Outside control urged over Bay Area pollution
CAAP criticizes the state’s fluoride study as a whitewash and warns that weak local and regional enforcement could let the federal EPA take over Bay Area air and water pollution. The article argues only strong, independent action by local agencies can preserve some voice in environmental policing and prevent distant federal dictation.
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San Jose
Citizens Against Air Pollution
CAAP
State Department of Agriculture Department
South Bay Area
Bay Area Air Pollution Control District
Bay Area
California Department of Agriculture
EPA
Washington
Countdown An Oklahoma Man Rants Over Gas Leak Complaint
An Oklahoma man vents after 18 months of state complaints about gasoline seeping into his well. He faces tax dues on the gas produced. A Princeton sociologist contends hippies who drop out may unknowingly bolster society by creating space for drop-ins.
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Oklahoma
Princeton
Henry J. Taylor Commission report slams universities
The Camepie Commission on Higher Education finds about 400 universities seeking presidents in 1970 amid widespread crisis. It cites Harvard’s endowment, Yale’s endowment use, and a general misallocation of funds, with rising costs and weak endowments. It blames poor management, empire building, and student demonstrators, urging strong administrative reform and long-term support to avert further decline.
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Camepie Commission On Higher Education
Imuslees
Commission
Harvard
Yale
Kok
Carnegie
Empire Builders
Camogie Report
North Vietnamese alarm grows over Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam
North Vietnam reels as South Vietnamese and American forces choke the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Washington hints at bold action but likely avoids direct strike on Hanoi. Saigon massed divisions, mounting pressure could force a tougher war in Cambodia and Laos as guerrilla attacks wane.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Nixon
United States Senate
Washington
Indochina
Saigon
Sai- Bon
Mekong
Muskie keeps options open on Vietnam as Nixon shifts strategy
Washington Senator Edmund S. Muskie trails in Democratic nominating polling while signaling flexibility on Vietnam policy. He faces criticism as hedging on withdrawal, positions with Clark Clifford and Averell Harriman guiding advisers toward a partial timetable. The piece weighs Muskie's vulnerability should Nixon press a fixed withdrawal date as McGovern also maneuvers for 1972.
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Washington, D.C
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Nixon
Vietnam
Laos
Muskie
Indochina
Cambodia
George McGovern
South Vietnam
Laos II
Democratic
McGovern
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Johnson
Devastating blow feared for Communists in Three Lens areas
Joseph Fried of the New York Daily News notes the potential disaster for Communist forces from Lens based offensives as Ho Chi Minh Trail supply lines through Laos falter. He warns South Vietnam and Cambodia would struggle to sustain troops without continued material flow, hindering offensive actions.
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Cambdia
South Vietnam
Saigon
Red
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Joseph Fried
N.Y
Daily News
Rules Shift in Indochina and Viet Nam Stakes
The piece argues old wartime rules let Communists use Laos and Cambodia as bases and supply routes without full air or ground responses. It claims President changed Cambodian rules last April and Laotian ones in February, warning that Viet Nam's balance would shift if truck routes are cut again and noting political motives for both success and failure narratives.
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Sioeart Alseg
Hewiergie
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Japanese Emperor Hirohito to visit United States this autumn
United Press International reports that Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako will briefly stop at Anchorage International Airport on September 27 and October 13 to refuel during a polar flight to and from Western Europe. Hirohito becomes the first Japanese mikado to travel abroad since the throne’s founding 2,631 years ago.
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United Press International
Hirohito
Empress Nagako
Anchorage International
Europe
Japan
Fonda comments on Lane influence amid jail remarks
Reporter Sarl Wilson notes Henry Fonda critiquing Mark Lane's influence on daughter Jane Fonda. He contests Lane's views and clarifies that statements about jail sentiment are Lane's, not his or Jane's, reflecting tension over activist rhetoric and politics.
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Henry Fonda
Mark Lane
Jane Fonda
Sarl Wilson
Mark Lanes
Mark Lone
Tough Advice Raw Review Don Brith Voices Call For Bailout
As Rolls Royce slid toward bankruptcy, voices from management unions government and citizens urged action. Heath spoke to each group warning against endless subsidies and burdens on taxpayers while urging responsibility and fiscal restraint.
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Rolls Royce
Edward Heath
Liberal Anger Over Southeast Asia Developments
Liberal anger over recent Southeast Asia developments defies easy analysis. The mood carries apprehension that the feared disaster may not unfold as predicted. Crosby notes this shift in the Washington Sunday Star.
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Southeast Asia
Crosby
Noyes
Washington Sunday Star
Nixon seeks law to forestall major strikes and postal rise
Maclean's Microscoops notes Nixon renews demand for a new law to curb major strikes as postal rates rise by two cents for first class mail. The piece laments eroding mail classes while Britain pledges support for a United States of Europe and hints at Rolls-Royce becoming a bonus.
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Nixon
Britain
United States of Europe
Rolls- Royce
This Day in History Highlights Early 1900s Events
Events include a submerged submarine off Staten Island for one hour and 45 minutes in 189 a suarine developed by John Hal land, Luther Gulick forming Camp Fire Girls in 1912, Franco ordering bombing of Barcelona in 1938, and the 1958 Van de Graaff satellite launch by the Navy. A thought from Horace Greeley reflects on trust and time.
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John Halland
Staten Island
N.Y
Luther Gulick
Lake Sebago
Maine
Horace Greeley
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