Editorial warns leniency in Union Carbide pollution case
The piece argues Judge Knapp erred in imposing the minimum $500 fine for a second pollution offense by Union Carbide at its Institute plant. It notes a prior spill of 46,000 gallons occurred earlier and questions continuing minimal penalties, urging harsher punishment for second offenses while acknowledging industry challenges.
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U.S
Dennis R.knapp
Union Carbide Corp
Kanawha
Institute
Krapp
Carbide
Knapp
Public view of police shows clashes with real cases
Opinion contrasts TV police dramas with real events in St. Louis where two officers lied about a teen shooting. One officer confessed to firing. both were acquitted of manslaughter amid mitigated circumstances. The piece laments idealized cops and calls for more human portrayals.
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Joe Friday
Dragnet
Sgt. Friday
St. Louis
Friday
Why Do Bakers Seek Higher Bread Prices Now
The piece questions bakers demanding higher bread prices amid vast grain surpluses paid for by farm subsidies. It notes buyers in Russia and China seeking American wheat and ponders the motive behind price increases despite abundant grain.
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Russia
China
Chicken soup touted as cold remedy by Senate subcommittee
A Senate subcommittee weighing many claimed cold remedies heard that chicken soup may work as well as any option and tastes better than medicine. The report notes that Jewish mothers have long held this belief.
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Senate
Santa quits: Nixon accepts resignation of Santa Claus
Washington reports that President Nixon has accepted Santa Claus’s resignation amid a backseat of internal White House politics. The White House calls the resignation voluntary, omitting claims of a scandalous motive as rumors say Claus wanted more home time with Mrs Claus.
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New York Times
Washington
White House
Nixon
Santa Claus
Claus
Iane
Seedack
Whem Claus
Laus
Ant
Edward Bennett Wiliams
Samuel
Decorate Cemeteries for Christmas Sparks Community Debate
Readers urge Charleston to outshine South Charleston by lighting Spring Hill Cemetery with a luminous mound. The letter argues for civic pride through celebratory graveyard illumination to honor the savior's birthday and attract countywide admiration.
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the Gazette
Charleston
South Charleston
Spring Hill
Nixon
Washington
H. A. Robson
Unplayed Trump Card in Nixon Hanoi Cease Fire Decision
James Reston argues the Paris talks hinge on Nixon's choice to push a separate peace with Hanoi and the Saigon regime. Kissinger failed to secure a cease-fire without White House authorization, leaving Thieu to demand Saigon's terms. Without a clear White House date for a separate peace, Paris may yield no settlement.
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New York Times
Paris
Vietnam
White House
Nixon
Hanoi
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Kissinger
United States
Thieu
U.S
Saigon
Thien
Soviet Union
China
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Wastiington Ias
Harry Truman
Episcopal Funds Linked to Broken Treaties Caravan
A Washington Star-News note links Episcopal Church funds to support for the Trail of Broken Treaties caravan. Leaders including Russell Means and Vernon Bellecourt are cited for violent acts during the Bureau of Indian Affairs protest. The piece questions church allocations and cites internal church critics and a declining donations outlook.
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Washington
Star-News
Dennis Banks
Bellecourt Brothers
Vernon and
Clyde
Bureau of Indians
Minnesota
Alcatraz Island
Episcopal Church
Cleveland
Episcopal General Convention
Houston
Means
Episcopal
Brooklin
Leon Modeste
Modeste
World politics shifts to a new phase as elections reshape power
Analysis notes a worldwide tilt to center or left in advanced nations after elections in Canada Germany Australia and Japan. It cites Nixon Brandt and Trudeau as key actors and highlights inflation driven income disparities as a dominant issue. The piece suggests foreign policy gains may outshine domestic solutions and hints at Pompidou plan ahead of French elections.
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Paris
Trudeau
Canada
Nixon
United States
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Social Democrats
Labor Party
Australia
Japan
Kakuei Tanyaka
China
Russia
Peking
Moscow
Europe
California
West Virginia
Quebec
Tanaka
Georges Pompidou
France
Nixor
Brandt
Pompidou
Brezhnev
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