Tide of drug abuse faces three-front war in nation and Bay Area
Federal and state leaders push a broad assault on narcotics with strengthen laws and greater enforcement while educational programs expand from first grade. Local groups in Fremont San Leandro and Hayward Castro Valley San Lorenzo gear up under Project Eden and Kiwanis driven drug education efforts as parents fund crisis centers.
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Factory workers run pig iron theft racket exposed
Countdown Ramada reports factory workers forming a stealworkers union to steal pig iron from the plant and resell it as scrap iron while Margaret Mead donates a $1,000 prize to supporters combating everyday hunger.
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Senate blocks funds for ground troops in Laos and Thailand
The Senate bars funds for introducing ground combat troops into Laos and Thailand. The concern centers on the advisers and support personnel we send into those nations rather than the frontline troops themselves.
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Secretive Congress Open Hearings Face Reform Pressure
Washington UPI reports that Congress hammers at sweeping subsidy and welfare bills in closed sessions behind public law calling for open hearings. Agriculture and Ways and Means face private negotiations amid rising demand for transparency and potential TV coverage.
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Free enterprise and the rise of oligopoly debate
A Florida philosophy professor argues that concentration of economic power in a few firms is a natural outcome of the free enterprise system and that enforcement of competition laws is essential to avert monopolistic control. He cites advertising, government policy, and the influence of inheritance tax as factors shaping market dominance and calls for preserving genuine competition through restraint of force and fraud.
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Antiwar moves roil the Democratic split over Vietnam
Washington reports three parallel antiwar efforts to topple Nixon’s Vietnam policy. Senator Harold Hughes leads a fundraising drive for lawmakers wanting quicker withdrawal and environmental spending. John Kenneth Galbraith fronts Referendum 70 to purge Johnson supporters. Fulbright hearings echo both parties’ push to erode Nixon’s contention while the president shifts toward human resources and environment priorities.
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George C Scott Shines In Patton Biopic Tribute
The critic praises George C Scott for his transformati on in Patton A Salute to Rebel, calling him a brilliant vivid performer. The article lauds his portrayal of General Patton’s leadership, flaws, and humanity, noting the film’s ambitious scope and the actor’s profound immersion.
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GM Recognizes UAW In 1937 History Item
In 1937 General Motors agreed to recognize the United Auto Workers Union. The entry notes wartime conferences in 1945 at Yalta involving Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin and mentions earlier bombing raids by U.S. and South Vietnamese forces in 1955, plus a 1968 New York garbage workers strike ending after eight days.
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