Nixon aides misfire on following through on goals and machinery
Observers in Washington describe the Nixon administration as uncertain in handling the legislative and bureaucratic processes. They liken it to a four year sales meeting with little follow through, citing examples from Congress to White House staff and noting Johnson’s contrasted effectiveness.
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Press Club
K Street
CIA
Siberia
Nixon
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
William H. Scherle
Iowa
White House
Harry S. Flemming
Scherle
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon White House
Iron Gates
Treasury
John Connally
Sigmund Romberg
Bob Haldeman
Haldeman
Los Angeles
J. Walter Thompson
Walt Disney
Richard Nixon
California
Senate Committee On Finance
Connally
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge
East
David Kennedy
Wally Hickel
Pentagon
U. S
Indochina
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
Ft. Benning
Vietnam
Washington, D. C
Broad base of student unrest grows beyond colleges
The FBI annual report shows college protests declining from 1969 70 levels but a rise in high school disturbances with 350 disruptions in secondary schools causing over 700 injuries and 2400 arrests. The piece notes shifts in causes, linking policy priorities and education goals to unrest, and urges reevaluating national spending and goals.
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FBI
U. S
Indochina
U. S. Senate
Multi use park facilities could boost Illinois recreation
The piece argues for large multi use state park facilities to attract vacationers and generate revenue. It cites Disney and Six Flags as models and suggests private firms develop parks with pools golf courses lodges cabins and boating while preserving natural areas. It notes ownership costs and reorganization of the conservation department as part of expanding outdoor facilities.
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Disney
Six Flags
State Department of Conservation
Illinois
Nois
Conservation Department
Ogilvie
Great goals stall as Nixon’s reform program falters
By mid-1971 four of five legislative goals are stuck in committees while welfare reform nears Senate jeopardy. The sixth goal for a full employment economy faces deficit funding. Economic indicators show mixed signals with rising inflation and growing deficits, even as some employment measures improve. The health, revenue sharing, and environmental proposals lag in Congress amid interdepartmental pushback.
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Richard Nixon
House
Senate
Nixon
Southern Illinoisan Editorial Staff Listing
The Southern Illinoisan acknowledges John C. Gardner as Editor and General Manager and James K. Adams as Business Manager in the masthead.
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John C. Gardner
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