Reassuring Ecologist Counters Doom Sayings About Environment
Dr. John J. McKetta, a renowned environmentalist, argues in Highway User Quarterly that oxygen levels are not in danger, carbon monoxide from cars is not rising harm, and pollution is partly natural. He cites multiple factors from water photodissociation to natural nitrogen oxides, asserts Lake Erie can recover with proper sewage treatment, and praises DDT for disease control while noting human impact on species is limited.
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John J. McKetta
Highway User Quarterly
McKetta
National Council
Earth
Atlantic
Pacific
Lake Erie
World Health Organization
America
Philadelphia
Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. McKetta
Supreme Court Christmas party debate reveals color line
Diary notes from Felix Frankfurter recount Court clerks proposing a mixed party in 1906 while secretaries resisted inviting colored messengers. The item links to a broader era before Brown v. Board and Thurgood Marshall. Also mentions a 1947 social clash and a line about a political cyclone in Oklahoma.
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United States‘ Supreme Court
Harlan Fiske Stone
Felix Frankfurter
Joseph P. Lash
Congressional Library
W.W. Norton
Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka
Thurgood Marshall
Justice Frankfurter
Justices Debate Private Party at the High Court
The Chief Justice seeks a full Court mandate to allow a social gathering in Court facilities. Justice Frankfurter and Justice Jackson support light limits, while Reed abstains or declines to attend. The hour-long debate centers on propriety, publicity fears, and fairness, ending with a small turnout and smiling exchanges with servants.
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High Court
Stone
William
Justice Black
Reed
Frankfurter
Jackson
Barbs by Phil Pastoret
We are on vacation while the boss is away for a week. Saturday becomes a day to stop worrying about what lies ahead. The snowshovel from last spring lies under the falling leaves in the yard.
Puzzle Clues Across Aboard Themed List
A sequence of crossword like clues with answers including locations and items such as Near and Far and Marine terms. The set spans numbers 43 through 46 and 48 through 50 with a mix of Latin and French terms and common crossword entries.
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Russian City
City
Phoenicia
Freedom and self-control as guiding truths
The Columbus Telegram editorial expresses the belief that true freedom comes from self-control aligned with moral guides. It frames freedom as a divine gift and rejects license and anarchy, urging readers to uphold truth and responsibility as a public duty.
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Your Freedom
Calcium intake and blood levels a doctor explains
Dr. Lamb explains that normal dietary calcium is not absorbed when excessive and that calcium absorption depends on stomach acidity and intestinal length. Vitamin D enhances absorption and cereals contain phytic acid that cereals can hinder calcium uptake, though fortified foods mitigate this.
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Lawrence E. Lamb
M.D
DR. Lamb
P.O. Box
Radio City
New York
President Ford faces Helsinki echoes and Baltic traps
The article critiques President Ford’s Helsinki stance on Soviet Baltic seizures and non interference, noting gaps between words and deeds. It highlights influence from Baltic Czech Polish Romanian and Greek American vote blocs and warns of political fallout if Moscow flouts non interference pledges, with regional implications for voters in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Ford
Tito
U.S
George Ball
Helsinki
Red Army
Jerry Ford
Baltic States
Derwinski
Tom Dodd
Connecticut
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Moscow
Portugal
Tidewater
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Azores Autonomy Talk Drives U S Political Currents
The text discusses John Chamberlain and ethnic New England views on aiding an Azores republic, fearing sea-lane protection failures and praising potential U S naval action. It forecasts a prominent role for Jerry Ford in detente and references Solzhenitsyn and Balts, Derwinski, and Meany in a strategic political context.
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New Bedford Mass
Azores
New England
Jerry Ford
U.S. Navy
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Tell Tin
Russia
Europe
Helsinki
Solzhenitsy
Balts
Derwinski
Puerto Rico and US ties explored in independence debate
A comment on Puerto Rican independence activism notes Americans’ ignorance of the island and suggests education about island-mainland relations could sway opinion. The piece argues Puerto Ricans have helped the U.S. in every war this century while mainland taxpayers sustain island residents.
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New York
Commonwealth
Puerto Rico
Africa
Caribbean
U.S
Poughkeepsie
Puerto Rico Debates Status and Federal Benefits
The piece surveys Puerto Rico residents’ views on independence and closer ties with the United States. It highlights tensions over Social Security deductions, perceived unequal federal benefits, and calls for greater autonomy and new forms of federalism while questioning mainland American priorities.
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Puerto Rico
U.S
Mississippi
Jaime Benitez
P.R
Puerto
Africa
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Bawa. Mh
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