings
Washington UPI reports that major farm subsidy and public assistance bills are being shaped behind closed doors. House Agriculture and Ways and Means committees draft multi billion cost policies with administration witnesses present, while open hearings are rare. Reform advocates push for openness despite resistance.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Tris
Agriculture
Agriculture Committee
HEW
Robert H. Finch
Ways and Means
Interior
House Banking Committee
Wright Paiman
D-Tex
The Art of Courtly Love and a Refugees History Set
A readable survey of Andreas Capellanus guidebook to courtly love from 1170 to 1174 with notes on Jove and conduct. Also reviewed is Frederick A. Norwood’s Norwood’s Exile history in two volumes from Abingdon, detailing Judeo Christian refugee narratives through Exodus and Exile.
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Andreas Capellanus
John Jay Parry
Norton
Records of
Andre the Chaplain
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Nfe
Frederick A. Norwood
Abingdon
Norwood
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Merel Jess
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Daly
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