Nixon sets cautious path in world report to Congress
Editorial notes President Nixon’s year end address outlining gains and losses in world affairs. It highlights hopes from upcoming China and Russia trips, progress with Europe and Japan, and delays in Vietnam peace, India Pakistan tensions, Middle East, and Taiwan UN status. The piece stresses public support to realign American goals in a changing global balance.
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Nixon
Congress
China
Russia
Peking
U.S
Ate
Vietnam
Middle East
United Nations
West Europe
Japan
United States
Europe
Weapon against drug abuse editorials urge council
Commentary argues drug abuse is poorly understood and decisions are emotion driven. A proposed Drug Abuse Council funded by Ford Carnegie Kaiser Commonwealth Fund would finance objective evaluation of research prevention treatment and education to clarify public thinking and counter scare tactics with facts.
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America
Tion
Ford, Carnegie and
Kaiser
Commonwealth Fund
Drug Abuse Council
Somozas and Nicaragua’s Elusive Democracy
The Somoza family ruled Nicaragua for decades, reshaping constitutions to extend power and facing opposition from Fernando Aguero and Pedro Joaquín Chamorro. A 1933 Marines withdrawal preceded long dynastic control with elections flagged as manipulated, while critics blame unequal wealth distribution and state-building for the regime.
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Befors
Anastasio Somoza
Liberal
Nicaragua
Somoza
Fernando Aguero
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
la Prensa
Aguero
Chamorro
Mansfield Defends Senate Pace Amid Lollygagging Debate
The piece questions who in the Senate "fools around" with lollygagging as Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield denounces slow pace. It notes definitions of lollygagging from Webster and cites absenteeism, dawdling, and chatter as the main issues, with Byrd cracking down to curb delays.
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Washington
UPL
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S. Senate
Mansfield
Sen. Mansfield
Webster
Robert C. Byrd
Leiter
Tme
Vietnamese Soldier Hopes for Peace Amid War in Saigon
Phan Kim Bao, 20, a South Vietnamese Army recruit in Saigon, longs for peace while reflecting on Diem and Ho Chi Minh. He notes American aid, family displacement, and the desire to reunite a divided Vietnam as years of conflict continue.
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Vernon Wilson
Saigon
South Vietnam
Phan Kim Ean
A Shau
Mekong
Kien Hoa
Bao
Bat
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
CIA
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Cabot Lodge
Vietnam
Thieu
Thien
Thieuw
Phan Kim Bao
Blue Monday fading as workweek shortens across sectors
The piece argues Monday absenteeism rises in factories and Congress while business culture shifts toward shorter weeks. It notes Detroit carmakers prefer midweek production, puritan work ethic contrasts with evolving attitudes, and hints at a coming three day weekend with Friday’s pace easing.
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Gist
Detroit
Cannivera
Alvsty
House of Representatives
England
James
America
Nixon
United States
Washington
Congress
Commerce
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