Food for hungry now is conference goal renewed
Readers learn from the White House Conference on Food Nutrition and Health held in Washington last week. President Nixon urged welfare reform and a floor income for families while panels proposed on obesity prevention, heart health, and delivery of food to the poor. Participants from diverse backgrounds shared views, with minority caucuses and leaders pressing for decisive action to feed the hungry now.
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White House
Ralph Holman
Holme! Institute
Washington
Kentucky
Hartford
Conn
Yellowtail
Crow Reservation
Montana
Houston
Salvation Army
New York
U.S. Marine Band
Nixon
America
TOPS
McCarthy
Catherine May
Wash
House
Walter F. Mondale
Nutrition Committee
Senate
Opinions of Others SCHOOL WAY OUT for teachers and boards
The Minneapolis Tribune questions binding arbitration for school salary disputes, modeled on hospital law. It notes nurses do not select hospital boards, while teachers influence school boards, raising concerns about democratic responsiveness and community input in a binding third party decision system.
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Minneapolis Tribune Senna
the Tribune
Minnesota
Quotation and Debate on Education Policy in Red Wing
A local debate cited in The Republican Eagle discusses how outside arbitrators could shape school days and years, shifting power from elected boards. The piece questions whether teachers should push higher salaries if the community cannot be persuaded at the ballot box or via local opinion.
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Twin Cities
Red Wing
THE
Republican Eagle
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago Highlights and Proposals
A mixed retro item recalls events from 30, 20, and 10 years ago. It mentions a farm mechanics course with demonstrations by two farm machine manufacturers at a high school, and highway routing damage assessments by K G Nelson Racine Iver Aglum Adams J F Schneider Elkton. It notes a courthouse lawn sign about county record safety in 1950, Hormel earnings projections, and a Rose Creek mayoral upset with library village hall approval. It also reports warrants issued for suspects in a $14 158 safe burglary at Lefty s Bar.
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Commissioners
K. G. Nelson
Racine
Iver Aglum
Adams
J. F. Schneider
Elkton
Tappi
LeRoy
Austin
Jay C. Hormel
Hormel Board
Hormel
John Thill Jr
Rose Creek
Thill
Bernard Schammel
Lefty
White Gift funds pigs for needy families abroad
Potpourri item describes White Gift efforts in churches to fund the Heifer Project by collecting money to send pigs to Chile Costa Rica Bolivia Philippines or Ecuador. Austin goal is six pigs, aiding hungry families and offering a symbol of progress in developing nations.
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Chile
Costa Rica
Bolivia
Phlippines
Ecuador
Austin
Heifer Project, Inc
Nixon doctrine slows pace in shift to disengagement
Washington reports that President Nixon’s Guam doctrine signals a twofold rationale for a gradual pullback in U.S. foreign policy. He and allies argue a changed national mood requires restraint while defending continued U.S. influence abroad. Critics doubt his motives, yet his approach combines withdrawal language with tough stance on Hanoi and a political strategy to win broad support.
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Washington
NEA
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Republican
Guam
America
Asia
Europe
Democratic Party
South Vietnam
Melvin Laird
Hanoi
U. S
Austin Crowned in Christmas City Hat Display
Readers praise Austin for a sparkling holiday display nicknamed the Christmas City. Mrs. Donald Swank, 924 4th Ave. NE, thanks those who helped place the crown on the festive season and invites families to enjoy the glittering scene with candy canes trees and Santa Claus.
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the Herald
Dr. Seuss
Austin
Donald Swank
4Th Ave
Quick Quiz: Lake Titicaca depth and more
This quiz surveys lake depths with Titicaca deep at 754 feet and general facts. It covers earth age estimates from 4 to 45 billion years, average union dues of 3 to 4 dollars, the meaning of Eve as life and mother of all, popcorn kernels expanding 30 to 35 times, and Tabby indicating markings rather than gender.
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Lake Titicaca
Banks Cut Prices in Bank Checking Competition
Banks across the nation are cutting checking account charges to attract deposits and new customers. A Federal Reserve Boston study shows price cutting began in 1964 in New England and has spread coast to coast, with larger banks forced to follow suit to stay competitive. Many banks still require minimum balances or offer free checks only with savings accounts, eroding profits as banks chase deposits amid fierce competition.
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John Cunniff
New York
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Boston Bank
This Day In History December 8 1969
Today in history notes events on December 8 1941 the war declaration between the United States Britain and Japan. It recalls Eli Whitney birth 1765 Washington Delaware crossing 1776 AFL founding 1896 CN G formosa 1949 LA surpass Philadelphia 1953 Eisenhower Pakistan visit five years ago Cuba labor minister death plan and Coast Guard vessel collision 1969.
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Associated Press
United States
Britain
Japan
Eli Whitney
Westboro
Mass
George Washington
New Jersey
Delaware River
Trenton
N.J
Pennsylvania
American Federation of Labor
Columbus
Ohio
China
Formosa
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pakistan
Cuba
Augusto Martinez Sanchez
Coast Guard
Mississippi
Followup on The Human Zoo by Des mond Morris
Book review notes Morris expands on The Naked Ape arguing modern city living creates a super tribe. It contrasts city dwellers with captive animals and discusses status sex and in group out group biases. The reviewer finds the analysis diffuse yet stimulating despite weaker impact than the original.
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Desmond Morris
McGraw-Hill
Morris
Principa
Nixon advisers warn of tougher economy ahead
Ray Cromley reports Nixon economic strategists acknowledge recession potential from policies. They expect 1970 to be rougher for business and labor, with tighter credit, higher interest rates, and continued inflation. Labor demands and profit squeezes loom as government spending and deficit spending drive the crisis.
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Washington
Nea
Nixon
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Stanford
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Iowa
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