Burns urges spending reform and zero base budgeting
Arthur F. Burns argues that federal, state and local expenditures grew from about 10 percent of GNP in 1929 to 35 percent in 1969 and that civilian programs drive budget growth. He endorses revenue sharing, zero base budgeting, and independent expenditure studies, urging Tax Foundation leadership in evaluating federal outlays.
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Mitchell criticized for black support and voting rights stance
Attorney General John N. Mitchell claimed Negro leaders praised the Nixon program in private and condemned it publicly, a claim critics call extraordinary. The piece argues the administration has moved on black issues but also expanded disfranchisement, voter law changes, and civil rights setbacks, fueling black discontent and calls for separation.
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Nixon May Face One Term As President Says Drummond Pair
Washington analysis argues Nixon’s bid hinges on ending the Vietnam War with a peace that lasts. It notes his pledge, concerns about Saigon Hanoi and the Viet Cong, and how success or failure could shape a 1972 re election. The piece warns battles ahead in Saigon and Washington.
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Reflections on Affluence and Human Purpose
The essay argues that wealth and leisure create substitutes for true values. It warns affluence can fuel pride division and social strife, urging a shift to meaningful growth and universal purpose aligned with finishing God’s work. It stresses ditching supremacist loyalties for shared human progress.
Labor Murders Seen in Cosa Nostra Style in Pittsburgh
A long, charged analysis suggests mob style killings linked to the United Mine Workers feud in Pittsburgh. The piece probes suspects, motives, and possible outside forces amid a deadly internal labor war.
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United Mine War
Exec
Cosa Nostra Zion
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Yablonskis
Swiss Gun Habits Stir Debate On Rights And Politics
The article notes widespread Swiss gun ownership justified by law, questions on women’s voting rights, and a ceremonial president. It compares Switzerland’s political structure with the United States, suggesting cantonal balance, and cites public reaction in Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
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