Editorial on Computers Clash Between City County and Schools
A city editorial warns that intergovernmental friction over an $80,000 computer decision wastes funds. It argues the current Univac system, underused at 40 percent, should serve city, county, and school needs, saving roughly $81,000 annually if shared. It critiques ethnocentric rivalries and suggests regional coordination via a Council of Governments.
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Noanly
School City Bypoly
Aroimst
Cory Jrater
Univac
Madison County Council of Governments
COG
Rocky Pomerance and Miami rally amid police arrests
The scene centers on police actions in Miami during a key convention period. A school principal, reluctant to be named, discussed Title 1 funding and Education policy, while federal troops were reportedly on standby. The piece reflects national tension, demonstrations, and concerns about security and political control amid the 1972 climate.
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Miami
Rocky
Gav
Nelson Rockefeller
Rocky Pomerance
Lal
Jack
Bobby Kennedy
McGovernile
Capital punishment debate and Supreme Court doubts
A provocative column argues abolition of a tentative Supreme Court capital punishment ruling is unlikely to stand. It cites rapid trials, deterrence questions, and rising crime, urging restored rapid trials and support for the death penalty while weighing ethics, deterrence, and the fate of victims and society.
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Supreme Court
Regis Courtmanche
Post College
Long Island
Newsday
America
Woman equality in church sparked by Salvation Army history
A noisy debate on women in church leadership echoes past splits, highlighting the Salvation Army's example. Eliza Shirley and Catherine Booth pushed women’s rights in preaching and missions, with Eva Kanth leading US Salvation Army from 1922 to 1939. The piece contrasts male-dominated clergy debates with women’s public ministry and mixed family leadership norms in wartime and postwar eras.
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Re Bible Tufay
Lory
Ming
Dad Ace Wien
Ie Areny
Assigsimars
Cakerivy Booth
Tie
England
Salvation Army
United States
Eliza Shiszhey
Philadelphia
Sweden
Hanna Duchy
Daweh
Tor
Ta Ang
Eva Kant
What to Call Housework A Letter on Women’s Roles
A 1972 Field Enterprises excerpt discusses naming women’s work at home and the push to remove gendered labels. It surveys terms like homemaker housekeeper and maisonette, noting men’s reactions and dictionary implications. It critiques society’s fixation on women as sex objects and questions how to describe domestic labor.
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Harvestic
St. Petersburg
Hee
Samen
Omy
Field Enterprises, Inc
Myths About Rich and Poor in New York City Political Discourse
Alice Widener critiques the myth that wealth defines virtue in politics. He cites CBS reports and New York Times coverage from the 1970s, noting powerful financiers support both major parties and campaigns. The piece questions envy as a motive in political branding and highlights figures like Martin Peretz and Stewart Mott.
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New York City
Miami
Charles Kuralt
CBS
GOP
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John J. Raskeb
Averell Harriman
Bernard Baruch
Jesse Jones
Herbert Lehman
Kennedys
Massachusetts
Joseph Kennedy
Helmut Schoeck
Johannes Gutenberg University
Stewart Mott
Corliss Lamont
Sao
Morgan & Co
McGovern
New York Times
Martin Peretz
Harvard
Peretz
New Politics
Kenseth Montgomery
Chicago
Salvation Army
NBC
Lyndon B. Johnson
Considering The New Majority By Kevin P Phillips
Phillips surveys arguments for and against the notion of a New Majority in U S politics. He argues the GOP excludes groups is overstated while noting new voters from Ukrainian American and Spanish American communities shift alignment. He compares past party coalitions to current trends and warns the majority may be evolving rather than firm.
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Nixon
Republican Party
Vietnam
Ramsey Clark
Hanoi
Democratic Party
U.S. Senate
McNaught Syreieste, Inc
Washington
RFS
Minow
Miami Beach
Yoal
GOP
Abbie Hellman
Julian Rand
Cesar Charvez
Gloria
Steinem
McGovern
Cardinas
Liberatien
John
Joan
Dell Alix
Gesyr Ant Glaiada
Mmes
Maine
Calesica
Carioad
Itteks
Playd MeKiscick
Thomas Matthey
Svenishhorilase Anericans
U.S
Riken
House
Senate
Hey
N. USA
McGoverni
Adarins
Roosevelt
Pons Neylyania Ial
KDR
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Anderson Newspapers, Inc
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Jackson
Charles W. Laughan
Peidal Anderson
Ind’ana
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Gen. Fea. Corp
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Yale
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Phillips
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