Editorial Behind-scenes planners obstruct programs
A small group of holdovers and loyalists in key government posts sabotages President Nixon’s initiatives. Former Kennedy and Johnson appointees resist, drag their feet, or block reforms, slowing a White House driven program to use facilities year-round. Weeding out these entrenched figures proves difficult and time consuming.
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Kennedy
Nixon
Wey
Civil Service
White House
Johnson
CARE Food Crusade Seeks 7.5 Million To Feed 28 Million
CARE appeals for 7.5 million dollars to feed 28 million people, mostly children, over the coming year. Funds support 34 countries from Latin America to Africa and Asia, with gifts matched by host governments and U S donors. Examples include 5 dollars feeding 1500 youngsters and 25 dollars feeding 25 pupils for three months.
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Care Food Crusade Appeal
Latin America
Africa
Asia
Middle East
U.S
India
Care Food Crusade Fund
E. Wells St
Milwaukee
Wis
Nixon trims White House staff amid doubling executive office
Nixon moves to slash White House personnel after statistics show executive-office employment has more than doubled since 1969. Officials cite new functions and bookkeeping changes as reasons, with total executive-office staff around 3,563 and OEO adds pushing near 5,800 if included.
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Camp David, Md
Nixon
White House
Civil Service Commission
Executive Office
John Ehrlichman
Office of Telecommunications Policy
Office of Science and Technology
Council On Environmental Quality
Council of Economic Advisers
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
QEO
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy Kchap
Lyndon Johnson
Mailbag gleanings by Hal Boyle in New York AP
A collection of wry observations and trivia from HAL BOYLE. It notes Earth’s growing population, astronaut suit costs, uranium energy, and quirky quotes. It offers capsule facts on Singapore youth, muscle distribution in genders, and a Chinese proverb about conscience and ambition.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Santa Claus
Folies Bergere
Mervyn Stockwood
Singapore
National Geographic Society
Ice King Festival Fails Eskimo Village Plan
Eskimos led by Miski plan a festival to appease the Ice King and end a harsh summer storm. Oonik and villagers pool last food for a ceremonial feast and drum ritual, but a deadly night storm devastates the village. Oonik vows a bold plan, promising Keotuk the dog a trip to Santa Land as impetus for hope.
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Oonik
North
Miski
Ice King
Qonik
Keetuk
Keotuk
Santa Land
Crow’s Nest reflections on modern medicine and a pair of local events
Ray L. Anderson muses on medicine from bloodletting to modern clinics and AMA influence, contrasting assembly line care with the doctor’s faith and personal touch. Also notes Hackensack Swingers square dance this Saturday with Ray O’Rielly calling, and a December Songfest for seniors on Sunday at Northland Apts.
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Lorenzo de Medica
Florence
American Medical Association
Orie
Ste. Genevieve
Hackensack Sweetheart Swingers Square Dance Club
Hackensack Legion Club
Ray O’rielly
Brainerd
Northland Apts
Letters on hockey safety and highway sign praise
Readers discuss safety at Bemidji State College hockey games after a puck injures a spectator and ask for better protection. Another reader thanks The Pioneer and the Minnesota Highway Department for promptly addressing directions to the vocational school sign.
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Bemidji
Bemidji State College
R. B
Zachman
Bemidji Ave
Bemidji, Minn
Pioneer
Minnesota Highway Department
Highway Department
Geraldine Nyberg
Cass Lake
Something Not To Across 38 Biblical A Something Not Mountain
Word puzzle style entries list clues and answers across various short definitions. The page mixes wordplay with partial phrases, including clues for prefixes and suffixes, names, and common terms, typical of a crossword or puzzle page.
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Gaul
Wilfred
Wisconsin
Yale
Seaport
Ioan
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