Weinberger Says No to Tax Hikes and Calls for Spending Cuts
Caspar Weinberger, new OMB director, testified before the Joint Economic Committee advocating restraint on spending and opposing a broad tax increase. He warned that deficit spending echoes New Deal excesses as Congress debated flood relief and a massive appropriations bill, underscoring a clash over fiscal policy.
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Office of Management and Budget
Caspar W. Weinberger
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
William Proxmire
Wiscnsin Democrat
Weinberger
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
George McGovern
South Dakota
Congress
Nixon
Senate
Health, Education and Welfare and Labor Department
Bias in Defending Rights Spurs British Law Reform Drive
An eight year study by a commission of fourteen judges proposes curbing defense rights to improve trial outcomes. It argues fairness means the result should be the right one, not loopholes for acquittal. Critics fear harsher law enforcement. supporters cite crime trends and police effectiveness.
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United States
Robert Mark
Scotland Yard
London
Political Wives The toll of life beside politicians
The article surveys wives of politicians sharing tough realities. Patricia Nixon projects calm poise, Muriel Humphrey logged 25,000 campaign miles, and Ellen Proxmire calls campaigning a nightmare. Some cope via careers, service, or social duties, while others endure long absences and heavy domestic demands.
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Patricia Nixon
Muriel Humphrey
Hubert H
Ellen Proxmire
William Proximire
Distaff
Joan Mondale
Walter F. Mondale
Betty Talmadge
Washington
Communist Party
Moscow
Medina County Gazette Postal Rates and Staff Listing
Medina County Gazette is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Medina County Publications Inc. Rates include 12 months in advance at $26 and six months at $13. Serviceman and college student $14.40 annually. Publisher Arthur Do. Hudnutt, evening Editor Mike Dungien, General Manager Stuart A. Borden. Contact numbers Medina 725-4166 and Brunswick 225-3177.
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Medina County Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc
West Liberty Street
Medina
Medina, O
Arthur DO. Hudnutt
Mike Dungien
Stuart A. Borden
Brunswick
Laird Critiques McGovern Defense Budget White Flag Claim
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird rebuts Senator George McGovern's defense cuts, arguing the proposed 20 to 30 billion dollar reduction would erode U S strategic deterrence. He cites Minuteman III Poseidon Navy and air force reductions as undermining SALT II talks and risking MBFR negotiations. Laird warns the McGovern plan would weaken allies invite Soviet pressure and shift the world toward instability.
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Defense
Melvin Laird
Senate Appropriations
George McGovern
William Proxmire
Dem.-Wis
Laird
McGovern
United States
Mediterranean
Soviet Union
Israel
Atlantic
Pacific
Air Force
Navy
U. S
Europe
U.S
Peace in Vietnam Shapes U S Trade with Soviets and China
UPI analyst Phil Newsom argues early end to the Vietnam conflict would ease U S export licenses to China and foster new trade talks with the Soviet Union. Favored nation status for Soviet goods and extended credits hinge on halting aid to North Vietnam, with maritime unions a factor in the broader economic dispute.
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China
Vietnam
Phil Newsom
UPI
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Boeing Company
North Vietnam
Moscow
Congress
Politicians Rated Low in Public Trust Amid Car Dealer Analogy
A UPI survey ranks politicians near the bottom of public trust, prompting a Miami Beach caricature of delegates shopping for a presidential candidate. The piece humorously compares candidates to used cars while noting broader Soviet trade talks and potential U.S. jobs tied to grain and equipment deals.
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Washington
UPI
Miami Beach
Nixon
McGovern
Librarian notes on new books and volunteer drives
Ann Matthews notes praise for Cathedrals of Europe and the Notre Dame window. The Auxiliary of the American Legion funds new titles, while beekeepers donate to the Building Fund in memory of Henry Mellert. Readers request pamphlets and volunteers are urged to assist with delivering and returning books. Margaret Truman biography coming after the November election with Life excerpts. Limited edition miniature book by Eugene O Neill offered in July. Happy reading.
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Ann Michell
Europe
Auxiliary
The
American Legion
Ames
Melville
Attica
Smith
Medina County Beekeepers Association
Henry Mellert
Margaret Truman Daniel
Harry S. Truman
Morrow
Life
Eugene O’neill
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Dick West
U.S. Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
Peterson
Russia
Kama River
Ann Matthews
Cloverleaf
Betty Clay
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