Procter & Gamble ads spark church NOW debate
A stockholders meeting drawing NOW and the United Presbyterian Church raises questions about advertising roles for women. The church, owning stock in P&G, weighs business concerns versus potential offense to NOW members and whether cleansing souls matters more than ads.
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Navy helicopter carriers in disrepair threaten emergency evacuations
Washington report exposes neglect aboard seven helicopter carriers including Okinawa Iwo Jima and New Orleans. Inspections found rust leaks and squalor. Navy hid findings with secrecy. After our 1974 coverage, funds appeared for Iwo Jima and Okinawa, while new security classifications blocked further disclosure.
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Navy neglect scandal raises flags on fleet readiness
An investigative report accuses the Navy of incomplete ship documentation and degraded passive electronic warfare capability while cranes and other deck equipment deteriorate. A seaman’s mother adds pressure for continued coverage as the fleet stays under scrutiny. The piece also examines oil majors’ minority contracting, highlighting limited real access for Black entrepreneurs and the case of Mark Rivers’s California Energy Systems stalled for months despite repeated contacts with Exxon and BP.
Little Town Parable and Car Care Notes from Corry
A Corry Pa column blends a folksy vignette about a Missouri Ozarks hideaway with a winter car care primer. It lightly riffs on life in a small town while listing essential auto checks and offering contact points for local PennDOT concerns. A TV note previews NBC theSilence a docu drama about West Point cadet James Pelosi and the cadet honor code.
Cadet Pelosi’s Silent Punishment Featured in Docu drama
A West Point case from 1971 sees cadet Pelosi convicted of cheating after a class was ordered to stop writing. The charge was dismissed on procedural grounds, but a “silence” penalty stood as part of a broader NBC adaptation. The piece follows Pelosi’s 19 months of solitary shunning and his later reflections in The Silence. Actor Cliff Gorman portrays the playwright in a staged recounting from Stanley Greenberg.
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