Aviation Crisis Demands FAA Lead to Expand Air Space
Business Week warns the aviation crisis stems from peak hour overload at major airports and FAA failure to forecast needs. It urges rapid, decisive action, noting a $5 billion, ten year plan to meet 1980s traffic and urging Congress to finance airport and airway expansion amid shifting industry costs.
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Cigarette Ads Clash With TV Networks and Congress
The article notes Congress debates canceling cigarette advertising contracts with NBC CBS and ABC through 1970 while tobacco firms seek release from contracts. Networks argue loss of ad revenue and suggest rerouting time to other products. The piece questions public health links and calls for consistent policy across media.
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Briton rows Allan Ie Glone and octogenarian sails Pacific solo
A 31 year old Briton becomes the first man to row Allan ie glone while an 87 year old housewife becomes the first woman to sail the Pacific solo. The piece hints at rising public drinking and cites geopolitical chatter with China accusing Russia of opening Siberia to capitalist influence, while claiming the door has always been open but leaving the exit challenging.
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Bittersweet results of Black victories in city halls
An examination of rising Black political power across cities and counties, noting Gary Indiana with a Black mayor facing union unrest, Green County Alabama placing Black control over county offices, and Fayette Mississippi where Mayor Charles Evers seeks funds. Election of Carl Stokes in Cleveland is cited as a catalyst for federal and private support, while questioning whether Black majorities can translate promises into safer streets and sustained progress.
Russell Kirk on Communist bloc tensions and Romania
The piece notes President Nixon's warm Romania reception signaling bloc disunity and critiques Marxist ideology. It recounts Kirk's travel anecdotes in Yugoslavia and Hungary, contrasting free order in Romania with oppressive regimes, and warns against Soviet manipulation of Eastern Europe while praising Romanian courage and potential defection from Communist rule.
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Don Maclean on Air Traffic Worries and Public Reports
A columnist expresses anxiety about air travel after reading reports from air traffic controllers. He notes the public airing of emotional disturbances and mental fatigue among controllers, citing a Des Moines psychiatrist describing nightmares and irritability. He admits discomfort yet says he continues to fly, fearing the fear itself.
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Hoover warns of violent left surge and leftist terrorism
Hoover reports a broad threat from the violent left including Students for a Democratic Society, Black Power groups, and others using bombs and guerrilla tactics aided by donors. He contrasts this with a weaker right wing danger, warning of Communist influence and internal subversion amid a national sense of turmoil.
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This Day In History Highlights Major 18th and 20th Century Events
This day recalls New Orleans founded in 1718 and a 1921 peace treaty ending World War I with Germany. American troops liberated Paris in 144 hours earlier. In 1950 Truman seized railroads to avert a national strike. James Monroe warned national honor is priceless.
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