Arizona to have John Birch Day sparks national laughter
An editorial criticizes Governor Williams for proclaiming a John Birch Day in Arizona. It notes Birch’s limited public merit beyond aiding Doolittle and being the first American killed by the Chinese Communists, then mocks the idea by proposing other dubious honorary days and a Lt. Calley Day.
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Arizona
John Birch
Oklahoma
Jack Williams
Society of the Same Name
James Doolittle
Tokyo
Birch
Birchers
Eisenhower
Truman
Kennedy
John Birch Society
Gov. Williams
Winnie Ruth Judd
Dandy
Lee Eckard
Geronimo Day
Calley Day
Rights of Arizona farm workers under attack
An Arizona farm worker editorial argues HB 207 harms labor rights by denying strikes collective bargaining and boycotts. It describes living conditions for farm workers as impoverished with no social protections and urges the Legislature to improve their lives rather than enact industry favored restrictions.
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Arizona
Congress
Nixon Neace Red China Ping Pong Talks Mark Breakthrough
An English language Peking broadcast praises a warming U.S. China tie and Ping Pong invitation as a sign of Nixon diplomacy. The piece notes risks to Soviet relations and arms talks while outlining careful moves since 1969 toward a possible new balance among Moscow Peking and Washington.
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Washington
Peking
Red China
U.S. State Department
Pakistan
Moscow
China
White House
Nixon
Nicolae Ceausescu
Romania
Soviet Union
U.S
Warsaw
Japan
Hanoi
Chou En-lai
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Paris
Laos
Chou Enlai
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Slating of 11th member to break tie in state court stalemate
Camden New Jersey Post reports that if five Republicans and five Democrats reach a stalemate the state Supreme Court will appoint an 11th member to break the tie and the commission will have another month to work.
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State Supreme Court
Commission
Camden
N.J
Our Man Hoppe The Pentagon wins a war
Arthur Hoppe critiques a 1971 government reorganization that shifted War on Poverty to the Pentagon and HEW funding. Heavily satirical, he alleges contractors and programs like Sky Bolt TFX and ABM revive aid to the poor while draining HEW budgets, claiming a paradoxical national security result.
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Department of Health, Education & Welfare
Congress
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Westmoreland
Sky Bolt
Boeing Corporation of
Seattle
TFX
Lockheed
Rolls Royce
America
ABM
Penn Central Railroad
HEW
Vietnam
Crime in America a fair look at causes and control
Marvin Nodiff reviews Ramsey Clark's Crime in America 1970 noting its broad scope from causes to law enforcement and punishment. Clark emphasizes repeat offenders drive most felonies and argues the nation must address systemic injustices and lack of empathy to reduce crime.
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America
Ramsey Clark
New York
Clark
Nixon Withdrawal Review Limits North Vietnamese Resources
Washington studied the post Laotian review to gauge what North Vietnam can supply to South Vietnam and Cambodia. It estimates Hanoi could sustain protracted warfare through the coming months but cannot mount a broad offensive in northern provinces this year.
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Washington
Nixon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Sihanoukville
Laos
Vietnam
Hanoi
Trail
North Vietnam
White House
III
IV Corps
Definite withdrawal date urged to accelerate Vietnam peace
A reader argues that setting a firm total date to withdraw U.S. forces from Vietnam would reduce pressure on troops, spur serious negotiations for prisoner release, and prevent deeper entanglement as partial withdrawal continues.
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Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Top ten books at the library reveal varied tastes
A library list ranks popular titles led by Stewart's The Crystal Cave and Caldwell's Great Lion of God. Other notable picks include Bristow Calico Palace, Drury The Thrones of Saturn, Toffler Future Shock, Reich The Greening of America, Reuben Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, Shaw Rich Man Poor Man, Speer Inside the Third Reich, and Delderfield God Is an Englishman.
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Stewart
Caldwell
Bristow
Calico Palace
Drury
Toffler
Future Shock
Reich
America
Reuben
Shaw
Speer
Inside the Third Reich
Delderfield
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Jonathan Marshall
Jerry McElfresh
W. B
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Earl
Scottsdale
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