President Nixon acts on old law to curb water pollution
The president orders federal permits for dumping into U S waters under the 1899 Refuse Act, aiming to improve water quality. Violations carry fines up to 2,200 per incident and up to 50,000 daily for continuations. municipal governments are exempt. The Army Corps of Engineers and EPA coordinate the program with data from firms.
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Nison
U.S
Nixon
Army Corps of Engineers
Witt Ie
Carfury
S. Ret
SALT talks and the wary dance of US and Russia
The piece notes the uneasy mood around the SALT talks between the United States and Russia. It cites President Nixon on being far apart yet talking, and warns that dialogue alone does not guarantee peace, framing diplomacy with the Communist side as a facet of warfare. It reports Russia’s Vladimir Semyonovich as a hard liner, while Moscow officials allegedly smile and listen.
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United States
Russia
Nixon
Vladimt Semyonovich
Kremlin
Af the
Salt Talks
Stalin
Hrezhnev
Czechoslovakia
Congress backs retirement gift for retiring Speaker McCormack
Rep John McCormack steps down as congressman and speaker but stays on payroll at 4000 a year pension. House votes about 38000 a year for two years to maintain his Boston office with 100.2 monthly office expenses and 101 monthly telephone plus 8500 yearly stationery. An assistant and a secretary at 10970 each. Rep Gross of Iowa criticized the package as unwarranted and costly amid large national spending.
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John
H. HR. Gross
Iowa
Congress
Rep. Gross
Wisconsin student jailed over hitchhiking choice
A Wisconsin university student was arrested for hitchhiking and offered a choice between a 14 dollar fine or one hour in jail. With only two cents, he chose jail. Even if able to pay, he might have picked jail, valuing $13 per hour for serving.
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Wisconsin
Inflation touches jail earnings in fine evasion cases
Dallas Times Herald notes that defendants jailed instead of paying fines received about two dollars per day or hour of confinement. The comment suggests inflation has raised the value of time served in minor cases, illustrating broader economic effects on penal fines.
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Dallas
Tex
Times Herald
I Met a St Peter's Council Invite From a Jesuit Era
In a reflective piece Jim Bishop recalls St Peter's College in Jersey City, its Jesuit discipline, and memories of Paulus Hook near the Hudson River ferries. He recalls teachers, sisters, and schoolyard scars, noting a long-ago invitation to join a 100th anniversary celebration council.
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St. Peter's
Jersey City
Paulus Hook
Hudson Hiver
Victor St. Yaniselli
St. Patrick’s
Sisters of Charity
Peter
Wall Street
Lehman Miathers
St. Peter
Jiurant
Sepma
SS Peter
Remembering a Past of Discipline and Pride
A reflective reminiscence examines a bygone era of strict discipline in schools and colleges, detailing confrontations between teachers and students, and the enduring appeal of traditional authority. The author confesses mixed feelings about honorary degrees and nostalgia for older campuses while acknowledging changes in educational culture.
ASK THE DOCTOR Better limit cars
Dr Lawrence E Lamb argues for a sensible approach to population and pollution focusing on limiting automobiles rather than people. He cites urban pollution despite population size and suggests restricting car ownership, packaging waste, and vehicle use while advocating broader pollution controls.
Dear Dr Lamb Early on bicycling amid city smog concerns
A reader asks if biking in smoky polluted air is safer than exercising normally. The doctor replies pollution levels, not population density, drive risk and endorses cycling while noting air intake increase is small relative to daily breathing.
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Colorado
Dr. Lamb
Expanded Ownership Agency debate from Nixon era notes
A syndicated note discusses proposals to consolidate or create an Expanded Ownership Agency drawing on Office of Minority Business Enterprise and Small Business Administration frameworks. It cites Whig and Republican-era ideals, proposes divisions for technical assistance financing and research, and mentions housing, mutual funds, and tax incentives to broaden private ownership and black enterprise.
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Richard Nixon
Office of
Office of Minority’ Business Enterprise
Small Business Administration
Nikon
Environmental Protection Agency
Ned
Anther
Fremont
Wankel
Webster
Massachusetts
Riehard Nixon
Ines Hataco
HUD
Nixon
White House
King Pentures Syndicate
The Question Box on unions and strikes and dues
The answer notes unions do not control all firms but some employers yield to union power. It rejects a right to strike and argues workers may quit, but cannot block others from jobs. It supports voluntary membership and questions compulsory dues and union shop laws. It blames both unions and employers for power growth and favors voluntary unionism.
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Botl
Columbus Youth Club to Host January Dinner Talk
Harold Kind, Columbus businessman and math whiz, will entertain at the Young Men's Bureau dinner at Hotel Thurston Monday at 7 pm. He will demonstrate lightning calculations and memory, with N. Mien chairing the meeting.
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Svea C. Loomis
Harold Kind
Columbus
Mieling of
Te Young Mews Bureau
Hotel Thurston
King
N. Mien
Daily Telegram
Edgar Howard
Edd Kelly
Zach Howell
Harold Kramer
Ed Fricke
Loup River
Platte County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Erwin Schacher
Monroe
James R. Channer
Manrog
Peter Vrba
T.ueeny
R Nielsen Chevrolet Company
Nielsen
Hair curling and growth myths debunked in brief Q&A
A brief Q&A addressing common hair care myths. It states there is no scientific evidence that curling hair speeds growth. The piece also touches on historical questions about states and unions, noting Tennessee as the last Confederate state to leave the Union and mentioning the largest labor union in the United States.
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United States
Teumaera Union
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