Classified document row sparks FOI rift and protest
Former Pentagon official Florence testifies to a House subcommittee that hundreds of thousands of federal workers classify millions of government papers, often beyond necessity, urging declassification. He argues much material labeled secret or top secret never deserved such status and that truth is being denied public access. The hearing questions the justice of keeping Pentagon study details secret.
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William G
Who
Pentagon
Florence
House
Freedom of Information Subcommittee
Plorence
Department Defense
Subcommittee
Department of Defense
New York Times
Private firm tests postal monopoly with cheaper service
A Kansas based company IPSA with Wichita branches challenges the Post Office by delivering first class mail for 3 to 4 cents, claiming faster service and lower costs. The Omaha World-Herald notes IPSA’s expansion may draw Kansas state interest to cut official correspondence costs. Local backers argue private groups can outperform government functions.
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Kansas
Omaha
Neb
Independent Postal System of America
FSA
Blue Cross
Wiehita
IPSA
Post Office Department
TPSA
Post Offices Department
the World-Herald
Wichita
Leler
IPS
Jeter Doe
U.S
Harlan Lewin
Withita
P le
Meramec Caverns Tongue renamed Martha Mitchell Tongue
A rock pillar in Meramec Caverns near Stanton Missouri long dubbed Mother in law Tongue has been renamed Martha Mitchell Tongue. The new label honors the wife of the US attorney general and preserves local fame for a tongue shaped rock feature once mocked as Mount Rothmore.
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Meramece Caverns
Stanton, Mo
Martha Mitchell
Mount Rothmore
Lenny Bruce Remembered and the Rise of Dirty Words
A retrospective on Lenny Bruce five years after his death recounts his nightclub acts and arrests for obscenity. It notes his courtroom battles in Sausalito and Miami Beach, his controversial persona, and his influence on later culture while highlighting legal clashes and a controversial self made fortune.
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Lenny Brice
Mr. Bruce
Dorothy Kilgallen
Lenny Bruce
Sausalito
Bruce
Miami Beach
Lenny
Afro-American Mission Society
He Mission Society
Africa
Martin Garbus
Farrar, Straus and Givous
Garbus
Ieee
Eleset
Q and A: Planets and Equal Day Night Point
A reader quiz asks which planet is nearest the sun. The answer is Mercury with about 35,968,010 miles from the sun. Another question asks where on Earth days and nights are always equal, answered: the equator with 12 hours each.
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Mercury
Telegram Freedom Newspaper Editorial Mission Statement
The Telegram Freedom Newspaper from Columbus Nebraska, dated Friday July 2 1971, emphasizes information for Pil readers to promote freedom, claims freedom is a divine gift and self control aligned with moral guides, and differentiates freedom from anarchy and political grants.
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Your Freedom
Columbus
Nebraska
Burning sensation answers and teen weight advice
Dear Dr. Lamb explains burning fingertips may stem from nerve irritation in the neck or wrist and suggests medical examination for pressure causes such as arthritis or carpal tunnel. The reader also receives guidance on thyroid checks, diet changes, and a daily walking routine to help a child reach healthier weight, with a suggestion to take up tennis.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
Ambiguous School 1 Bound A Delsnes SW Time
Fragmented OCR entry with mixed clues and misspellings lists scores, terms, and names. Reads as a dictionary-like puzzle fragment including references to subjects, times, and classes, with scattered proper nouns and foreign words. The readable portions suggest a school context and possible test or schedule items but lack coherent narrative.
Preventive medicine amid rising health care costs and reforms
The piece argues that U.S. efforts toward health insurance and guaranteed income for the working poor may resemble costly socialized medicine seen in Britain and Sweden. It notes rising hospital construction declines, calls for group practice and preventive care, and highlights biomedical electronics as a path to early disease screening and cost containment.
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United States
Britain
Sweden
House of Representatives
Nixon
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Centrifuge Aims to Detect Hepatitis and Aid Immunization
John Chamberlain outlines a plan where cheap uranium isotopes and a portable centrifuge enable mass screening for hepatitis and virus research. Vincent Abajian of Fleetro-Nuclearics backs the tech, linking viruses to cancer with National Cancer Institute support. The process could cut blood test costs, store results in computers, and influence public health policy.
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Ami
Vincent Abajian
Fleetro-Nuclearics Company
Abajian
National Cancer Institute
Dnefars
Junior Achievement Brings Hope Through Youth Business
Editorial hails Junior Achievement as essential to sustaining free enterprise by teaching high school students to run small businesses under adult guidance. It argues the program builds self discipline, thrift, and initiative, contrasting with critics and youth cultures that reject responsibility.
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U.S
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