Battle Against Drugs Prompts Local Action and Education
Editorial urges Anderson to expand efforts against drug abuse. Police Narcotics Division reports 64 arrests in two months, 3214 dollars worth of drugs seized, and a record 46 arrests in March. CODA volunteers and the Human Aid Center back educational programs for parents and youth, calling for community support and joint enforcement.
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Council On Drug Abuse
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Central Ave
Joblin
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War of the Roads 1971 Highway Death Toll Record
An analysis of 1971 highway fatalities shows about 35,000 Americans died in traffic crashes, with nearly five million injured and 22 million crashes costing roughly 16.3 billion dollars. The piece argues insurance costs rise and car safety measures gain urgency as drivers ignore safety rules. It notes the pocketbook incentive as a powerful driver for safer highways and vehicles.
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U.S
Double Burden of Fringe Benefits Across Sectors
The article notes that in 1970 private industry fringe benefits reached 2266 percent of base wages while the federal government stood at 27.8 percent. A prior 1868 Labor Department survey showed private expenditures at 25.1 percent and federal at 24.3 percent. It argues comparing the sectors is misleading due to private taxes financing government benefits.
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U.S. Labor Department
Time magazine cover prompts United States bankruptcy debate
The Baltimore Sun cites Time magazine asking if the U S is going broke with Uncle Sam shown in empty pockets. It argues deficits persistently outpace tax income, with federal reduction in taxes offset by higher state and local taxes, and calls for lower spending or higher taxes as elections approach.
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Time
Uncle Sam
U.S
Fedex
Nixon pushes anti busing plan at GOP leadership breakfast
Phillips reports President Nixon pressed Congress to roll back busing in both regions. He urged action on anti busing proposals, signaled possible constitutional amendment, and criticized perceived hypocrisy between North and South. Southern allies and leaders would back efforts in exchange for leverage.
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Washington
KES
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GOP
Nixon
Congress
Emanuel Celler
Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
The Wages of Sin on the Lecture Platform
A 1972 column critiques campus lectures by figures like Clifford Irving and Xaviera Hollander. It jokes about debaters including Sirhan Sirhan and James Earl Ray, notes a decline in lecture fees and student interest, and praises genuine student inquiry while urging a return to moral imagination.
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Clifford Irving
Ivory Tower
Irving
Xaviera Hollander
Miss Hollander
New York
Sirhan Sirhan
James Farl Ray
Sirhan
Ray
Jercy Trubin
North Carolina
William Kunstler
Athea
Virginia Commonwealth University
Hollander
Gen. Fes
Victims of Crime Act sparks debate on welfare state expansion
Maryland judge sentences a rapist murderer to life with a parole earning penalty to support the victim’s family, provoking Senate discussions on federal aid to crime victims. Critics warn of a subsidy maze and the growth of a welfare state while supporters argue for aid to compensate victims and limit political manipulation.
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Washington, D. C
Maryland
Senate
California
New York
Congress
District of Columbia
Federatia
William Roth
R. del
Life Magazine
McClellan
D-Ark
Hruska
R-Neb
Abner Mikya
Dulll
Mirra
Middle America
Feterats
Tangle Dot
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
McCloskey Shifts From Republican to Lindsay Backer
The piece reviews Paul McCloskey's surprising pivot from Republican to backing Mayor John Lindsay for president. It contrasts his New Hampshire stance, Nixon criticisms, and Lindsay’s GOP shifts with reactions from figures like Ogden Reid and Nelson Rockefeller, noting party defections and the broader Republican moderation debate.
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Paul McCloskey
John Lindsay
McCloskey
New Hampshire
Richard Nixon
Mocloskey
Scoop Jackson
Vietnam
Nixon
New York City
New England
Lindsay
Republican Party
Cogniscenti
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Ogden Reid
Westchester
Mr. Reid
New York
New York Herald Tribune
New York State
New Yorke
Reid
Merald ‘Tribune
Israel
Eisenhower
House of Representatives
Republican
John Marchi
Epigoni
United States
Nelson Rockefeller
John Lindsays
Herbert Brownell
Little Red Riding Hood
Grandmother Lindsay
HUD Manpower Reserve Plan Draws Legal Challenge
HUD faces a class action over its Manpower Reserve scheme for 207 employees in Washington and Chicago. Plaintiffs allege hidden layoffs, while HUD says details keep workers employed and the Civil Service Commission supports the plan. Udall to hold Postal Service hearings starting April 11 with Postmaster General Klassen. Civil rights laws now apply to federal agencies, requiring annual equal employment plans and CSC oversight to enforce nondiscrimination.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
RIF
Hiud
NND
Igch
Tormal
HUD
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Postal Service
Elmer T. Klassen
The
Civil Service Commission
CSC
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Jane Yontr
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Sueday
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Tha Naayest
Associated Press
Phillips
By Kevin F. Philips
Istration
Dinle
John Mitchell
Justice Department
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Tennessee
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King Features Syndicate
By Russell Kirk
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Buckley
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Klassen
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