Credibility gap fuels crossing dangers and safety push
The piece notes 1,400 yearly grade crossing deaths in the United States and that such incidents are far more deadly than typical road crashes. FRA proposes electronic warnings to show trains will arrive within 35 seconds, urging railroads to lead safety upgrades while cities seek power to compel modernization, with Kansas already enacting such authority.
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Federal Railroad Administration
FAA
FRA
Iowa Cities
Kansas
Iowa
HUD blamed for slow, complex aid to small towns
Iowa Congressman Culver calls a 1970 study showing HUD under Romney a bureaucratic morass and notes ongoing delays and paperwork burdens for small towns. He cites sewer grant processing averaging 11 weeks under Romney versus 32 weeks earlier, urging HUD to boost nonmetro outreach and speed.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
George Romney
HUD
Iowa
John Culver
Iowa Democrat
Jacobs Co., Inc
Chicago
Culver
Sec
Retary Romney
Assaulting Privacy by Bruce Bioss
A critique argues that rapid data storage and tracking threaten privacy as sensors and computer banks collect personal data. Prof. Arthur Miller highlights risks of centralized information, misuses by businesses and lenders, and potential grave errors in data handling.
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Ashington
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Arthur Miller
University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor
Miller
Global Blueprint By James Reston
The piece argues that while governments publically vilify and defend Uncle Sam, they share a crisis of ruling modern states amid post Vietnam shifts. Nixon and allies court Peking, Moscow and European capitals with diplomacy while private talks pursue monetary reform and coordinated growth across East and West blocs.
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John Bull
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Europe
Peking
Chiang Kai-shek
Taiwan
Soviet Union
Japan
Vietnam
Washington
Moscow
Vienna
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Paris
Weeding Out Backroom Hacks Demos Aim Honest Convention
Democrats push reforms to seat delegates fairly in 1972 with 18 guidelines. states like Maine Alabama and Georgia have moved to comply. Southern states lag. California Michigan Texas Connecticut Rhode Island face deadlines. Reformers mobilize 1,000 plus Democrats to push changes while party hacks must also vote.
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Ashington
Chicago
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Maine
Edmund Muskie
Alabama
Louisiana
California
Michigan
Texas
Connecticut
Illinois
Rhode Island
John Bailey
Missouri
Florida
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Public backs Nixon China trip with broad support
A Harris poll shows 68 percent approve Nixon's trip to mainland China while 19 percent disapprove. Voters expect recognition for Communist China, UN seating, increased trade, ambassador exchange, and broader peace efforts, with mixed views on Vietnam and nuclear controls.
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Vietnam
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate
Living Without Noise A Debate On Sound and Deafness
A letter argues that everyday sounds like birds, traffic, and dogs create life’s rhythm unless they infringe privacy or taste. It asserts each person may choose how to live while others may complain and asks readers to consider what it is like to be deaf.
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