Rank discrimination in police physical tests debated
The Sixth Circuit Court in Cincinnati weighs a Columbus Ohio police department case where NOW argues women face discrimination by equal but stringent tests. Lawyers clash over whether tests should be less strenuous for women or whether equal training and assignment rights must apply.
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U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
National Organization For Women
Police Department
Police Academy
Birds show widest Christmas Bird Count spread in 76 years
The National Audubon Society reports the Christmas Bird Count recorded the greatest high-low spread in 76 years. Catemaco Mexico logged 11 703 birds across 293 species while a frost-nipped crew at Point Barrow Alaska saw no birds as many species migrate southward.
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National Audubon Society
Catemaco
Mexico
Point Barrow
Alaska
Intolerance in Africa Targets Jehovah's Witnesses
Reports from Malawi Zambia and Mozambique detail harassment rape and murder of Jehovah's Witnesses amid claims of sect outlawing and political non participation. Malawi officials deny 30000 detained or exiled saying the group is outlawed reveals government religious intolerance and selective rights rhetoric.
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Malawi
Zambia
Mozambique
Jehovah's Witness
Readers praise Telegram editorials and church-page support
Hilda Yungdahl of Osceola thanks The Telegram for opinion pieces like Cause to applaud in April and for the newspaper's role as Your Freedom Newspaper. She also appreciates local ads supporting the church page in Fridays issue.
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Telegram
Columbus Telegram
Your Freedom
Letter Home From a Mother to Four Daughters
A farewell missive from a mother planning travel in May to her four daughters. She jokes about writing copies, finances, and family nostalgia. The tone mixes affection with humor as she notes Kathi’s upcoming bachelor’s degree and Gayle’s hospital stay.
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Mother
Mike Douglas
Merv Griffin
Charlie Chan
Kathi
Florida Atlantic University
Gayle
Notable eccentricities and everyday struggles in Palm Beach County life
The text chronicles personal anecdotes: Karen and Paul buying a Palm Beach County home. financial strains with hospital bills. jokes about mortgage size. a quirky view of family life with eight children and a teenage trio who saved for a horse. Ginny selling real estate. flu shot reminders. references to Jim Bishop and Mike Douglas. and a note on The Birth of the United States book and the Declaration of Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen
Paul
Palm Beach
Will Rogers Memorial Commission Contest Notes
An archival clipping discusses four contests reserved for the Will Rogers Memorial Commission edited by Bryan Sterting. It reflects on taxation in early times and contrasts past farm conditions with modern mortgage burdens while noting political context and a dated tone. The text also mentions domestic scenes and references a dog, a cook, and a character trained to eat certain foods.
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Will Rogers Memorial Commission
Bryan Sterting
Dr Lamb explains two types of diabetic shock
Dr Lamb outlines diabetic coma and hypoglycemic shock from excess insulin. He notes confusion in distinguishing them for laypersons, urges flat position warmth airway and rapid medical help, and describes emergency fluid resuscitation and insulin management by trained staff.
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DR. Lamb
Race Track Word Puzzle and Medical Note Mix
A mixed page features a crossword style race track themed word list with clues across many entries and a dense health advisory about diabetic coma risks, insulin use, and emergency glucose treatment. The medical guidance emphasizes rapid professional care and avoiding self treatment in uncertain cases.
Columbus Telegram Editorial on Freedom and Self-Control
The Columbus Telegram prints an editorial asserting freedom as self-control grounded in moral guides. It frames freedom as a gift from God, not political power, and emphasizes peaceful self-discipline aligned with truth.
Soft approach critics and Kissinger clash over Soviet threat
The piece argues Secretary Kissinger may have warned of Soviet encirclement and mocks the Peace Through Law faction led by Brooke Muskie Mathias Hart for advocating nuclear test bans and arms control. It labels neutralism as a Moscow tactic and warns that Communists exploit Western retreat from empire to weaken defenses.
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Ee Kissinger
Elmo Zumwalt
U.S
Soviet Union
Admiral Zumwalt
Kissinger
Congress
Republic
Capitol Hill
Members of Congress For Peace Through Law
Edward Brooke
Edmund Muskie
Mark Ha Mathias Jr
Philip Hart
Pentagon
Moscow
Walter John Chamberlain warns on peace through law and defense cuts
The piece argues that Peace Through Law aims to surrender territory and weaken defense. It cites senators McGovern Kennedy Gravel Hathaway and representatives Leggett Aspin demanding deep cuts to missiles, troops abroad, and sea and air defense programs. It urges truth about geopolitics and Kissinger’s pessimism to avoid losing Number One status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Congress
George McGovern
Edward Kennedy
Mike Gravel
William Hathaway
House
Robert Leggett
Les Aspin
Admiral Zumwalt
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Visitors Flood Independence Hall Amid Tax Spotlight
Philadelphia reports 3300 daily visitors to Independence Hall as taxpayers fund many services that support tourism. The piece notes federal regulations and levies on travel, lodging, and goods, including insurance, transit, and even souvenir sales.
Bureaucratic Overreach At Independence Hall Cited In Tour Notes
A satirical takedown cites the Health and Welfare agency limiting germs on glasses, daily disinfection of hotel seats, and FDA oversight of beverages. It mocks permits for photo-taking, foot ban in waiting rooms, and pages of paperwork claiming Independence Hall as a hub of regulation. Tourists from Saguache to Sauk Center are depicted amid a flood of forms and bureaucratic process.
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Health, Education and Welfare Administration
Jefferson
I Hall
Federals
Liberty Bell
Food and Drug Administration
American Independence Hall
Department of Alone
Independence Hall
Saguache
Sauk Center
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Hilda Yungdahl, Osceola
Jim Bishop
Virginia Lee Charley
Charley
Lilly Tulip
Ginny
United States
Mom
Mike
Philadelphia
Roger Sugi
Beea
Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D
Finland
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Father Weare
Narrow Inlet
Rajan
Your Freedom Newspaper
Nebraska
Citizen Smith
By Dave Gerard
John Chamberlain
King
God
George Washington
Hall
U.S. Park Service
IRS
Uncle Sam
Union Board
Occupational Safety and Health Agency
Tom Tiede
Over Enternria
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