Hand Across America plan echoes bicentennial excess
A Chicago lawyer proposes five million Americans holding hands coast to coast as a patriotic rally. The idea, likened to Scriabin’s world orchestra dream, attracts Midwest interest and gains quirky support while critics question practicality and cost.
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Earl Walkerak
Jackson Casket Company
Walker
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Lake Erie
Jim Meeder
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Marvin Rosenblum
America
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Pacific
Midwest
Hog Farm
California
Alexander Scriabin
Russia
Rosemblum
Scriabin
Nancy Savino Died In 1966 Exhumation Reveals Curare Ties
A four year old Nancy Savino who died after an appendectomy in 1966 was exhumed amid a Riverdell Hospital probe in New Jersey. Scientific testing found curare in her tissues, suggesting possible deliberate poisoning and prompting renewed scrutiny of the other five sudden deaths.
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Bergan County
Riverdell Hospital
Oradel
New Jersey
Nancy
Parting Shots and Apples of Time in Sunshine Philosophy
The piece contrasts sunshine philosophers assuring worries never occur with the danger of unseen events. It notes familiar scales for weight and fortune fading, and reflects on the rarity of pennies and the futility of worrying about weight or fortune as change approaches.
The Red Conquest Of Black Africa and U S Policy
Holmes Alexander critiques Cuban force projections and the risk of Pan African Communism influencing Angola and southern Africa. He questions U S stance on majority rule, Rhodesia, and South Africa, urging constitutional safeguards and warning against accusations of racism while defending American social justice advances.
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Kissinger
Africa Corps
Brazil
Peru
Colombia
Venezuela
Angola
Rhodesia
South Africa
Home Births Rise As Hospitals Seen Less Safe
A shift toward home deliveries grows as mothers seek safer options outside crowded hospitals. Dr. Gregory White notes a move from 50 50 to about 70 30 home to hospital births, citing safer outcomes and patient comfort amidst hospital infection concerns. Obstetric groups resist but demand for home obstetrics expands.
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Santa Cruz
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Cook County
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No Easy Solution To Deficit Spending
The piece argues deficits stem from rising needs and expectations, with eight states urging a constitutional amendment to curb deficits. It notes the national debt exceeds $600 billion, cites varied federal aid trends to cities like Cleveland, and discusses proposals to shift welfare and education funding while warning that curbing deficits may require hard political choices and higher taxes.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Vention
American Farm Bureau Federation
New York
Cleveland
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American Association of School Administrators
Oklahoma
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
The Next President Is None Of The Above
Washington dispatch analyzes the 1970s presidential race, arguing no major contender will win. The piece mocks Carter, Reagan, Ford, Wallace, Udall, McCarthy, Shriver, Jackson, and Rockefeller, suggesting Nixon deserves another chance amid a chaotic primary season.
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Shriver
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Wallace
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Jackson
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Reagan
Florida
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Ford
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