Birth Control Pills Spark Senate Probe On Health Risks
Editorial surveys the rise of oral contraceptives since 1960, noting warnings on synthetic estrogen risks and possible blood clots. The Nelson Subcommittee plans hearings while medical research debates safety, cancer links, and alternative methods amid ongoing birth rate declines and rapid population considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Senate Select Committee On
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
United States
Food and Drug Administration
Nelson Subcommittee
Roy Hertz
Reproductive Research
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Inflationfire and recession talk in 1970 column
Paul Harvey surveys 1970 prospects noting inflation risk, higher taxes, tighter credit and reduced spending. He cites Okun predicting lower growth and unemployment but argues the eventual deceleration could stabilize prices, ending with a New Year benediction.
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Third Reich
Hitler
Nixon
Arthur Okun
Johnson
Gen
Fea. Corp
Alcatraz Seed Of Indian Hope
A column compares past siege narratives to the Alcatraz occupation by tribesmen claiming surplus federal property. It notes Indians now hold out on the island in defiance of authorities and cites disruptions like cut telephone lines. The piece urges reconsideration of American policy to favor Indian claims and futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcatraz Island
Island
San Francisco Bay
Washington
Dow Jones to replace Rail average with Transportation index
The Dow Jones Rail average will be supplanted by a Transportation average on the first trading day of 1970. Twenty stocks remain, with eleven rails kept and nine replaced by six major airlines and three nationwide truckers. The transition used a divisor adjustment to align price levels with the new mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow Jones
Signal Companies
V. A
Signal Co
Spear
Gen. Fea. Corp
Dr Baird of East Harlem Faces Critics and Seeks Healing
A New York City physician Dr Robert Baird, mid forties, runs nightly group therapy for narcotic addicts in East Harlem and confronts patients with relentless questions. His blunt methods provoke sympathy and unease as patients share painful histories, while his apparent sainthood rests on the belief his approach helps. The piece contrasts this with the film Easy Rider and its fatal tension about freedom.
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Baird
East Harlem
Robert Baird
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Dave
Beautiful
Bob
Ruby
Donna
Sweden
Dr. Baird
Johnny
Sandy
Easy Rider
New Orleans
America
Peter Fonda
Stretch Christmas Through The Year With A Simple Question
John Keasler shares a lighthearted column recounting a summers night bar chat with Col. C. Edward Pierce. The pair resolve to ask strangers if they had a nice Christmas, turning the phrase into a yearly social prompt to spark connection and mood through the year. The piece notes varied reactions and concludes the question helps people cope with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. C. Edward Pierce
Ed Pierce
Atlanta Journal
Key Biscayne
Jack Daniel Black
Pierce
Dale Carnegie
Atlantic City
Elyee Bells
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Folklore Christmas tale with a playful family scene
An Anderson man narrates a post Christmas tale about a happy holiday for a small daughter. Grandfathers outdo one another with gifts a musical turtle, a musical carousel, and a toy telephone. The story contrasts naïve costs and a sailor joke, ending with a regional saying about giving counsel or salt only when asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
To The Point Psycheded SDS clashes and campus factions
A political column compares rival Students for a Democratic Society groups the Weather Underground and the Worker Student Alliance. It notes minimal black membership, lists riot rhetoric from Chicago, and questions impact on youth politics amid a broader constitutional mood. The piece ends with constitutional boilerplate.
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Students
Weathermen
Revolutionary Youth Movement
Flint
Mich
Mark Rudd
Bernadine Dohrn
New Haven
Conn
True Students For A Democratic Society
S.D.S
Chicago
Pathet Lao
Laos
Tupamanos
Uruguay
Black Liberation Struggle
Pig Amerika
White Amerika
World Liberation Army
Honkie Amerika
Washington
Worker-Student Alliance
National “War Council
Gen
Fea. Corp
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Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Herald
Associated Press
William F. Buckley
Buckley
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Keasler
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