Farm Show Complex chief vows to end red ink in Harrisburg
State Secretary of Agriculture James McHale bets on self sufficiency for the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. He appointed Wellington Smith as director and plans a new cost system, higher fees, parking charges, and a sales push to avoid taxpayer subsidies.
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James McHale
Moxie
McHale
Harrisburg
Department of Agriculture
State Department
Commonwealth
Milton Shapp
Jim McHale
Horace Mann
Wellington Smith
Smith
How to break into Ringling Bros circus business
New York AP profile of Irving Feld owner of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey. Shows how he scouts talent from Europe and schools, favors three ring acts, and often hires from major circuses or existing acts. Notes he and his son Kenneth review acts, attend schools, and prefer acts with strong potential and high interest. Feld discusses pay expectations and career pathways for aspiring performers.
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New York
Irving Feld
Lions
Tigers
Feld
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Gunther Gebel Williams
Circus
Williams
Kenneth
Europe
Ring 1
Palace
Ringling Brothers
Major GOP donors list ties ITT staff to Nixon campaign
The Nixon campaign's fund-raising slate, drawn from confidential files, names ITT lobbyist Dita Beard and ITT director Felix Rohatyn among major donors as Maurice Stans allegedly funnels funds through phantom DC committees. The piece notes Beard's modest means, possible leverage via ITT ties, and meetings between Rohatyn and Justice officials while ITT antitrust suits were active.
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Washington
Nixon
Campaign Finance Committee
ITT
Dita Beard
Felix Rahatyn
Justice Department
GOP
Maurice Stans
Law on death in lease survives obligations on estate
A lease for a term or month to month is not terminated by the tenant’s death. The lease obligations continue and may be enforced against the deceased’s estate, even without an express survivability clause. An executor is needed for an heir to occupy the unit for the remaining term.
Abortion Clinic and Vasectomy Debate in Birmingham
A Birmingham discussion centers on an abortion clinic for women and a husband's option for vasectomy. The piece notes expert forecasts from scientists and statisticians about the so called baby bomb and whether the threat can be defused within a year.
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Birmingham
England
1972 US presidential race examines party splits and vice talks
The piece contrasts birth statistics with political headlines noting a weak Republican contest for president and a looming vice presidential choice, likely by Nixon. It catalogs Democratic contenders from Wallace to McGovern, Lindsay, Humphrey, and Muskie, highlighting factional divides and past liberal stances.
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Richard Nixon
George Wallace
George McCovern
Wallace
McGovern
John Lindsay
Women’s Liberation
Wisconsin
John
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Humphrey
Congress
Muskie
Political carnival and birth control debates captured in one view
A sweeping analysis of the political campaign landscape notes Shirley Chisholm and Henry Jackson as contenders while polling trends spark party strategists. It mocks the election circus moving toward Miami and highlights global birth control efforts, abortion laws, and demographic growth in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
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Shirley Chisholm
Henry Jackson
Washington
Chisholm
George Wallace
Muskie
Humphrey
McGovern
Hollywood
Madison Avenue
Miami
Pennsylvania
World Population Growth and Predictions by Dr Bogue
A commentary notes shifting population trends from 1800 to today. Dr Bogue warns growth is slowing from 1.6 percent in World War I to 0.6 percent now and projects zero growth within 15 years for the United States and the world. He argues wisdom will avert famine as humanity faces scarcity.
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Nixon
Office of Population Education
United States
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Henry Ford
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W. Clement Stone
Deida Beard
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L St
N.W
Washington, D.C
Stans
District of Columbia
Balanced Society Committee
Good Government Committee
First National Bank of Washington
Felix Rohatyn
Sen
Ed Muskie
Rehatyn
Richard Kleindienst
Atorney
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Rohatyn
Harold Geneen
Geneen
May
San Diego
Convention
Paul Harvey
New York State
Tim Pryor
Donald Bogue
University of Chicago
International College of Birth Control
Yugoslavia
Poland
Russia
East Germany
Japan
Taiwan
Pakistan
Turkey
Dr. Bogue
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