Ford argues equal opportunity profits through business involvement
Henry Ford told Yale audiences that solving social problems via more jobs and higher incomes benefits from business action. He argued equal opportunity expands markets and improves the workforce, urging companies to hire without racial restrictions and to show real commitment rather than protest. He warned programs fail when promises outpace performance and urged insiders to reform the system rather than quit it.
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Daniel
Henry Ford
Yale University
Yale
Ford
Private firms push soft detergents to curb pollution
Across the United States and Britain private firms pursue reforming detergents that break down in wastewater. Amway leads in the US with direct sales and a zealous program while Cambridge Petroleum Research in Britain develops soft detergents from plastic waste. Critics warn of river and lake damage from hard detergents, noting pollution threatens Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. Russia’s Baikal plant also draws protests.
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America
Amway Corporation
Michigan
Ada
Amway
England
Cambridge Petroleum Research
Atlantic
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Ups
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Lake Erie
Russia
Baikal
Blount threatens resignation as Postmaster General
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Postmaster General Winton Blount, after four months of battling federal bureaucracy, may resign to return to construction. He faced strong postal union opposition and White House lukewarm support, risking his seat in the Nixon Cabinet.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Winton Blount
Blount
TVA
Capitol Hill
Tonholine
Nixon
White House
Franklin A. Long
National Science Foundation
William Driver
Veterans’ Administration
I One
Dirksen
O’ Ev
Macs World Aim of club to stop wars
Washington column notes a quirky travel club Club Internationale seeks to avert wars by diplomacy and tourism, claiming Alfred S Bloomingdale guarantees heads of state will receive its members. The piece blends satire with a pullquote on the group’s mission and activities.
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Club Internationale
School of Foreign Service
Alfred S. Bloomingdale
West Biddeford Little League protests nepotism charge
Joseph D. Clark, president of West Biddeford Little League, responds to a reader who accused the league of favoritism. He explains the tryout process, the auction system, and that only 17 of 54 registrants were selected by four volunteer coaches. He notes several parents serving as officers, emphasizes fairness, and shares his own son’s near miss to illustrate merit over nepotism.
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People’s Forum
Little League
West Biddeford
Williamsport
Enn
Three Minutes A Day Leader Emergence Study
A University of Tennessee experiment funded by NASA with $6,800 shows that leaders often emerge from those who dominate discussions yet give incorrect statements. The psychologist Dr Cerhat Taffe found talkative indecisive coeds become leaders over quieter, more accurate peers, raising concerns about idea quality and social dynamics.
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University of Tennessee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cerhat Taffe
Washington News Failure for young uglies vote control analysis
Washington correspondent asks why under twenty five voters show low turnout. Data from Gallup shows 47 percent of under 39 favored Humphrey, 38 percent Nixon, 15 percent Wallace. militants' loud tactics failed to sway youth voting. mobility and distractions curb participation.
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NEA
Washington
Georgia
Kentucky
Alaska
Hawaii
New Left
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Gallup
Humphrey
Wallace
Dirksen Causes Ruckus as Nixon’s Honeymoon Fades
Virginia Payette notes Sen Everett Dirksen, once a trusted ally to Kennedy and Johnson, now challenges President Nixon. The veteran Republican blocks appointments, voices opposition to the tax bill, criticizes Nixon’s plans, and even resignations follow his stance. The piece portrays a growing rift within the party as Dirksen wavers between loyalty and principle.
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Virginia Payette
Washington
Sen
Everett McKinley Dirksen
G.O.P
Good Ole Er
Dirksen
Fixit
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Novy
Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
White House
North Korea
Congress
Teddy Kennedy
Senate
Kennedy
Think break urged by London psychologist meets employer doubt
A London psychologist proposes a ten minute think break to cope with modern life, a notion rejected by employers who prefer workers to think on the job. The idea sparks debate on whether workers would return after breaks if they must think during work periods. The report notes a British tone and light sarcasm about tea and coffee break habits.
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