Chamber responds to N&W passenger service plea in Telegraph
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce leaders Beverly Blalock and George Kellenberger defend the idea of pressuring Norfolk and Western Railway to provide passenger service for Virginia and southern West Virginia. They criticize prior Chamber inactivity, pledge to pursue a practical approach, and announce a “new Chamber” ready to tackle regional problems with cooperation from the newspaper. They promise to formalize an official stance soon.
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Daily Telegraph
Norfolk & Western Railway
Virginia
Southern West Virginia
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Beverly Blalock
George Kellenberger
N&w
Chamber of Commerce
Flexibility for High Schools Through Early Leaving Rules
National Commission on the Reform of Secondary Education plans a McGraw Hill publication to ease attendance norms by lowering the compulsory age from 16 to 14. It cites chronic school strains, urges on the job training, expanded postsecondary options, and alternative diploma paths while noting risks from more teens abandoning school at 14.
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National Commission On the Reform of Secondary Education
McGraw-Hill
Congress
Bruce Bioss at Scapegoat Japan A Jewish Disgrace
A controversial account claims Jacob Stein warned Tokyo of a potential U S boycott of Japanese goods amid Arab oil cutbacks. The piece condemns Stein and Arab actions, urges U S sympathy for Japan, and argues oil politics threaten Japan's economy and industry.
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Bruce Bioss
Japan
Jacob Stein
Takeshi Yasukawa
Israel
Tokyo
Stein
Yasukawa
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Iran
Mail Monopoly Back in the Dear Old Days
A columnist argues the U S Postal Service is failing and should be privatized. He recalls postal history, criticizes postmaster appointments and postwar decline, and predicts private mail services will legally replace government delivery to restore efficiency and choice.
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U. S. Postal Service
Charney and Veronis
Saturday Review
Norman Cousins
Chicago
Charney-Veronis
Royal Exchequer
United States
U. S
Postal Service
Grand Central Post Office
New York
Post Office Department
When Health Records Free Health Secrets From Hospitals
Russell Kirk notes a shift from patient doctor confidentiality due to Public Law 92-603 Section 249F. HEW can require hospitals and providers treating Medicare or Medicaid patients to submit records to government inspectors and to insurers like Blue Cross and Blue Shield. A Louisiana Blue Cross letter to a church hospital is cited as an example.
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HEW
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Louisiana Blue Cross Organization
ACMS
Medical records confrontation sparks privacy fears
Public debate over HEW rule demanding personal access to medical records alarms medical bodies and patients. Critics warn of confidentiality erosion as officials argue for oversight of Medicare fund disbursements. The American Council of Medical Staffs campaigns for repeal, while physicians urge informed patient choice amid perceived government overreach.
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American Psychiatric Association
American Medical Records Association
Association of Hospital Medical Records Librarians
American Council of Medical Staffs
Bienville Street
New Orleans
Wallace
Eagleton
Kennedy
Oil Scandals and Nixons Energy Policy Controversy
A critical look at President Nixon’s handling of the fuel crisis outlines four scandals. Claims re fuel efficiency and truck speed are challenged by industry data and internal memos. Allegations include profiteering by oil firms, potential shutdowns by truckers, and biased policy making favoring oil interests. The piece also questions shale oil plans and royalty terms under Interior.
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Washington
Nixon
Cummins Engine Company
Transportation Department
Secetary
Irwin Halpern
Capitol Hill
Halpern
United States
America
Roest Hit
American Petroleum Institute
National Petroleum Council
Interior Department
Soil and Gas Office
Rogers Morton
Reid Stone
Atlantic-Richfield Oil Company
Interior
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Stone
Seafarers Union
Presiden
New Greek Policy Stirs Alarm Over Ioannidis Regime
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak assess U S policy toward Greece after Papadopoulos. They warn a Qaddafi style, anti American Ioannidis regime could threaten NATO eastern anchor, endangering homeporting plans and U S interests in the Eastern Mediterranean while exposing weaknesses in past support for the dictatorship.
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Washington
Nixon
Greece
Papadopoulos
U.S
NATO
Col
George Papadopoulos
Athens
Aivethcen Pelicymakers
U. S. Navy
State Department
Ioannidis
Japdgnish
U. S
Israel
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Syria
Egypt
Democrats
Sampeign
White House
Middle East
Alexander Panagoulis
Panagoulis
Oulis
Elige Metracopoulos
Senator Soaper Says Overhead and The Little Lean
In a scrambled, OCR fragment, a citizen legislator reference surfaces with a stray phrase about overhead costs and a lean incident. The garbled text hints at a political remark or speech but lacks clear names, dates, or events to anchor facts.
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Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Hugh Short
Richard Wesley
William Lyon Phelps
Berry's
NEA, Inc
Go & Horse
Defian
di Pai
William A. Rusher
Russell Kirk
HEW Monster
General ‘Counsel of Health, Education, and Welfare
Medicare
Jack Anderson
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Soaper
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