Quiet Noise and Silence Stir in Soundproof Tests
The Humble Oil quarterly notes that total silence can drive people daft and soundproof chambers reveal blood rushing and heart thumping. It cites studies linking noise to hearing damage and health issues and reports Americans now face more than double the noise exposure of 1955, with terms like noise pollution and silence conservation gaining usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Miami
Fla
Herald
Nixon Tells The Whole Truth and End of War
A satirical account describes Nixon’s televised confession about Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, the resulting political maneuvers, and a fictional path to peace. It portrays a nation misled, the stock market surge, and a reelected president who promotes dubious cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
THE
NEW York Times
Pentagon
White House
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Hoo Nhoi Hoo
Nixon
Paris
Saigon
America
Billy Graham Raps With The Young In Public Faith
Paul Harvey praises Billy Graham for engaging youth and maintaining integrity amid media scrutiny. He notes Graham preached to 326300 Chicagoans in 11 days 12800 turning to Christ, and contrasts Graham with exposed scandals in society. Ruth and Billy Harvey highlight personal and professional influence.
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Billy Graham
Chicago
Billy
Africa
William Randolph Hearst
Elmer Gantry
Ruth
Harveys
Editorial urges preserving Appalachia and Coastal Plains federal programs
The piece argues against the Nixon administration’s plan to veto extending two regional programs, Appalachia and Coastal Plains, warning it would harm South Carolina. It urges keeping the programs and channeling about 6 billion in new money as state and local grants once Congress agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian
Coastal Plains
Nixon
White House
Appalachia
South Carolina
Tupolev’s Triumph in Soviet SST Race at Vnukovo Airport
At a Moscow air show on May 17, Tupolev and colleagues presented the TU-144 amid praise from Brezhnev Suslov Kosygin. Officials hinted the jet could outpace the Concorde, signalling potential commercial success and prestige for the USSR.
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Tupolev
Stalin
Central Institute of Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics
Moscow
Aeroflot
Air Force
Academy of Sciences
Pompidou
Kremlin
Vnukovo
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Suslov
Alexei Kosygin
Ussr
Sen
Bill Proxmire
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