Nation and anthem memory mix with aging congressmen debate
The article combines reflection on Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner with a critique of the Senate and House pension proposal for senior lawmakers. It notes a bill to retire older members and reduce pensions after age 70, framed against views on senority and reform. The piece ends by imagining future daring crossings and hints at 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
Baltimore
Key
House Retirement Subcommittee
Congress
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Roadblocks For Administration
Nixon faces mixed reception on Capitol Hill as he pushes economic plans aimed at curbing inflation and expanding jobs. Democrats doubt post freeze plans while labor presses for anti inflationary relief and fair profits. Detroit notes predict auto production growth from repealing taxes, but Congress resists spending cuts amid unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Capitol Hill
Sauna
Detroit
Nixon
United States Plans Orbit Recovery and Katanga End
The United States aimed to recover any orbit after one sweep around the earth. The United Nations declared a forceful end to Katanga's secession following a blood spillage in Elisabethville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Nations
Katanga
Elisabethville
The Contest Between Good and Evil in Daily Life
Daily meditation reflects a constant warfare between good and evil as the Bible and humanity affirm. It notes Jesus faced temptation before His ministry, explains the purpose of the divine plan, and urges believers to seek victory through God’s provision amid a global spiritual struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
God
Christ
Prayer Day Proposed to Restore Morality in Nation
Washington argues for an annual national prayer day to curb rising crime and youth misbehavior. The piece urges ethics classes, parental influence, and religious involvement to instill decency amid concerns about drugs, violence, and permissive attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Independence
America
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention
Too Young to Drive and Cuba Flight Controversy Letters
The page prints two reader letters. Irene Gainesboro questions teen car insurance and manhood at eighteen versus twenty-five, while Lillian Hornig argues Cuba airlift costs and wait times, noting limited flights and job loss for applicants seeking departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Cuba
U.S
United States
Lillian Hornig
Plainfield Heights
The Democratic field in 1972 narrows to four leaders
Washington columnist William S. White discards McGovern Bayh Harris and Mills as viable nominees. Muskie Humphrey Kennedy and Jackson remain in the race with Muskie favored, while Kennedy shows little effort and Jackson faces strong left-wing opposition. The piece argues the nominee will be chosen for perceived strength and party support rather than personal power.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Kennedy
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Rep
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Mills
Deep South
McGovern
Vietnam
Senate
Gerald Nye
North Dakota
International Institute For Strategic Studies
London
Muskie
Humphrey
Jackson
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Jerome D. Waldie
Atlantic
Pacific
By Jack Bell
Uncle Sam
Ane
Lee Grant
State Highway Department
Henry P. Kern, SR
Winchester Bus Company
Clarke County
A.F. Robertson
Germany
United States Army
Winchester Evening Star
Kent St
Winchester
Advertising and Business
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O'Connell
By David Lawrence
The
Star
U.S.A
Irene Dill
Gainesboro, Va
William S. White
New York
Father Divine
Senator McGovern
Senator Harris
I.Q
Santa Anita
California
Buffalo Bill
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