Valid firemen plea on NASA space age protective outfits
The Fremont Fire Department considers NASA fire protective outfits developed by the Crew Fragment Branch at Houston for testing in domestic fire service. Prototypes include proximity suits and layered gear designed to improve safety, with tests planned in several cities to assess practicality and field usefulness for rescue operations.
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Crew Fragipment
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
International Association of Firefighters
Fremont
Fremont Fire Department
Counts shows little link between marijuana use and hard drugs
Countdown HEW reports little evidence that marijuana use directly leads to heroin or other potent drugs. Sen Proxmire cautions that public pressure may push toward SST rejection. A jet’s operation hinges on its fans as Poland cuts sausage prices while warning it cannot meet all worker demands now. The tale echoes familiar government slogans.
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Sen. Proxmire
Thek
Poland
California lawmakers push new gas tax diversion to transit
A draft plan from Assemblyman Wadie Decided and supporters urges shifting gas tax funds from highway construction to rapid transit and smog control. Speaker Moretti warns against a hidden tax and calls for each project to be funded separately, with motorists opposing funds being redirected away from original tax purposes.
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Wadie P
San Diego County
Transportation
Bob Moretti
Moretti
Decideh
Rra
California
Smoga
Rapid Transit
Abortion ads in college papers spark sharp public worry
A letter denounces abortion on demand in New York as highly profitable and accuses abortionists of targeting college students with ads in campus papers. It cites $6,000 in student activity loans at University of Maine and warns of growing campus promotion of abortion, contraception, and moral decay, urging readers to question the influence on youth and scholarship.
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Jackson Heights
University of Maine
Orono
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
University
University of Chicago
Maruzan
Murder, Inc
Ivory Tower
Twa
Peace Corps
College 23
Consumer bogeyman echoes in Congressional glare
Holmes Alexander derides consumerism as a fertile ground for special interests. He argues the so called consumer movement inflates claims, fosters counterproductive welfare, and pressures government with inflated demands, urging Americans to reject paternalistic "spartan" controls and assume responsibility as mature participants in free enterprise.
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U.S
Paul Harvey warns of Bible diplomacy to curb world threats
Paul Harvey argues the U S must spread Christianity to counter rising populations in Africa Asia and the Orient. He compares missionaries to Vietnamization of religion and urges sending Bibles rather than weapons to forestall global upheaval citing evangelism efforts by John Yaggia and Evangelism International. He warns of a toward proselytizing need amid geopolitical tension and religious outreach.
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Asia
Orient
John Yaggia
Evangelism International
Neutral
Sngapore
Short takes Save CHP for highways
Alhambra Post-Advocate argues California highway patrol officers should not perform routine vehicle safety inspections. Legislative analyst A Alan Pool estimates civil servants could handle inspections, freeing patrol officers for highway duty and saving over one million dollars next year. Legislature should authorize this shift and seek similar efficiency elsewhere.
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California
A. Alan Pool
Alhambra
School offers trading stamps to curb truancy
The San Diego Union notes Principal Louis Jones at McClymonds High in Oakland proposes trading stamps as a reward for perfect attendance. The piece cites Shakespeare and questions bribery as a solution to truancy while suggesting stamps could replace higher taxes amid tight budgets.
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Shakespeare
Louis Jones
McClymonds High
Oakland
Johany
Timed cars and clean air push for family action
Environment minded Americans show interest in DIY antipollution, with conservation groups advising households on soap versus phosphates and returnable bottles. The UC Riverside Air Pollution Center director says men can help by keeping cars well tuned and driving at steady speeds to reduce unburned fuel and pollutants. The call is for broad involvement in the cleaner world effort.
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University of California At Riverside
N. Pitts
Tax burden outlook and debt limit hike proposed
The United States faces an estimated tax load of 1175 per person for fiscal 1971 as federal and state taxes rise. Congress is urged to raise the national debt limit by 40 billion dollars to 435 billion to cover revenue shortfalls, according to Guendale News-Press.
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United States
Washington
Congress
Byrnes Candid Stand Sparks Budget Talk On House Panel
Rep John Byres a Wisconsin Republican scolded Ways and Means members over a red ink federal budget. He urged candor with the American people about paying for expanded services. Other lawmakers had raised the issue for years but avoided blunt language. Monrovia Daily News-Post reports.
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John Byres
Wisconsin
Congress
Memier Bers
House
Ways and Means Committee
Lessi
Byres
Monrovia
Decimal money in Britain and Rolls Royce challenge
Maclean's Microscoops notes Britain has adopted decimal currency and even shifting the decimal point won t ease saving Rolls Royce. A Chicago firm heads a testing firm predicts hotpants won t catch on due to naming concerns. The Navy pleads for space in recruiting ads saying ships and planes can t be manned or paid for. Remember Uncle Sam Wants You.
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Britain
Rolls-Royce
Chicago
Navy
Uncle Sam
This day in history highlights a 19th century teeth patent
Events span 18th and 20th centuries with a New York dentist patenting artificial teeth, a 440 day UAW strike in Racine Wisconsin ending with Case Manufacturing, a 1962 West German coal mine disaster killing three, and Svetlana Stalin defecting to the United States in 1967. President Coolidge cautioned that no one may strike against public safety.
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Charles Graham
New York City
United Auto Workers
Case” Manufactring Co
Racine
Wis
West Germany
Jose
Stalin
Svetlana
United States
Calvin Good Nidge
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