Editorial Page: Gasoline engine headed for sunset in California
California Senators passed a 26 to 5 measure to outlaw gasoline powered cars by 1975. The piece argues a shift to steam electricity or gas engines is likely, highlighting industry resistance and potential gradual transition. It notes oil and gasoline interests may be affected but foresees evolving propulsion toward cleaner options.
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California Senate
California
Detroit
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Thermo Electron Corp
Waltham
Mass
William P. Lear
California Oil Company
Endgame in Vietnam Hinges on Parley and Politics
Paul Harvey argues the Vietnam war may end only through Paris negotiations and Viet Cong concessions. He notes South Vietnam's shifting stance, calls for jointly supervised elections, and warns Hanoi may pressure Saigon toward compromise. He also questions U.S. abstention from decisive surrender and muses on broader moral questions.
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Paul Harvey
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Cong
South Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Paris
Saigon
Washington
Arms race halt urged in Washington Merry-Go-Round
JACK ANDERSON urges the President to halt multiple warhead testing and slow the arms escalation as U S missile leadership appears ahead of the Soviet Union. Humphrey reports Moscow divisions on missile limits and hints at a favorable Kremlin response if the President acts.
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Jack Anderson
U.S
Russia
Humphrey
Moscow
Kremlin
United States
Krelin
Eniai
Nikita Kehev
Kosygin
Central Intelligence Agency
Leonie Brezhnev
Egypt
Nasser
Brezhnev
Cape Canaveral Name Tweak Sparks Local Resistance
Cap Canaveral residents oppose renaming Cape Canaveral to Cape Kennedy arguing the historic name should stay. They support calling the rocket site John F Kennedy Space Center while compromise may restore Canaveral for the cape.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Cape Canaveral
Fra
Johnson
Cape Kennedy
Cape
Canaveral
John F. Kennedy Space Center
New York
John F. Hename
Washington campus radicals threaten youth political role
Washington opinion piece argues college radicals and sympathizers may suppress moderate youth participation in politics. It cites 1968-69 unrest, notes radicals reject the establishment, and warns adult backlash could raise barriers to youth involvement if radical energy surges again in 1969-70.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
U.S
Great ‘Center Mass
Students For A Democratic Society
Lewis S. Feuer
University of Toronto
Ae Young
Feuer
Karl Marx
Pene
America
Democrats Strive to Mend Fences as Nixon Builds California Base
The piece describes President Nixon shifting to California to bolster his political support for next year’s elections, while Congress retreats to their districts. It notes Senate and House fractures, internal battles over antiballistic missiles and taxes, inflation pressures, and the risk of a weakened negotiating position with the Communists.
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Nasser T
Sisco
California
Gerald Reagan
Finch
Reagan
Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Nixon
High Court
Earl Warren
Haynsworth
Warren Burger
Washington
White House
West Coast
Congress
Senate
George Murphy
Capitol
Vietnam
Paris
Nixon Willy Nilly
House
Is Touana
Harry Truman
Humorous notes mix with consumer gag item in Biddeford paper
A local note accompanies a novelty bug bomb can bought for outdoor concerts. The piece mentions bite free music lovers and cites Barboni from the National Association of Postmasters known for witty quips. The Biddeford Saco Journal highlights its publication details and AP partnership.
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Beethoven
Gershwin
Stravinsky
Sousa
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Paul Harvey News
Et Cong
Nguyen Thi Binh
Provisional Revolutionary
Hum
Alaska
Ygin
Thant
Kosy
San Francisco
Confederate States
Mac's
LBJ
Idlewild
Malaysia
Thislaysia
Lawrence O’brien
National Press Club
Post Office Department
Geeck
Wall Street
FBI
Ee Newspaper
Washington News
Frank J. Barboni
National Association of Post-masters
Mista
Biddelford - Saco Journal
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telco Business
Associated Press
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