Government overreach in audio-visual spending
Rep Barry Goldwater Jr with GAO investigators finds 1971 audio-visual spending around 35 million but government expenditures on films tapes and related activities exceed 500 million making Washington the largest producer in radio TV and film. Agencies report 11 million in equipment yet hold at least 289 million worth. Mismanagement cited across 13 agencies.
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Barry Goldwater Jr
California
Hollywood
General Accounting Office
Goldwater
Washington
Staggered work hours urged for Midtown Manhattan firms
The Midtown Task Force on Staggered Work Hours proposes shifting start and end times by at least 30 minutes for over 1,000 midtown firms to cut congestion. More than 750,000 workers now work 9 to 5, and earlier or later hours could ease subway crowding and roadway backups, with benefits seen in lower Manhattan and potential citywide adoption.
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New York City
Midtown Task Force
Midtown Manhattan
lower-Manhattan
World Trade Center
Midtown
Manhattan
Holland and
Lincoln Tunnels
New York
Nixon Foes Thwarted by Secret 1968 Convention Count
Henry J. Taylor recounts a hidden nose-count at the 1968 Republican National Convention that shook Nixon foes and shaped Kennedy's strategy. Kennedy and Mankiewicz allegedly backed McGovern as a stalking horse while Kennedy weighed his own nomination fate. Kennedy decided not to oppose Johnson, pledging loyalty as McCarthy surged in New Hampshire.
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Kennedy
Frank Mankiewicz
George McGovern
Robert Kennedy
Mr. McGovern
McGovern
Mr. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
McCarthy
Roper
Mr. Johnson
New Hampshire
Mr. McCarthy
Johnson
Washington, D.C
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Nixon landslide in 1968 nomination foretold by vote count
Analysis notes Nixon and Agnew expected to win renomination. The piece traces economic trends from Commerce reports showing inflation easing in 1972 and profits up, while war concerns fade. It recalls Nixon’s 1968 nomination dynamics and Bobby Kennedy’s decision, with behind the scenes Nixon vote tally in New Jersey signaling early victory.
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Washington
Nixon
Agnew
Department of Commerce
Berlin Front Line Tension and Political Moves
Soviet armored cars blocked by U S military police for 45 minutes at Berlin as Cold War pressure rises on day six. George E. Scheulen named campaign manager for J Kenneth Robinson in Maryland Seventh District race. Fire company driver James Geanious resigns effective September 15. State Department confirms Russia protests an Anglo American French talks on German industry but the talks proceed. Explosion rocks southeastern Berlin with 50 pounds of dynamite causing 25 to 30 windows. Cricket swarms cause reported apple orchard damage in Frederick and Clarke counties.
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U.S
Berlin
George E. Scheulen
Stephens City
Frederick County
J. Kenneth Robinson
James Geanious
Friendship Fire Co
State Department
Russia
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Ralph Dorsey
Moore and Dorsey
Stop Being Lonely A Daily Meditation Note
The meditation explores loneliness as a harsh reality and urges action. It argues loneliness stems from self-imposed withdrawal and lack of engagement with reading, organizations, and service. It counsels joining activities and helping others to overcome isolation. Stop.
Skirmishes Over 1976 Preface Stir GOP Minds
James J. Kilpatrick weighs future a Republican race after Nixon era. Agnew’s age, image, and record loom as factors in 1976. Percys reelect, Connally and Baker potential, Laird and Buckley mentioned. a win lifts Agnew as heir apparent. The convention mood could shift from dull to pivotal.
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Percy
John G. Tower
Texas
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Maryland
Charles McC. Mathias
New York
James L. Buckley
Agnew
Hubert Humphrey
Big Payoff In Life Is Its Memories
HAL BOYLE reflects on memories as the true life payoff. The essay recalls Milton Berle on TV, childhood adventures, growing old with a father, circuses, dreams of running away, measles joy, freight trains, and conversations about death.
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New York
Milton Berle
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Robert F. Kennedy
By David Lawrence
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Harold C. Passer
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America
I.Q
Paul Hornung
Jim Owens
Ben Hogan
T.V.A
United States
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Detroit
Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New Jersey
Miami Beach
Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Thomas T. Byrd
Douglas B. O'Connell
Winchester
By James J. Kilpatrick
Fla
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
South Carolina
Connecticut
Charles H. Percy
Ilinois
Reform
International Platform Association
Hal Boyle
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