Attrition and backbone in college presidents debated
In Our Opinion, editors discuss the high attrition rate among college heads amid student unrest. They cite Swarthmore’s Courtney Smith and resignations at major universities, arguing faculty power and campus governance limit presidential authority. The piece warns anti intellectualism erodes trust in higher education and urges faculty and student support for principled leadership.
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Hollins College
Virginia
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Rockefeller Promises Fast Fix for LIRR Woes
Virginia Payette reports Governor Rockefeller pledges Long Island Rail Road will run on time within 60 days and guarantee top service by October, amid decades of delays, frequent cancellations, and overcrowded trains. The piece notes track record, equipment failures, and union issues complicating reforms.
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State Department clash and China talks persist
Washington insiders note President Nixon plans to shake up the State Department after negative briefings on his world trip. Diplomats resist amateur meddling and urge professional handling while Nixon pushes to ease China tensions and renew talks in Warsaw. The clash shapes policy as advisers caution against early moves while Beijing hardens stance.
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Mac's World Mailman column jokes and letters satire
Washington column by DON MACLEAN notes reader letters on Britannica uglifruit and London usage. amused quips on Moon bug lunar tick edifice complex and politics. light-hearted snapshots as audience letters critique column style and cite recent events involving Nixon Reagan and travelers.
Readers defend free expression and oppose Kirk column
A Maine reader criticizes Russell Kirk's Journal column on student protests in Europe. He argues the piece distorts events, cites his firsthand experience at Berkeley and other campuses, and urges publication of a mimeographed report on European student movements. He also asks about petitions to curb social vice and calls for law and respectable living in Maine.
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Columbia
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Berkeley
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The Needle By Bridegrooms Changes Wedding Rites
The article notes a shift in Roman Catholic weddings from kissing to handshakes at the ceremony with ushers managing the reception. It jokes about the emotional impact and the awkwardness of later kissing and the need for better acquaintance before more intimate gestures.
Washington News Hopes High 300000 GIs Can Quit Vietnam by 72
Washington-based correspondent Ray Cromley reports that US and Vietnamese leaders expect troop withdrawals to 100000 to 150000 within three years, reducing 300000 to 350000 from the peak. Saigon favors nonmilitary reforms, broader Thieu government representation, and a land reform to ease rural discontent while improving police and militia effectiveness.
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Vietnam
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Washington
Saigon
U.S
U. S
Hanoi
Thieu
To The Point Student ogres noisily Stalk the ivory tower
Russell Kirk argues that New Left students mimic ogre like revolutionaries on campus yet celebrate industrialization only under freedom. He contends Western Europe and America enjoyed a Liberal Era 1830 to 1880 without slaughter, while underdeveloped nations prefer poverty to tyranny and upheaval. He warns radical students lack experience with coercive regimes.
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Fie
Middlewestern University
Europe
America
Britain
Ireland
Portugal
Three Minutes A Day A Roof Full of Woodworms Ends in Fire
A Bournemouth man hired an exterminator to treat a roof infested with woodworms. A plumber later struck a match in the attic, causing an explosion that killed the pests and the roof. The exterminator noted a warning about fire danger and commented on the failed communication of the message. The rest discusses clearer, persuasive messaging and a biblical plea for peace.
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Bournemouth
England
Local Newspaper Masthead and rates unchanged
Published Daily Except Sunday at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine W Paul Casavant publisher E P Ingalls managing ceeene business depts 3625 editorial dept Subscription rates payable in advance One month 2 60 six months 15 50 one year 31 00 Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches Entered as second class postage paid at Post Office Biddeford Maine.
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Biddeford
Maine
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