Editorial: Mayors Press for Revenue Without Cost Control
The 28 big city mayors met with the President and congressional leaders to pressure for more federal revenue sharing or local taxes. The piece argues cities must also tackle cost control to avoid repeating tax burdens and ongoing deficits amid rapid public spending. It notes leaders offered little on reducing or reforming expenses despite large city size and tax levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maurice Landrieu
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Tokyo Mood Music Puts Traffic in Rhythm With Tapes
Tokyo police install tape cassette players at intersections to shape driver behavior. A piercing siren sounds when lights change to deter red light running and a nightingale tone soothes nerves during rush hour. The approach aims to ease congestion and encourage reform.
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Tokyo
Aid and Comfort and the Vietnam War Debate
The article discusses a proposed Congressional measure to order all U S troops from Vietnam by December 31 1971 arguing it would aid the enemy by signaling an early withdrawal. It questions foreign policy rationale and contrasts with the administration timetable for gradual withdrawal in 1972 and Vietnamization aiming to build a large South Vietnamese force and sustain U S influence.
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Washington
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Vietnam
Indochina
America
Hanoi
Paris
South Vietnam
Congress of the
Asia
Europe
Nixon
Secretary of Defense
Nostalgia and national resolve in an unsettled era
Henry J. Taylor argues nostalgia reflects a search for faith in heritage institutions amid rising cynicism and permissiveness. He warns that weakening values threaten social cohesion and urges patience, renewal, and steady support for national goals, including Vietnam policy and public duty.
How's Your I Q Score Based On 100 Questions
A reader quiz outlines scoring by daily correct counts from 9 to 10 giving ranks Memory Genius to Good with page 2 for answers. Questions cover geography history and art including Rajah origin Bacchus New England states Copley Hibernians theodolite Chungking and colonial territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
India
Burma
Indo-China
Bacchus
New England
John Singleton Copley
Chungking
Danish West Indies
Murillo
Corsica
Spain
France
Italy
Blackburn Moore seeks re election and aims for House Speaker
DEL Blackburn Moore announced his bid for re election to the House of Delegates and said he would seek another term as House Speaker if successful. Miss Joy Foreman named Honorary Fire Chief of Gore Volunteer Fire Company for Apple Blossom Festival parade. Chamber urges Confederate flags on buildings during Civil War Centennial opening week starting April 23. Miss Dorothy deGrange and Miss Irene Johnson named Maids of Honor to Queen Shenandoah XIX. Miss Anna Baker wed Harold Radford Anderson at her parents home March 31. Miss Jean Forney wed Harold Patton at Braddock Street Methodist Church.
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del. E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Miss Joy Deanna Foreman
Gore Volunteer Fire Company
Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Liberating the True Self and the Divine Artist Within
In this meditation the hidden human potential is compared to a marble block awaiting release. Michelangelo’s insight illustrates that a grand figure rests beneath flaws, and with grace and effort the true self can emerge. The message: through divine guidance we can transform life from error to triumph.
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Rip van Winkle
Michelangelo
Nixon or Connally on ticket in 1972 says William S. White
Senatorial chatter links John Connally and Spiro Agnew in 1972 politics with President Nixon silent on the issue. White notes Nixon building Connally as domestic powerhouse while Agnew retains loyalty and credibility among Republicans and many Democrats despite public distrust.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
John Connally
Texas
Spiro Agnew
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el Reno
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By David Lawrence
Henry J. Taylor
PiXiese
By Wohl
U.S. Pet
I.Q
Dorothy Degrange
Irene Carol Johnson
Shenandoah
Anna Margaret Baker
Harold Radford Anderson
Earl E. Baker
Jean Forney
Harold Patton
Braddock St. Methodist Church
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Douglas
William S. White
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Americans For Democratic Action
Agnew
Connally
Treasury
Mr. Agnew
Harry Truman
Maryland
Winchester Evening Star
Kent St
Winchester
Advertising and Business
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglasb. O’connell
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