Senior Citizens Month highlighted by ACTION programs
The Childress index editorial notes May as Senior Citizens Month per President Nixon. It highlights the age 60 plus volunteers in ACTION programs RSVP Foster Grandparent SCORE and VISTA, plus Peace Corps and University Year for ACTION. It cites Pearl Williams aged 104 active in Foster Grandparents in Compton and SCORE’s 4700 volunteers nationwide.
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Nixon
Citizen Service Corps
Action
Michael P. Balzano
SCORE
Service Corps
VISTA
America
Peace Corps
University Year For Action
Pearl Williams
Compton
Calif
Puerto Rico
Nixon plan to sell strategic stockpile faces snags
Business Week notes the 6.25 billion stockpile faces limits as key items like nickel and copper thin out since 1965. Synthetics replace some materials, others are unsellable or under long term deals. Selling too much risks market chaos in Bolivia and elsewhere. tin remains the most valuable item.
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Nixon
Business Week
Johnson
U.S
Bolivia
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
First West Point School of Engineering Origins
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes West Point began as the first U S school of engineering in 1802 and was reorganized as a military academy in 1812, marking its early evolution and role in U S military education.
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West Point
U.S. School
Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey Details
The Poets Corner lies in the south transept of Westminster Abbey London and serves as the burial and memorial site for England's major writers from Chaucer to John Ruskin.
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Westminster Abbey
London
England
Chaucer
John Ruskin
Watergate chatter and price hikes in a reader column
Indexing by Morris Higley notes reader fatigue with Watergate coverage and TV drama shifts as Senate hearings loom. He cites Democratic worries about overkill and Treasurer Elliott Richardson's probe timing, then shifts to sharp price increases on auto parts and a claims agent's notices.
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Morris Higley
Elliott Richardson
Senate
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
J. D. Michie
Motor Company
Crab locomotion and spider crab movement described
The text notes that all crabs keep their tails tucked forward and do not use the tail for swimming or sideward movement, while spider crabs can walk obliquely and sideways. It emphasizes limb-based movement differences among crab groups.
Boyle s column weed your garden of friendship
Hal Boyle offers witty lines to prune overcrowded friendships with blunt goodbyes and blunt truth. He cites common scenarios and reveals sharp, time tested remarks that have broken up lifelong ties while reflecting on social ties and misfits.
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Pal
Hal Boyle
New York
Millard Fillmore
Joe
Jim
Fred
Wall Street woes and Watergate hearings clash in 1973 news
AP reports a securities downturn amid investor loss of confidence and insider share buys while TV networks halt daytime programs to cover the Watergate hearings led by Senate committee head Sam Ervin. James McCord Jr. to testify. coverage expands via PBS and EEN.
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Jay Sharbutt
NEW York
Senate Select Committee
Senate Committee
NBC
Senate
Son Tay
North Vietnam
James W. McCord Jr
Sam Ervin Jr
D-N.c
McCord
Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Ervin
CBS
ABC
Eastern
Public TV
Public Broadcasting Service
U.S
Joseph Welch
Boston
Joseph McCarthy
Fred Friendly
CBS News
Friendly
Ford Foundation
Columbia University
Andrew Johnson
Teapot Dome
Daylight Slaving Time Jibe Hits Barbs Online
Readers poke fun at daylight saving with quips about longer days and dull work. The lighthearted post questions the time change and hints at spring chores piling up.
Nixon appoints Connally as unpaid informal adviser
Reports say President Nixon publicly formalized John B. Connally's part time, unpaid advisory role after a St Biscayne meeting. Connally offered counsel but left his law firm and corporate boards, prompting criticism over conflicts of interest amid Watergate concerns.
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Abe Fortas
Clark Clifford
James H. Rowe
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Connally
Johnson
Ronald Ziegler
Treasury
Ziegler
New York
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Boss takes two weeks off while in office to relax
The boss orders a two week rest and stays in the office as staff worry about ITT busy signals at the Capitol. Adoc mentions working through the two weeks to fund his advice while Hoyt King warns that ledger domain is a sleight of hand by crafty accountants.
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Capitol
Hoyt King
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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