Linotype era ends as computers take over printing
Editorial reflects on the Linotype's rise and decline from 1775 prototypes to 1884 Mergenthaler success, noting a shift to computer directed photo and electronic printing. Despite automation, skilled Linotype operators and used machines will remain in demand as the printing revolution continues.
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Linotype
United States
Mark Twain
National Geographic Society
Otto Mergenthaler
New York Tribune
Gutenberg
Herr Mergenthaler
Molson shifts from biology to helping Panthers in Seattle
Vanetta Molson, formerly studying marine biology at a Seattle community college, now runs a free clinic and breakfast program for the Black Panthers in Seattle. She says the focus must address the needs of her community and oppressors must be overthrown, while contrasting historical figures’ choices.
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Vanetta Molson
Seattle
Black Panthers
Panthers
Uncle Toms
George Washington Carver
Carver
South
Miss Mo
Duty and Responsibility From Thought to Duty
The quote reflects on binding duty seen in duty’s approach as integrity that justifies responsibility. It echoes Ecclesiastes 12 13 urging fear of God and keeping commandments as the whole duty of man.
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Cap Hammarskjold
God
Nixon backs nuclear option in Vietnam crisis Dunkirk style
In private, Nixon would use nuclear weapons if needed to avert a collapse of U.S. forces in Vietnam, while publicly stressing they would be avoided. The plan envisions last‑resort bombardment during a dire withdrawal, as Kissinger reports South Vietnamese air support and Laos operation aims.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Dunkirk
Laos
White House
Henry Kissinger
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Creighton Abrams
Colas and Health Myths Debated by Dr Lamb
A reader asks if cola consumption in youth affects fertility. Dr Lamb says no evidence links cola to sterility. cyclamates in rats caused chromosomal changes only in large amounts, not in humans. The column notes colas are mild stimulants like coffee and can cause nervousness or digestive issues if overused.
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Man
Mr. Harvey
Ecuador
Sam
Cuba
Uncle Sam
VISTA
Job Corps
ADC
Nixon
Look Unto Me Verse Isaiah 45 22 Ends of the Earth
Bible verse exhortation quoted from Isaiah 45 22 urging all ends of the earth to look to God for salvation and declaring there is none other. The passage emphasizes monotheistic assurance of divine saving power.
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God
Bridge : Greed Pays Big Dividend
West opens with singleton clubs and after a sequence of leads and ruffs, the defense capitalizes on a greedy misread. South leads a heart, East overtricks with a king, and West ruffs twice to set South by two tricks in a tense bridge play narrative.
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Tlere
West
Bast
Hearast
South
East
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bridge bidding problem with a diamond overcall twist
In a four spade bid scenario after a diamond overcall and a three diamonds jump by partner over two hearts, decide the best course. The reader considers A-Bid four spades, Blackwood variants, and potential slam chances while weighing confusion and partnership agreement. The puzzle ends by asking what to do now with the given hand AK Q7392 7 and the auction line.
Vocabulary Puzzle From a Word List Across and Down
A word puzzle lists across and down clues including tree and plant terms, geographic references, titles, and common words. Answers span 14 to 92 in some clues, with several language abbreviations and archaic terms likely used in a historical word square or crossword style page.
Paul Harvey Readers Deplore State Of World
A composite of letters to Paul Harvey condemns federal spending and taxation. Petitioners urge relief for ordinary taxpayers, criticize aid to refugees and prisoners, and warn of rising debt while denouncing big city politics and wasteful programs. Names and specifics reflect a reader chorus.
Early American Tragedy Pioneer Eugene ONeill
The first major writer of tragedy in American drama is Eugene ONeill regarded as America's greatest playwright. The quiz notes Oklahoma City as the cowboy capital of the world with the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. It asks whether cutting hair makes it grow faster and answers that there is no scientific evidence to support it.
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Eugene O'Neill
America
Oklahoma City
Okla
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
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