Nixon moves to revive Subversive Activities Control Board
By James J Kilpatrick Nixon delegates to SACB duties previously handled by the FBI and the Attorney General to compile the Attorney General's List of subversive organizations. The List, about 300 outfits and last updated in 1955, guided federal employment and background checks.
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Washington
Nixon
SACB
FBI
Attorney General
ACLU
Joe Rauh
Rauh
Americans For Democratic Action
Demand for Agreement on Hijacker Return in Congress
The Cuban prisoner exchange with 18 Americans inflames U S senators and the Foreign Relations Committee seeks an international pact or bilateral understanding with Fidel Castro on return and punishment of air hijackers. Fulbright warns without Cuban participation the pact lacks value and urges talks with Castro. The piece notes 113 hijacking cases since 1961 and only 28 convictions, urging cooperation to curb piracy.
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Washington
Havana
Congress
Fidel Castro
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Cuba
United States
Nixon
Senate
Hague
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Castro
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
U.S
Braniff
South America
Police officer quits and moves family to England over drug scene
A 38 year old officer resigns after 14 years citing drugs in his community distressing his daughters. He warns many parents face fear as youth drug use rises nationwide. He condemns endless committees delaying simplification of the federal tax return while urging understandable procedures.
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England
California
Chas. Mathias
Virginia
O’sullivan
Capitol Restaurant
John Amick
Winchester Star
Winchester News
John P. Bell
U.S. Army Air Corps
Bringing IT Home A Billion Dollars In Perspective
The piece explains how large one billion dollars is using concrete comparisons. It notes that a billion dollars laid in bills would span about 96,670 miles and could buy over 300,000 cars at 3,000 each, while a dollar-a-minute pace would take 2,000 years to spend the sum. It emphasizes every government dollar comes from taxpayers.
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U.S
American Taxpayers’ Pocketbook
Seaboard
United States
Pacific Ocean
Tests of Greatness for Past Masters in Modern Recordings
The piece muses on whether legends like John Barrymore Chopin Liszt Jenny Lind would retain greatness if revived in today’s era. It argues acting and music change with time and that recordings, while skilled, expose a performer to future judgment.
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John Barrymore
Chopin
Liszt
Jenny Lind
Red Cross chapter names new Winchester-Frederick chair
BEN BELCHIC was named chairman of the Winchester Frederick County Chapter American Red Cross at the annual meeting succeeding Robert K. Waltz. The note highlights local civic service and leadership changes within the chapter.
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Ben Belchic
Winchester-Frederick County
American Red Cross
Robert K. Waltz
Jack W. Lillis
John H. Lillis
Route 4
Naval Reserve
Naval School of Preflight
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Virginia
Gabriel's Horn daily meditation by Earl L. Douglas
The piece praises American progress and freedom while acknowledging past mistakes and future risks. It muses on cosmic scale, scientific advances, and the idea of Gabriel blowing his horn as a reminder to heed caution. It reflects optimism tempered by caution about catastrophe.
Nixon China trip aims to steer Southeast Asia peace talks
President Nixon plans a landmark visit to mainland China to pursue a path toward ending the Vietnam War and stabilizing Southeast Asia. The move could affect U N recognition and veto power debates while seeking Soviet restraint and a possible Geneva conference retooling.
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Washington
United States
Red China
Southeast Asia
Nixon
China
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Peking
Indo-China
North
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Asia
Moscow
America
United Nations
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
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J. Kilpatrick
By Jack Bell
Algeria
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Joe Raith
Department of Poetic Justice
Charleston
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News and Courier
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Letter Carriers’ Union
I.Q
Washington, D.C
Abraham
God
Isaac
Newton
Halley
Donati
the Star Files
Earl L. Douglas
Gabriel
By David Lawrence
Security Council
Formosa
Western
South Pacific
U.N
Indo- China
Chou En-Lai
Winchester Evening Star
Advertising and Business
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O'Connell
Winchester
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