Prisoners Praise Camp 15 Superintendent in Farewell Letter
A letter from Robert Kennedy to Captain and Mrs. Boyd praises Camp 15 superintendent F C Boyd on his reassignment to Coeburn. The inmates commend his programs, warmth, andfair task mastery. The note signals shifts in Virginia corrections under Commissioner Jack Davis.
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Chatham Correctional Field Unit No. 15
F. C. Boyd
Robert Kennedy
Coeburn
Boyd
Bonnie Ross
Camp 15
Boyds
Jack Davis
Department of Corrections
Virginia
Davis
Postal service tests two part complaint card
The Postal Service trials a two part prepaid complaint card to let unhappy customers report service problems. In six weeks across four states 9,980 complaints were filed, up from 7,473 last year. The aim is faster, better handling and customer satisfaction.
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U.S
Benjamin F. Bailer
Arizona
Illinois
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Home Remedy for Cholera Cuts Death Rates Worldwide
Report from the Cholera Research Laboratory in Dacca shows that replacing body fluids and chemicals intravenously reduces death rates to under one percent. A Bangladesh outbreak prompts exploration of a home remedy using salt water packets containing bicarbonates potassium and glucose to be taken in drinking water.
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Europe
Asia
Cholera Research Laboratory
Dacca
Bangladesh
Unicef
Putting Words In Months Opinion Polls Ride The Tide
The piece rails against polls, arguing that questions shape answers. It cites a Caddell poll claiming 38 percent say too much is spent on defense and 32 percent find current spending OK amid inflation and new arms. It accuses pollsters of framing questions to bias results.
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MacDonald
Senate Democratic
O.K
Soviet Union
Buckley Denounces Bailouts and Political Spin
In a forceful column William Buckley critiques federal bailouts of Lockheed and Penn Central, arguing Congress aided stockholders rather than the public. He cites Senate and House votes, loan guarantees, stock declines, and bondholder losses, then defends fiscal conservatism and rebukes misused public funds before apologizing to Senator Weicker for an earlier error.
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New York City
Lockheed
Penn Central
Congress
Yowell Weicker
Connecticut
Senator Weicker
Nixon Could Not Do It The Washington Post Fight
A five year clash between The Washington Post and President Nixon is recounted. The Post led Watergate coverage but faced a crippling labor strike with presses vandalized, forcing out-of-town printing and raising concerns about press freedom and union influence on journalism and national reporting.
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Washington
Washington Post
United States
Post
Nixon
Pentagon Papers
Vailey West
Energy independence plan ridicules bureaucratic safeguards
John Chamberlain critiques Rockefeller Ford energy plan proposing a 100 billion Energy Independence Authority to fund breakthroughs. He argues government money and overseas deals would stall progress, urging tax rebates and freeing private capital for R&D to accelerate oil, coal, and alternative fuel efforts. He warns of enviro constraints and league with Canadian policies delaying pipelines and offshore projects.
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Rockefeller-Ford
Sen
John Tower
Texas
Colorado
Continental
New England
New Jersey
Atlantic
Kissinger
Canada
Alaska
Middle West
US Senate
Nelson Rockefeller
Jerry Ford
Maine
Congress
A Lousy Week for Women in Survey and Politics
A string of studies casts women in a negative light, suggesting men outperform women in math sciences social studies and citizenship, homemaking efficiency and consumer knowledge. An Edinboro State College report says cigarettes hurt women more and women may live shorter lives, while Rep Bella Abzug hints at a New York Senate bid that could stereotype American women. The piece closes with a sardonic note that this week has been rough and it’s only Wednesday.
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National Assessment of
Office of Institutional Research
Edinboro State College
Pennsylvania
Bella 5. Abzug
New York
James L. Buckley
Senate
Bella
Global Redistribution Elites Push Liberal Self-Hate New Guise
A critical column argues the liberal establishment advocates global wealth redistribution. It cites Brzezinski, Myrdal, McNamara, and others as pushing a duty for richer nations to aid poorer ones. The piece warns mainstream Americans resist this idea, calling it liberal self-hate in disguise.
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Lester B. Pearson
Commission On International Development
World Bank
Chie
Barbara Ward
Robert Heilbroner
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Gunnar Myrdal
Robert McNamara
Saturday Review
Harlan Cleveland
NATO
Kenneth Boulding
Maine
Japan
Chile
Todochina
California
Lima
United States
France
England
Opec Organization of Petroleum Exporting
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America
John Chamberlain
Chemical Company
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Joffrey Hart
Danville
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
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