Private Agency Holds Files on 45 Million U.S. Families
A Washington investigative report exposes Retail Credit Co. as a private snooping agency with over 300 offices and 7,000 inspectors that compiles intimate life details on more than 45 million Americans. The piece notes inspections may affect jobs, insurance or credit and cites legal scrutiny by Oklahoma, the FTC, and Ralph Nader, plus internal manuals showing quotas and secrecy. It also reports misratings and errors found in a test file and mentions Nelson Gross being named narcotics czar by President Nixon.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Retail Credit Co
United States
Canada
Mexico
Oklahoma
Retail Credit
H.E. Nichols
Gay Cook
Real Credit
Nelson Gross
New Jersey
Harrison Williams
Senate
Nixon
State Department
New York City
Fabulous 21
Gross
Decatur Daily publishing details and subscription rates
The Decatur Daily announces founder editor W R Shelton 1912 1920s and operation by Tennessee Valley Printing Inc Decatur AL box 1527. It notes misstatements are investigated and redress offered. Subscription by mail daily and Sunday 30 32 per year trade zone outside trade zone daily carrier rates and monthly prices listed.
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W. R.z . Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing
Ala
MAIL
Gettysburg Tower: boon or eyesore for battlefield
The proposed 300 foot observation tower at Gettysburg's battlefield sparks a year long clash among Governor Shapp and Attorney General, National Park Service, conservationists, developer Thomas Ottenstein, and local officials. Backers say it boosts economy and education while opponents call it an eyesore and desecration threatening Lincoln site views.
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Pennsylvania
National Park Service
Gettysburg Conservationists
Maryland
Lincoln
Thomas’ Ottenstein
Gettysburg
Ottenstein
Milton Shapp
Bible guidance on widows balancing work and home life
A reader asks about a widow’s obligation to work versus tending her household. The reply cites verses about the wife’s duty to home and family, notes the widow must provide for her own, and admonishes neighbors who judge. It urges loyalty to family and prayer for wisdom and strength.
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Bali Pleasures and Japans Working Energy Across the Pacific
Norman Vincent Peale reports from Tokyo after a 30,000 mile journey through Bali and Japan. He admires Bali’s hardworking people, modest attire, and nightlife, then praises Tokyo's cleanliness, order, and industrial dynamism. He argues Japan may soon outpace the United States in growth and finds optimism in cross cultural values.
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Tokyo
South Pacific Islands
Australia
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Japan
Bali
Java Sea
Lindsay
United States
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Wake Stock
America
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Decatur Daily
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Gettysburg Tower
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Shapp
Washington Monument
Charley Weaver
George Pickett
Lee
By Higo
Billy.Graham
Faeth
Norman Vincent Peale
Denpasar
Earth
Bali Beach
Alfred Hart
Miami Beach
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