It can’t happen to me about motorcycle safety
In Our Opinion Dr Ernest W Johnson warns motorcyclists of dire risks from cycles. He cites brain and nerve injuries, paralysis, and sports a blunt view that cycles have no place on roads. He notes 20 to 25 cycle accident patients yearly and blames autos for most crashes. Washington report adds cosmetic surgery funded by taxpayers at Bethesda Walter Reed and Lackland, mostly for cosmetic reasons.
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Clarion
Erie
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Kenneth Lee
K. Leroy Irvis
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Army Navy cosmetic surgery program eyed for morale boost
Capt. Wilbur Latham of Bethesda explains screening for cosmetic operations as the military hospitals push facial rebuilds for Vietnam veterans while balancing space and priority. The piece notes related political and legal entanglements involving Sheriff Delmar Larson, Judge Willis Ritter, and broader federal inquiries impacting state health funding and hospital grants.
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Wilbur Latham
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Legislator notes on spending cuts and tall tales of dirty skies
Assembly members discuss cutting welfare and education funding, propose smaller legislature, and back exemptions for utilities. A dissident exchange cites governor’s cut targets while Republican leaders clash over cooperation. Gemini 12 reports link coal plant smoke to cross‑state air pollution, highlighting ongoing environmental concerns.
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Backlash on ecological crusade slows pollution clash
Dr Max Tishler warns public outcry over pollution prompts drastic agency actions while coal plants near Four Corners would emit daily 200 tons of fly ash 1365 tons of sulfur oxides and 1000 tons of nitrogen oxides. Utilities claim 36 million kilowatts needed for Phoenix Tucson Las Vegas San Diego Los Angeles as geothermal remain underdeveloped and protests mount from Native and environmental groups. Senate hearings consider geothermal or solar alternatives. Interior Secretary Morton may pause to assess the price of electricity.
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American Chemical Society
Max Tishler
Phoenix
Tucson
Las Vegas
San Diego
Los Angeles
Consumers cut buying as charge debts shrink in 1970s
Consumers directed spending away from purchases, reducing charge account debt from over 8.85 billion in 1970 to under 8 billion in the latest figures. By March the total fell to 7.2 billion and has since risen modestly as paydown shifted energy away from buying toward clearing balances.
Corry voters face quiet primary with unopposed school board slate
Corry residents prepare for a restrained primary as E F Bettes D Armour Hillstrom and Robert Ott Jr Republican nominees for the school board appear assured of nomination amid minimal write-in chances. Local social notes mention Major Walter Sears’ Korea return and other civic happenings.
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Corry
E.F. Bettes
D. Armour Hillstrom
Robert Ott
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