Editorial Page In Our Opinion Study of the metric System
The editorial argues Americans, used to ounces and feet, may resist metric measures as the United States considers a three year study by the Department of Commerce. It notes 1866 permission for metric use and hopes the study show a practical, low cost transition with minimal disruption.
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House
Department of Commerce
United States
Canada
Henry I
Pharmaceutical
Optical
University of Chicago
Milton Friedman
Knud Weiking
Ohio
Cyrus Eaton
Moscow
Russia
They say predictions are fun but beware betting on them
Paul Harvey notes politicians and experts over the years have made confident forecasts that failed. He cites Morse, Tobin, Janeway, Friedman, Seaborg, McNamara, Hoover, Smathers, Russell, Williams and others whose bold claims proved false, warning that what they say may be interesting but not reliable.
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Paul Harvey
Wayne Morse
North Vietnam
Fairleigh Dickinson Universe
Teaneck
N.J
Yale
James Tobin
Eliot Janeway
Glenn Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense
Robert McNamara
Johnson
Newsweek Magazine
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
London Times
United Rees
Florida
George Smathers
Castro
Bertrand Russell
Tennessee Williams
Coloring gases could reveal leaks in pipelines
A Florida thermodynamics expert patents a process to color natural gas and fuels for cylinders, missiles, and aircraft to help infrared sensors detect buried pipeline leaks. The inventor notes immediate detection can prevent dangerous leaks from cryogenic liquids and stresses balancing awareness of risks with positive use of technology.
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Florida
Professor Marcuse shapes student revolts worldwide
Washington column notes Herbert Marcuse, the Brandeis University chair issue, and his influence on campus unrest. It cites his ties to Dutschke, Maoist rhetoric, and mixed reactions from Germany and Moscow while outlining U.S. political reactions and Reagan’s free flight controversy.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Prof
Herbert Marcuse
University of California, San Diego
Marcuse
Wplatuw 1
Tuuci
Max
Prof. Marcuse
Brandeis University
Boston
Axel Springer
Ottilie Springer
Brandeis
United States
Springer
Israel
Germany
Hitler
A Via
Jerusalem
Moscow
West Germany
Keisinger
Kremlin
Mao Tse-tung
Columbia
Berkeley
George Wallace
House of Representatives
Paris
Unesco
Karl Marx
Berlin
Rudi Dutschke
Dutschke
Pravda
Red Audi
East Germany
New Left
Bonn
California
Rockefeller-McCarthy
Nelson Rockefeller
Eugene MecCarthy
Eee
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Humphrey
McCarthy
White House
Johnson Oeto
Pan American Airways
Palavel
Tokoka
Kansas
Pan Am
Washington National
Reagan
J. R. Butler
Texas
Anecdotes and notices from a busy political page
A collection of quips about Bismarck choosing duel weapons a sausage with trichinosis one may be deadly and the professor's retort. HUD notes that well designed fireplugs can be artistic. Johnson 1965 payroll cut and hires. Humphrey Kennedy VP talks. Rep Gross opposes cost bills. Poor People protests persist. lighthouse land sale ad. $16,545 government spend cited. AID stockpile of talcum powder in Saigon warehouse noted.
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Don Maclean Waar
Lfe
Sidney R. Yates
Otto von Bismarck
Bismarck
Washington News Convention mirrors popular will and rivalries
Bruce Biassat reviews how Kennedy’s assassination altered the Democratic race, allowing Humphrey McCarthy competition, while Republicans, led by Nixon, mobilize delegates. He notes primary results, delegate dynamics, and party support shifting between factions.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA Washin
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
St. Louis Post Dispatch
McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
New York
Humph
Rey
Humbrey
Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
Rockefeller
Sup.rt
To The Point Envy and social righteousness
Russell Kirk argues envy has morphed into social righteousness across generations. He cites Marlowe's Dr Faustus and notes rising youth show envy over wealth and success, while wealth creators drive progress and responsibility, urging focus on personal virtue and self improvement.
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Christopher Marlow
Dr. Faustus
Internal Revenue Service
Industralist
India
Peter Newts
Otto Hetold
Bradtord-Seco Journal Advertising Rates
The Biddeford Maine daily notes subscription prices: one month 2.60, six months 15.50, one year 31.00. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP patches. Postal details indicate second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
P. Galls
Rednees
Associated Press
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Iowa
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