At the recent AFL-CIO Convention in Miami, George Meany told his laughing audience that "detente is a French word which, in case you didn’t know, means relaxation." It has led, he said, to "Russian-made tanks relaxing on the Golan Heights, and … [Read more...] about DETENTE/SOYBEANS
GASOLINE RATIONING
Interior Secretary Rogers Morton recently announced that the odds are 50-50 that the United States will have gasoline rationing by the first of the year. President Nixon said we must cut our driving speeds to 50 miles per hour, join carpools, and … [Read more...] about GASOLINE RATIONING
CRIME IN SCHOOLS
Just a few years ago, the principal problems on the college campuses and in the schools were demonstrations, sit-ins, and property destruction of the burn-down-the-ROTC-building variety. Today, the principal problem is violent crime: murder, rape, … [Read more...] about CRIME IN SCHOOLS
THE PRESIDENT’S CREDIBILITY
James Reston, a leading voice on the NEW YORK TIMES, has just quoted with approval a statement in the WALL STREET JOURNAL that President Richard Nixon's "misfortune is that his words are not widely believed anymore." So what else is new? The only … [Read more...] about THE PRESIDENT’S CREDIBILITY
BUSINESS GIFTS TO COLLEGES
“Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is an old aphorism that most people abide by except colleges and universities. I’ve been waiting for years for some courageous soul to object to the way universities not only bite, but chew up the businessmen who … [Read more...] about BUSINESS GIFTS TO COLLEGES
COSTS OF DEVALUATION
Is our money system operated for the "benefit of foreigners rather than Americans? There is plenty of evidence to indicate this when we consider the continuing costs of President Nixon’s two devaluations of the dollar. It is not just that prices are … [Read more...] about COSTS OF DEVALUATION
Pennsylvania and Colorado Courts Prove ERA Takes Away Rights From Wives — November 1973
What Our POWs Can Teach Us About America — November 1973
RESTORING LEGISLATIVE POWER
The erratic "behavior of the Nixon Administration during the past few weeks, particularly in regard to the release of the Watergate tapes, has dismayed and disheartened many people. Indecision and hasty reversals of decisions have plunged the power … [Read more...] about RESTORING LEGISLATIVE POWER
THE MIDDLE EAST
Three years ago, members of President Nixon's own Blue Ribbon Defense Panel warned that the growing Soviet nuclear superiority would cause the Kremlin to become "hostile, disruptive and imperialistic," and might result in "a Soviet-inspired and … [Read more...] about THE MIDDLE EAST
