Costs scrutinized as defense procurement under fire
Editorial urges Congress to tighten control on Defense Department spending after Navy procurement chief Gordon W. Rule testified that all three services “play games” with cost estimates to win approval. The Ed board calls for a thorough review of major defense projects and total outlays.
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Paul Harvey on Eggheads Collapse Under Pressure
Paul Harvey argues that academic administrators from outside academia have failed to manage colleges and universities. He criticizes Harvard influenced elites for mismanaging the nation, citing widespread college presidents resignations and vacant posts while praising ordinary workers and the public. He defends working-class governance and urges caution toward intellectual elites.
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Paul Harvey
Clark Kerr
Berkeley
Harvard
Europe
Fame Linked to Longer Life Says Study by Metropolitan Life
A longevity study using 1950 51 Who's Who in America compared 6329 famous professionals and businessmen to the national average. Mortality was 29 percent lower for businessmen, 38 percent for educators, and 25 percent for legal professionals, with the biggest gap between ages 50 and 59. The piece urges humble service over notoriety.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
America
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Contact Info Fragment
Publication contact details for Biddeford Maine appear with publisher editor and editorial departments phone numbers plus subscription rates and Associated Press rights notice. The snippet lists Adams Street Biddeford and rates of one year and six months, with post office entry notes.
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Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
M Telephone
Associated Press
Ted Press
AP News
New York Mayoral Race Fueled by Crime and Racial Tensions
Washington columnist Jack Anderson surveys a New York mayoral contest dominated by crime, race tensions, and campus unrest. Lindsay, a liberal Republican, faces a strong right wing challenge from Marchi while Procaccino and Wagner contend with graft headlines and tough crime stances amid campus upheavals.
Blatchford Faces Questions Over Peace Corps Hiring
Washington column notes Rep. H R Gross questions the Peace Corps foreign hires and the $100 million annual cost. It also humorously critiques airline smoking dangers, culinary quirks aboard new liners, and comments on Japan’s quick-food market. Other items mention tax shelters, Swiss banks, and a film project.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Reees Corps
J. H Blatchford
Rep
H.R. Gross
Iowa
Himso
Peace Corps
Lindsay faces tough GOP primary in New York city
New York Republicans face a hard race for the 1969 mayoral nomination as liberal incumbent Lindsay contends with a strong conservative rival, State Sen. John J. Marchi. Money, party dynamics, and voter distrust complicate Marchi’s bid, while Rockefeller’s cautious stance adds to the uncertainty about which GOP faction will prevail.
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Washington
Los Angeles
John Lindsay
New York
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Lindsay
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Robert Wagner
Mario Procaccino
Procacccino
Rep. Scheuer
Congress
House of Representatives
Justice Department
Teddy Kennedy
Scheuer
Schever
Bruce Biossat
NEW Washington Correspondent
York City
John V. Linasay
GOP
John J. Marchi
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Marchi
Fiorello LaGuardia
Colombia
Ims
Rockefeller
Jacob Javits
Charles Goodell
Capital Scene Opposition Sees Tax Reform Clash
Washington report on liberal Democratic resistance to extending the 10 percent income tax surcharge amid inflation fears. Democrats split over tax reform and war policy, with concerns over wage and price controls and potential damage to the economy and national security. John W. McCormack appeals for restraint as the crisis deepens.
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William 8. White
Washington
Nixon
Congress
John W. McCormack
White House
Fathers Day Confusion Sparks Whimsical Take on Holidays
In a humorous note, the piece recalls June 15 as Father’s Day catching many dads by surprise while joking that New Year’s Eve is the real holiday for fathers. It quips about the era of equal rights and limited prerogatives for dads as fathers everywhere face playful, light hearted constraints at home.
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Isaac Glickman
Glickman
New York
Switzerland
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