Local communities Must direct schools in elected levy debates
In New York one million students faced classroom lockouts from teachers strikes while Perry Ohio voters approved a third levy after two defeats. Youngstown Ohio saw a third rejection, delaying education from late November to January. The piece argues taxes and local control drive school funding and warns of higher government intervention if communities fail to educate their children.
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Ohio
Perry
Perry Kids
Youngstown
Washington
Impressions of Inez on next president and Beautiful People
Inez and society press weigh how the Beautiful People view the 1970s White House. They scorn the Nixon era yet crave Kennedy era glamour. The jet set longs for Onassis style parties, a French chef, and social sway, while considering minority outreach and Kremlinlike protocols.
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Jawn
Lindsay
White House
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Miss Curtis
Henry Ford II
Nixons
Billy Graham
Ari Onassis
Elmer H. Bobst
Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company
Onassis
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
John V. Lindsay
New York
Nce
Skorpios
Three Minutes a Day Deciphering Animal Language
Dr. Wolf gang Schleidt studies how animals use heat, odors, color and electric signals to find food and evade enemies from an outdoor Maryland laboratory. He notes salmon return by scent, snakes use heat sensing at night, and insects perceive signals, while faith frames nature as purposeful and creation as loving. A bank loan ad follows.
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Wolfgang Schleidt
Maryland
Schleidt
Washington ethics probe targets vote padding in Congress
The House Ethics Committee probes ghost voting by lawmakers not present on floor. Rep. Bob Wilson and Rep. Richard Schweiker face questions as clerks Cooke and Kennedy are likely to be blamed. the piece notes GOP aims under Nixon to reform anti-poverty and other LBJ programs while avoiding a partisan clash.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
House of Representatives
Bob Wilson
San Diego
Calif
Reublican
Case Campaign
California
House
Les Arends
Riil
Wilson
Richard S. Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Joe Clark
Schweiker
Buck Hi Falls
Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Herman T. Schneebels
Kennedy
Cooke
Congress
Rep. Wilson
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
White House
Harry Truman
Poverty jokes on Nixon win in Mac's World
ED DON MACLEAN notes the public’s relief at a Nixon presidency but argues poverty will persist unless there are real means to eliminate it. He lampoons the six day plan and jokes about Agnew in the vice presidency, LBJ's cookware, and McCarthy as a “gold brick” in a satirical column.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Johnny
Johnson peace method may shape Saigon after Vietnam talks
Washington columnist argues President Johnson’s bombing halt and Paris talks undermine South Vietnam’s elected leadership. Thieu may be treated as puppet head. Viet Cong could gain coalition power, impacting postwar governance and local security.
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Ray Cromley
Nea Washin
Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Saigon
Czechoslovakia
Vietnam
Paris
Thieu
Hue
North Vietnam
Long range traffic plan urged for cities by Russell Kirk
The essay argues that cities must adopt long range traffic plans to curb private cars and ease downtown congestion. It cites Rome Naples Palermo Glasgow and Boston noting curb downs, pedestrian malls in Stockton and Kalamazoo as models or warnings. It warns sprawling development without underground garages and public transit will waste federal urban renewal funds and ruin city livability.
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Antonio Pala
Piazza Navona
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Naples
Palermo
Sicily
Scotland
Glasgow
Buchanan
Stockton
California
Kalamazoo
Michigan
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Boston
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Washington
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