McGovern Attacks Nixon Over POW Release Accusations
The editorial condemns Sen. George McGovern for charging President Nixon with indifference to American POWs in North Vietnam. It accuses McGovern of a cheap political tactic and notes his past silence on POW issues while prisoners endured captivity. The piece urges McGovern to avoid unfounded claims and speaks against partisan stumping on this matter.
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Richard Nixon
North Vietnam
George McGovern
Nixon
The Age of Skinview by Bill Eaton
In a Union City column Bill Eaton laments the era of Skinview where half the body is visible in public, contrasting past modesty with today’s norm. He jokes about aging, recalls 50s dress, notes rising concerns over sex crimes, and muses why this shift occurs as he nears his fifties.
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Union City
Wattsburg
Coey
Corry Area High School
Eaton
Nau
South Viet chiefs spend tax funds on luxury imports
South Vietnamese officials used about 194 million in an open import budget for luxury goods such as brandy, French wine, Italian motorcycles, and Japanese TVs, with 88 percent funded by U.S. taxpayers. Report notes 44 percent of the money went to Japan and only 3 percent to U.S. products, while rice and medicine for civilians lag.
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Washington
Saigon
Taiwan
South Vietnam
U.S
State Department
Congress
Japan
Mutual funds fail to move stock prices say BEB
A columnist notes mutual funds cannot meaningfully influence prices despite large trading totals. BEB cites a 790 to 970 Dow rally with net redemptions, arguing funds are unable to drive market gains. The piece critiques press agentry and highlights historical oddities in waste, medicine, mining.
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New York
Wall
Beb
New York Stock Exchange
Patus Invitation and Public Do Not Travel Far
A puzzle like note questions trust in an invitation signed Patus which Morse code deciphers as The president of the United States. The text warns of consequences. It also notes poison ivy risks and a Bulgarian wedding bread tug ritual.
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Patus
United States
Old
Bulgaria
Ward
Corry and 1932 notes mix with 1752 air raid phone warning
A tangled Corry chronicle recalls a 1752 air raid alert and a 1932 stock outlook. Mentions Civil Defense director K R Benson urging adequate sirens, a high school football night, a Hansen family party, and a string of trivia items on commerce, weather, and quirky quotes from notable figures.
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K.R. Benson
Corry
Benson
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