National health insurance debate seeks broad reform
The editorial argues Americans face high illness costs and rising poverty without universal coverage. It notes Nixon opposition to compulsory plans, then hints at evolving proposals like a Reuther plan funded by taxes, MEW rate setting, and private plans as stopgaps. Inflation worsens access and costs.
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Nixon
United States
Monert H. Finch
Health Education and Welfare
American Medical Association
Congress
Lawrence Hogan
R-Md
United Auto Workers Union
MEW
Finch
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoger O. Egeberg
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Justice Department Centennial Commemoration Highlighting 1870 Founding
The article notes the 100th anniversary of the Department of Justice to be marked next Monday, tracing origins to the Judiciary Act of 1789 and 1870 when district attorneys and marshals came under the Attorney General. It describes the department as the world’s largest law office with over 36,000 staff and 208 divisions, shaped by presidential and AG priorities.
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Department Itelf
Justice Department
Department
Congress
Department of Justice
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Wnifarm
Folklore- By William 4 a glimpse through quotations
A graduate student recalls meeting Isaac Bashevis Singer at a university event. Singer signs a paperback, urges living with zest, and offers a philosophy of earthly joy before ascent. The piece weaves in satirical notes and a churchyard inscription about hope.
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Isaac Bashevis Singer
Wade
Singer
Negroes Reap Gains in Southern Textile Jobs Study
A Wharton School study shows Negro employment in Southern mills rising sharply since 1966, with Black workers gaining 45.2 percent overall and 129 percent for Black women, while whites gained little. The piece warns that imported goods and union opposition may threaten these gains and critiques compulsory hiring plans like the Philadelphia model.
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Lowns
Industrial Research Unit
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
Southern Mills
Orient
Dixie
Philadelphia
Apt-Cio
Labor Department
Phobias and Fear in Modern Life Highlighted by Doctor
Dean Martin fears planes and elevators while Joan Crawford craves cleanliness. The British Medical Association cites 130 phobia types affecting about half a million Britons, from agoraphobia to fear of fear itself. Psychotherapy helps some phobias, others fade with experience, yet public fear can skew judgment amid pollution and Cold War anxieties.
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Comalunisae
Horta
Dean Marlin
Anaeus
Dean Martin
Planus
Attress
Joan Crawford
Britain
Phobos
Tam
Gen
Foa, Cory
Strong Hope For South Vietnam In Postwar Resilience
The columnist argues South Vietnam can withstand Communist forces after most U S troops leave. Saigon’s army has won Cambodian engagements, with aid from local allies and Laos actions possible. Disengagement may proceed without preventing Saigon’s defense along Laos borders and the DMZ, though Ho Chi Minh Trail disruptions complicate security.
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South Vietnam
Cambodia
Washington
Saigon
Hanoi
North
Brantier
Mekong
Demilitarized
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Pathet Lao
Alco
Meas
Lon Nol
Phoom Penh
Nixon
Gen. Fea. Corp
Seven Worst Commercials of the Year Parade
A satirical list lampoons television ads as the bride, groom, and housewives frame the season. It cites seven alleged offenses from the Lyndon Johnson Credibility Gap to the Cigarette campaign claiming progress toward equality and a quip about consumer taste. Copyright 1970 bel Enterprises Inc.
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Alka Seltzer
Lyndon Johnson
Flr
America
Gina Lallobrigikta
Wetch
Jesue
Georgie Jesael
Jane Withers
Ami Corto
Husbard
Brian Keith
Sev
Bel Enterprises, Inc
Hartke Attacks Rondebush Amid Hoosier Senate Fight
In a heated party clash, Democrat Vance Hartke accuses GOP rival Richard L. Rondebush of favorable ties to communism while supporters claim over 100000 Hoosiers signed a petition to cut trade with communist enemies. Hoosiers view Hartke’s stance on Southeast Asian affairs as a key 1970 campaign factor.
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Vance Hartke
U.S
Little Me
Richard L. Trondebush
Hartke
Ditas
Rondebush
Noflesville
V Czroudebush
Remarks by retiring principal on campuses and discipline
An oration by Elmer Dunbar, Bedford High School principal emeritus, argues that riots on college campuses stem from excessive permissiveness and lack of discipline. He urges families, schools, and college leaders to assign duties and enforce structure to instill values and reduce disturbances. Indianapolis News
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Ponder
Elmer Dunbar
Bedford High School
Dunbar
Durbar
Indianapolia News
Constitutional Wording Approximation From Early Drafts
A garbled OCR style fragment presents a rough, misspelled version of the Preamble praising union justice tranquility defense welfare and liberty. It references establishing a constitution for a nation and mentions posterity with multiple typographical errors and altered spellings throughout.
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