Nixon aides tied ITT pledge to 1972 convention funding
A memorandum by Charles Colson links ITT's 400000 pledge to underwrite the San Diego Republican convention with discussions to drop an ITT antitrust suit. The notes imply Attorney General Mitchell may have known about the pledge, raising questions about appearances and connections to Watergate era politics.
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Nixon
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
Charles Colson
H. R. Haldeman
John N. Mitchell
San Diego
Mitchell
ITT
Senate Judiciary Committee
Richard G. Kleindienst
Mr. Colson
Haldeman
White House
Herbert Klein
William E. Timmons
Colson
Samuel Cash
Senate Watergate Committee
Mr. Haldeman
Department of Creep
Committee For
Edmund Muskie
Edward Gurney
Florida
Mr. Cash
Historians Will Judge Nixon Based on Future Perspectives
Historians expect to judge Nixon by future views and cultural currents more than today’s facts. The article notes Nixon’s habit of recording decisions for posterity and cites Reconstruction era abolitionists as an example of shifting historical perceptions influenced by era and ideology.
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Nixon
Charles Sumner
Thaddeus Stephens
Senate backs two year extension of public service jobs program
The Senate voted 74 to 21 to extend the public service jobs program for two years amid calls for House approval and a presidential sign. The plan would fund about 300000 positions with 1.25 billion dollars annually and continue where unemployment stays above 6 percent. The program aided the elderly, children, mentally ill, teachers, and veterans and faced funding and timing critiques.
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Senate
House
Food price realism urged by Quaker Oats president
Quaker Oats president Robert D. Stuart Jr argues that lower food prices are unrealistic and that higher prices are needed to cover costs and assure supply. He cites rising demand, crop shortages, weather, and a weakening dollar, urging policy actions to phase out controls and boost U.S. production.
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Robert D. Stuart Jr
Quaker Oats Company
Global food shortages reshape world agriculture in 1973
The New York Times survey shows Western nations face soaring prices for staples once cheap, while developing countries gain investment in industry. Japan seeks new soybean sources as 90 percent of their soybeans are at risk. Brazil expands soybeans and overall farming as exports soar. Europe relies on subsidies and cheap dollars. Canada and Australia boost grain and meat. New Zealand hosts buyers. the Soviet Union and China look to imports to cover gaps.
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United States
Europe
U.S
Quaker
Congress
H. J. Maidenberg
New York Times
New York
Canada
Japan
Soviet Union
Brazil
Washington
California
Latin America
Australia
China
New Zealand
No title found in fragment on Nixon and history views
The passage discusses shifting historical interpretations of Reconstruction and slavery from benign neglect era through postwar revisions led by historians like Kenneth Stampp. It notes Nixon-era perceptions as shaped by historical writing and the president’s isolation from the public, contrasting news with history.
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Margert Mitchell
Kenneth Stampp
America
Nixon
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