The World’s Most Unusual University at Bob Jones
A Chronicle Chronicle overview critiques Bob Jones University in Greenville as intensely Christian, noting campus police actions against a reporter and detailing reported strict rules and loyalty oaths. It cites lack of accreditation and insular faculty as part of its critique. The piece mentions figures Bob Jones Jr. Bob Jones III and claims about the school’s culture and governance.
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Bob Jones University
Greenville
S.C
South Carolina
BJU
College
Ares
Adminissali Uemmedance
Robert Harrison
Harper’s Magazine
Larry King
Billy
Squires
Vice Pres
Bob Jones III
Pres
Bob Jones Jr
Northwestern Schools
Minneapolis
Joneses
Billy Graham
West Point
Copyright Chronicle Publishing Co
Prohibition memories and a wink at prosperity and booze
A humorous reminiscence contrasts Prohibition era turmoil with later economic gains tied to heavier drinking. The author riffs on Coolidge, Capone, home brew, and ending Prohibition in 1933, suggesting alcohol use correlates with prosperity and pondering marijuana's economic impact.
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Calvin Coolidge
al Capone
Capone
Second Pesticide Slash on Agenda
The second major round in the U S government campaign to cut use of persistent pesticides will begin in March. It will not seek a sweeping ban on all persistent chemicals but apply same criteria used for DDT to other pesticides chemical by chemical use by use. Officials say actions will be orderly and tailored to each chemical and use, with some uses deemed relatively harmless to non target organisms.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Chemical Industry
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Shell Chemical Co
Hardin
Ned D. Bayley
Department
Science and Education
Bayley
Congress Eyes Postal Shakeup
Washington reports the Nixon administration seeks a 1970 postal reform moving the Post Office into a public corporation or similar structure. Congress debates converting the department, pay raises for federal workers, and compulsory arbitration while aiming to curb deficits and restore mail service.
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Washington
UPI
Post Office Department
Ben Franklin
Congress
Department
Nixon
Postal
Lyndon B. Johnson
Post Office
Postal Workers Union
Letter Carriers
On This Day January 19 1970 Almanac Highlights
The Almanac notes a first quarter moon with Mercury Venus and Jupiter as morning stars and Mars and Saturn in the evening sky. Historical items include Georgia's 1861 secession and Francoist bombing in 1938 Spain. Eisenhower’s 1955 news conference and Johnson’s 1968 defense secretary pick are listed.
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Venus
Jupiter
Georgia
Union
Franco
Barcelona
Valencia
Spain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Clark Clifford
Robert McNamara
Cuba
Choking smokers and new behavior research in California
Dr John R Geary heads the Behavior Research Institute of California as experiments in choking smokers to induce cessation and other projects in behavior research expand nationwide. Trials include obesity control, token economies for schizophrenics, and phobia treatment with relaxation and conditioned cues.
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John R. Geary
Behavior Research Institute of California
Geary
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Oscar Wilde
Ene
E. Higgins
Elk Grove
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Lloyd Lindroth Quartet
Swingers
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Calif
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United States
Paddock Publications
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Personnel Service
Action Personnel Service
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