Cities In Trouble In American City Services Amid Labor Strife
Washington views rising public service union clout in big cities as justified outrage masks a broader decline in city productivity. The expert notes deteriorating traffic, garbage, street work, health and schools, while reforms and professionalization grow but fail to reach broad public service workers.
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New York City
New York
Wilbur Mills
House Ways and Means
Mills and Company
Times Case Difficult Supreme Court Fight Over Pentagon Papers
The New York Times vows to press the matter to the Supreme Court after a government court order blocked further publication of excerpts from a secret Pentagon study on the origins and escalation of the Vietnam War. The ruling marks a historic legal clash over press duties and government secrecy as editors defend a core democratic principle.
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New York Times
Supreme Court
Pentagon
Times
U.S
Siow
The
United States
Vietnam
Government vs Privacy in Declassified Communications Study
A declassified study questions the government’s claim to private communications both domestic and with foreign powers, prioritizing public knowledge of government actions over alleged defense harms. It covers Truman to mid-1968, ordered by Robert McNamara, and fears Soviet decoding if verbatim cables are printed. Nixon aides defend secrecy while shielding Johnson, blurring lines of responsibility.
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United States
Defense
Robert McNamara
Truman
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Ode To Rain Brings Life To Droopy Flowers
A poem describes a robin singing in rain and a branch as droplets fall. The scene shifts to a robin dashing and splashing in a puddle while dry earth softens. Gardens respond as droopy flowers lift their heads, thanked by the Giver for the gentle rain.
What is True Philanthropy in Daily Life
Earl L Douglass argues true philanthropy is generous acts that help mankind, not wealth alone. He suggests wealthy individuals are often benevolent and notes both rich and poor may contain evil. The piece cites Matthew 6:3 about prudent giving and compares wealth to bread shared with one another, concluding compassion matters more than fortune.
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Syracuse
Draft system called antiquated amid computer era
Rep Richard Schweiker said the Selective Service methods are as antiquated as hose and buggy in a jet age. Lt Gen Lewis Hershey testified against a centralized computer system for selecting draftees before the Armed Services Committee.
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Selective Service
Richard S. Schweiker
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Services Committee
Sterling summer recreation champs named at i Park
Four youths Aleece Mabberry Harriet Harper Kerry Stoudt and Tim Stoudt were crowned champions in four contests at i Park as part of Sterling's summer program. Rock Falls Police-Fire won the traveling trophy in the annual Water-Fighting tournament at Milledgeville beating the host team. Rock Falls members Frank Masini Robert Brockman Charles Seidel Lester Kimmel and Fred Maynard earned the trophy for the third time. Participating departments were Milledgeville Rock Falls Mount Morris Polo and Morrison.
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I Park
Sterling
Aleece Mabberry
Harriet Harper
Kerry Stoudt
Tim Stoudt
Rock Falls
Milledgeville
Frank Masini
Robert Brockman
Charles Seidel
Lester Kimmel
Fred Maynard
Mount Morris
Polo
Morrison
Sterling YMCA Caravan Trip Yellowstone or Bust
The Yellow and Green truck began its 1951 caravan from the Y at 5 40 a m on June 3. Dan Langell assisted with road signs while crew members Don Woile Jerry Ron Plumiey Jim Wally Stevens Hoot Martin Ronnie Rick Les Weinstine and John DeWind rode in back with luggage. Local law enforcement and Whiteside county sheriff's office are warning against fireworks sales and use outside supervised displays as per Illinois law effective Jan 1 1942.
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Sterling Rock Falls
Yellowstone
Bust
Dan Langell
Don Woile
Jerry
Ron Plumiey
Jim Wally Stevens
Hoot Martin
Ronnie Rick
Les Weinstine
John DeWind
Sterling Police and Fire Departments
Whiteside County
Rock Falls Woman's Christian Temperance Union gifts bouquet
Fifty years ago a bouquet of sweet peas was brought to the Gazettes office with compliments from the Rock Falls Women s Christian Temperance Union. Daniels Confectionery in Rock Falls marks its second anniversary under current management M Louis Daniels in a fitting celebration.
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Gazette
Rock Falls
Ann Landers letters on TV habits and family duty
Dear readers provide advice on a man who naps during TV, forcing a second set, and on a son neglecting elderly parents. Ann endorses a second TV for peace and urges the brother to visit his parents, while advising Yonkers readers to respect a fiancés budget and host later with broader guest list.
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Ann Landers
Mom
Ann
Yonkers
Just as long as we are together love stays strong
Poetic verse expresses devotion and resilience in love, promising strength and joy as long as partners remain close. The lyric envisions a life with purpose and hope, with love guiding through rough journeys and steady rhythms. Copyright 1971 Gen Fea Corp.
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Gen. Fea. Corp
Diet and exercise plan for ulcers and high cholesterol
Reader seeks help for high cholesterol and ulcer management. Advice covers that cholesterol is not fat alone, dietary ways to balance ulcers and cholesterol, lean meat and low fat dairy options, use of antacids, and that weight loss through diet and exercise can reduce cholesterol after ulcers stabilize.
Two Ways to Solve a Boy's Future Dilemma
A humorous note contrasts outcomes when asked a child about future plans with two possible problem solving paths. One path is the correct method, the other aligns with the Old Man's preferred solution, implying a humorous parental bias in guidance.
Voice of reason urged on drug problem in Vietnam era
Editorial argues toward stronger anti drug efforts in Vietnam veterans and American civilians alike. It notes about 40,000 GIs in Vietnam may be heroin addicts and calls for VA treatment along with expanded domestic programs. Congress should back the White House plan and the new Drug Abuse office led by Jerome Jaffe to coordinate screening, treatment, and prevention nationwide.
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America
Vietnam
Veterans Administration
United States
Armed Services
Congress
White House
Special Action Office of Drug Abuse Prease
Jerome Jaffe
Illinois
American Way for Change at St Bonaventure Address
Bob Hope spoke at St Bonaventure University in Olean New York saying youth face constant change but the Constitution provides a peaceful path for progress through dissent and majority will. He lauded constructive change and rejected violence as a tool for social shift.
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St. Bonaventure University
Olean
N. Y
Bob Hope
Virginia designates American foxhound as official state dog
A new Virginia law declares the American foxhound the official state dog, joining the dogwood as state flower and the cardinal as state bird, formalizing a historic animal symbol alongside existing emblems.
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Virginia
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