Nixon Faces Unequal Partners At Midway Meeting
President Nixon arrives at Midway in a position of strength amid a clash of interests with South Vietnam leader Nguyen Van Thieu. Thieu rules as a US-backed figurehead, with an opposition suppressed, while Paris talks press toward a coalition and reduced American presence. Nixon’s cautious stance aims to prevent a Communist takeover as US support underpins Thieu’s regime.
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Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Midway
National Liberation Front
Thieu
Mr. Nixon
Paris
U.S
Thien
Congressmen flee to Paris for Air Show costs
Fifty nine House members depart for the Paris International Air Show at taxpayer expense to observe aviation progress. Rep Mendel Rivers touts the trip as a signal of sound future aircraft policy while senators reportedly snub the voyage. Congress approves a quick pay advance, substituting funds from another account, avoiding a roll call vote. Statesmen seemingly justify the trip amid claims of duty and cost limits.
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House of Representatives
Paris
House Armed Services Committee
Mendel Rivers
Congress
Open Forum on Drugs and Public Morals in Long Beach
Readers urge a neutral stance on alcohol and marijuana as drug abuse rises. They cite Don Kirkland’s Sidewalk Senate and question whether society should accept drugs or seek stronger prevention measures. They critique a Buckley TV remark and call for non toxic paints for children.
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Don Kirkland
Senate
Murphy Uses Unanimous Consent Breach in Farm Labor Bill
In a rare Senate clash, Senator George Murphy chose unanimous consent to send a farm labor bill to the Agriculture Committee, bypassing Labor and Public Welfare. Critics call it a breach of good faith and anarchy if repeated, though the move followed written rules.
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Washington
Senate
George Murphy
Calif
Murphy
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
California
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
Labor Committee
Liberals Question Nixon Aims on Voting Rights Act
Washington liberals grow wary that Nixon may water down the Voting Rights Act as a reward to southern supporters at the Republican National Convention. Focus centers on desegregation in schools and potential shifts in policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Capital Chatter Signals Voting Rights Act Renewal Debate
Liberals on the House Judiciary Committee sense the administration will push changes to the 1965 Voting Rights Act upon renewal. They fear possible removal of federal registrars and the low-registration trigger, or use of a corrupt elections provision to weaken support from machine politicians like Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
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HEW
Robert Finch
Dixie
House Judiciary Committee
Chicago
Richard Daley
Education for what in the college crisis of New York
The debate over college access shifts from who should be educated to what education is for. At City College of New York a proposed five tier admissions plan aims to balance race by admitting half from regular standards and half from the slums, sparking fierce controversy. The piece contrasts the goals of Black leaders, who seek education as a path to opportunity and identity, with white student radicals who question government and societal demands, arguing for varied educational aims and the need for choice amid many colleges.
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New York
City College “of New York
Barbara Christian
Free College
City College
Miss Christian
Roy
Carnell
Three Faces of Fascism by Ernst Nolte reviewed
A noted German historian traces three dangerous right wing totalitarianisms: France with L action Francaise and Maurras, Italian fascism with Mussolini, and German national socialism with Hitler. Mentor Books edition priced at $1.95 praised as a magnificent historical dissection.
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Ernst. Nolte
Mentor Books
L’action Francaise
Charles Maurras
France
Mussolini
Hitler
Sidewalk Senate Rant From a Teamster Checker
Ron Sehnert, a teamster checker, reflects on a life lived day by day finding little shocks or surprises in schools and everyday trouble, expressing a casual, easygoing outlook. He cites routine frustrations as part of his liberal, unhurried life.
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Ron Sehnert
Teamster Checker
Shocking Encounters Recap At The Harbor Beach
In a Long Beach Harbor scene, DON KIRKLAND and GEORGIE ROMERO discuss who shocked them. Witnesses recall neighbor crimes, Cornell University unrest, and a patrol boat report of a hand in the water leaving bystander shaken yet briefly relieved.
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Georgie, Romero
Oats
Michael. Haynes
Tjfégue
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