Congress weighs mass transit bids over SST funding
Senate nixed the supersonic transport project arguing tax dollars should back mass transportation. Proposals from Muskie and Cranston Nelson Javits aim to fund transit systems and public service employment, potentially creating more jobs at lower cost than SST. Congress’s fate hinges on balancing tech prestige against practical unemployment relief.
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California
The Dyistaff Side and Odd Odds in 1960s Ads
A jumble of clipped items notes a bold pitch urging men into electronics careers with promised incomes, a stray line about student lockers, two German Shepherd puppies seeking homes, a midlife reflection on parenting, and a McDonald’s fortune cookie quip about marriage.
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Valley View Cemetery
Grandson Learns Grandmother’s Ankles After Marriage
The speaker recalls discovering through family lore that only after his grandfather wed did he realize his grandmother possessed ankles. The remark suggests a humorous or revealing observation about inheritance of traits within a family.
FBI Transfers Secretary Over McGovern Link
Reporter Jack Anderson outlines an FBI personnel case involving Barbara Hatcher a 24 year old secretary moved from the Domestic Intelligence Division after her roommate Sharon Waterman works for Senator George McGovern. The piece also notes an unfounded Supreme Court speculation surrounding Representative Gettys and a biblical aside.
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Criminal Records Division
Paranoia country fears and protests fuel distrust
Art Buchwald cartoon depics Paranoia where rulers and citizens accuse each other of plots. Racial fears, gun hoarding, unemployment, and polluted air clash with promises of growth and jobs. Paranoia seeks US aid as mutual suspicion cripples solving problems.
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Public Pulse Letter Praises Manuel Fierro for Mexican American Rights
Christine Jalomo writes in support of Manuel Fierro, denouncing white discrimination against Mexican Americans. She recalls past segregation in Catholic schools, limited employment, and housing barriers, and urges education, fair hiring, and home ownership to secure equal rights for Mexican Americans in Garden City.
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Insult to Manuel Fierro sparks Western Kansas debate
Clementine Con of Ulysses protests perceived snobbery toward Chicano workers. She argues that $12,000 is modest for helping people, urges action over laughter, and warns against ignoring half the community lacking opportunities.
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Clarification on KCAWLF Leadership and Governance
The Kansas Council of Agricultural Workers and Low Income Families states that Manuel Fierro is not and will not be director of KCAWLF. It thanks him for initial funding and outlines a 24 member board drawn from Leoni Ulysses Goodland and Garden City councils. Potential grant programs totaling about 98000 are being coordinated with regional and national offices.
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Americans Cash 22 Billion Checks Says Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle notes multipage miscellany on money and trivia. The column cites Americans cashing 22 billion checks annually and adds quips on swans, Windsor windows, black widow spiders, and Stingy King Midas. It also references John Paul Getty, Wall Street’s Green, and folklore beliefs about marriages, birthdays, and moles.
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