Time to de escalate Vietnam Peace Talks Editorial
An editorial argues the PRG's establishment as a provisional government for South Vietnam shifts the Paris talks. It notes Thieu's National Social Democratic Front and South Vietnamese political blocs, warns of intensified political struggle, and calls for rapid ceasefire and elections under international supervision to hasten peace.
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Provisional Revolutionary Government
PRG
National Liberation Front
Paris
South Vietnam
Saigon
Thien
Thieu
National Social Democratic Front
Coalition Election Commission
Nixon
PRG Election Commission
The cost of paid speaking by government officials
The piece notes President Kennedy urged officials to decline paid lectures, a rule not followed by later presidents. It contrasts executive restraint with legislative and judicial speakers who earn substantial fees and use booking agents. Harry Walker's agency argues such pay aids public outreach, while ethics questions persist for judges and members of Congress.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Harry Walker
New York
Sen. Goldwater
Walker
Washington
Executive Department
Ethics Group
Congress
Cold War changing by C L Sulzberger column
C L Sulzberger analyzes U S and Soviet strengths and weaknesses, noting American unity strains and shifting global dynamics. He argues the Soviet Union faces internal crisis and brittleness while America shows potential for reform through opportunity, despite race turmoil and campus unrest.
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C. L. Sulzberger
New York Times
Paris
U.S
Uss.r
Soviet Union
China
Russia
Kremlin
America
Moscow
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Nkrumah
Nixon to Pick a Federal Reserve Chair Next Year
A seasoned appointment looms as Nixon prepares to choose a successor to William McChesney Martin Jr. as Federal Reserve Board chair by January. Burger has become chief justice, and the piece weighs the needed blend of independence, discipline, and adaptability for the next Fed leader amid calls for policy reform.
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Albert L. Kraus
New York Times
New York
Supreme Court
Marding
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Earl Warren
William McChesney Martin Jr
Burger
The
Treasury
Marlin
Federal Reserve
Federal Open Market Committee
Central Banking System
Martin
American Bankers Association
William McChesney Martin
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