Editorial on 25th Amendment and Agnew successor
The piece argues the vice presidency should reflect the president's political philosophy and competence, not Congress or party dictates. It criticizes Democratic leaders for seeking a stand in candidate who would refuse to run in 1976, urging that the president’s choice be independent and capable of becoming president if needed.
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New York Times
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Nixon
Richard Nixon
Democratic Party
Heart of gold inspiration recalls plans after loss
Leonard M. Groupe of the Chicago Daily News writes on estate planning and death taxes after a dear friend's sudden passing. He notes the need for timely action amid stock market declines and reflects on mortality and business correspondences.
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Leonard M. Groupe
Mr. Groupe
Chicago Daily News
Letters to the editor criticize law on right to reply and welfare overtime
Readers debate Florida law allowing a candidate to reply to newspaper attacks, arguing about press freedom and due process. A letter from Lakewood questions the press’s silence as a form of complicity, while Lynwood George F. Drasal of Lynwood complains about welfare recipients and overtime boosting taxes.
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Florida
Lalso
Crie
Lakewood
Protest Silence Sparks City Tax Debate Critique
A reader laments lack of protest coverage as General Telephone Co raises charges for unpublished numbers and Long Beach City Council passes a utility tax with minimal reporting, accusing nine councilmen of passivity and calling for stronger local reporting.
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General Telephone Co
Long Beach
Joun Rudesili
The Price of Vanity Editorial Angers Fur Fashion Debate
The Long Beach reader Nancy Hirashima asks women shoppers if fur coats and jackets pushed by fashion houses are worth animal suffering. She warns that new fur trends could revive mass hunting and urges choosing wool over pelts for true chic.
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Vanity
Long Beach
Nancy Hirashima
Maritime limits and sea rights in evolving law
Fifteen years after four Geneva maritime law accords, world agreement on high seas rights remains elusive. Territorial air limits, naval access through straits, and sea floor minerals provoke competing claims. Advances in satellite use, fishing zones, and nodules mining press for a new, global legal framework unlikely to emerge soon.
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United States
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Japan
Norway
U.S.A
West Germany
Howard Hughes Organization
Nixon trade pledge imperiled by Jackson Mills fight
The Nixon detente policy faces new peril as Jackson and Mills push a trade equality approach aimed at pressuring Moscow to permit emigration of Soviet Jews. Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy stalls as Congress backs the Jackson amendment, threatening credit, most favored nation status, and leverage over the Kremlin.
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Wilbur Mills
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Henry Kissinger
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al Ullman
Oregon
Charles A. Vanik
Ohio
James C. Corman
Jerry L. Pettis
California
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Leonid Brezhnev
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