Interest in Conservation Mounting Across America
A Fortunate change in U S society shows growing concern for conservation. Stewart Udall credits public attitude for departmental successes and calls for clean air, pure water, wildlife protection, and stopping pollution as citizens push for a livable environment nationwide. The era’s rising interest may be the era’s best development.
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Department of Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Richard Nixon
Udall
Congress
Chicago Riot Report Blames Police for Most Violence at DNC
A staff report to the Presidential commission on violence concludes police caused most Chicago DNC disturbances last August. Most of 625 injured demonstrators broke no laws, while police were accused of brutality amid provocation. The text urges keeping Chicago in perspective and not indicting national policing.
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President's Commission On Violence
Chicago
Daley
Alaska becomes first state to require safety glasses and ban flammable frames
The 49th State passes a law requiring safety glasses and sunglasses for prescriptions and bans sale of eyeglass frames made from highly combustible materials. The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness calls it a landmark in eye protection, noting Massachusetts has similar pending legislation.
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Alaska
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
United States
Massachu
Cohesion Move Aims To Streamline Minnesota Higher Ed
In Minnesota officials discuss uniting the University of Minnesota state colleges junior colleges and vocational schools under a stronger Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The plan would have the panel review programs and report to the legislature if any board balks at recommendations. University regents resist, citing constitutional independence, while acknowledging outside supervision as legislators may require.
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LeVander
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Coordinating Commission
Ture
RED Wing
Republican Agle
Turn Back the Clock Thirty Years Ago in Mower County
A report recalls hunters returning with five deer and a 1,929 pound dressed weight. A Farm Bureau and 4 H Club meeting drew about 3,000 farmers as awards were handed to 4 H members and Farm Bureau activities reviewed by J R Wiggins. Also noted are road- linking talk to Highway 56 and Hormel Co annual figures. Ten years ago a neon sign at the Austin Labor Center was planned and David Gilderhus Adams won a National Farmers Union delegate seat.
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J. R. Wiggins
St. Paul
County Board
Austin
Clarge William Enright
Council
Chamber of Commerce
Hormel Co
David Gilderhus Adams
City Codes Hearings Set As Rochester News Lights Four-Year Plan
City council to hold December 13 hearing at 4 30 p m on four proposed codes housing building electrical and fire to qualify for federal funds. Rochester hosts talk on a four year college with University of Minnesota advocates backing a senior college locally.
Probe on Poor Seeks to Find How The $8 Billion Was Spent
Victor Riesel surveys the anti poverty push in the United States, criticizing the budget of $8 billion and a workforce of under 3,000. He highlights sparse inspection, street activism, and alleged misallocation while urging full hearings and independent evaluation to ensure aid reaches the poor.
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Washington
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Hayden
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Ace
Phil Murray
House Committee On Education and Labor
Carl Perkins
Congressman Perkins
Kentucky
Perkins
What to take when you move from a rental home
A tenant may remove items they added during occupancy, based on probable intention. Attachments affect removal rights. loose fixtures like a gas stove may come out, while fixed items such as cemented linoleum or built in bathtubs may remain. Seek landlord agreement before installing improvements to avoid disputes.
Best Sellers List Compiled by Publishers Weekly
Publishers' Weekly rounds up top fiction and nonfiction titles including The Salzburg Connection The Hurricane Years Memoirs The Money Game The Rich and the Super Rich The American Challenge and works by Hailey Le Carre Dru ry and Servan Schreiber with numerous entries across genres and authors.
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Germany
le Carre
How
Krock
Smith
Malraux
Lundberg
Servan-Schreiber
Reader letter urges bipartisan talent picks for national security roles
The writer urges President-elect Nixon to seek top nonpartisan talent for key defense posts. They propose Admiral George Anderson be reinstated as Chief of Naval Operations and General Curtis LeMay be considered to head the Pentagon, arguing for capable leaders despite party lines. The letter notes ongoing questions about the Pueblo incident and Cuba missile crisis.
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Gested
George Anderson
Portugal
Pentagon
Robert McNamara
Kennedy
Pueblo
Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Anderson
Curtis LeMay
Today in History Dec 4 1968 highlights
On December 4 various historical events are recalled including Paris workers' uprising suppressed in 1851, Washington's farewell to officers in 1783, Monroe's 1816 election, Queensland colony in 1859, Allied air raids on Italy in 1942, Cairo wartime talks in 1943, Athens clashes in 1944, a 1958 Madrid crash, Pope Paul VI Holy Land visit, and Leonard Chapman Jr. named US Marine Commandant in 1968.
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Continental Army
Fraunches Tavern
New York
James Monroe
U.S
Britain
Queensland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Cairo
Egypt
Elas
Athens
Madrid
Pope Paul VI
Holy Land
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
Wallace M. Green Jr
Muskie Advocates Regional Approach to Pollution
Sen Edmund S Muskie of Maine says regional programs are the best solution to air pollution. He warns against excessive federal control and the shortcomings of federal bureaucracy while addressing a Colby College conference.
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Waterville, Maine
Maine Democrat
Colby College
Nixon bases slum plan seek slow steady progress not quick fixes
Ray Cromley argues President-elect Nixon faces difficulty turning piloted slum and riot-reduction plans into large scale action. He notes Vietnam pacification lessons show risk of bureaucratic drift when expanding pilots. He favors home ownership, credit access, code enforcement, and private enterprise over full scale public redevelopment, while warning gradual approaches require patience and imagination. He questions how to balance rising expectations among educated blacks with slow improvements and warns against false promises.
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Tion
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