Editorials Optimism and Pessimism in the Nation's Mood
Los Angeles Times feature writer Haynes Johnson reports on six months touring the United States. He finds rising optimism about tolerance and law handling race problems alongside a darker trend of distrust in leaders and a focus on living in the moment. He notes student unrest shifts and a sense of national crossroads. He cautions that incalculable factors defy statistics.
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Haynes Johnson
Los Angeles Times-Washington Post Service
United States
Johnson
South
Selma
Alabama
Pentagon
America
Brands Generics Prices and Quality The Prescribing Debate After a Decade
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association publishes a book arguing brands and generics can both yield reliable drugs. It contends overall savings from erasing trademarks are small and changing prescribing habits would be costly. The text notes professionals seek effective, economical therapies while defending manufacturing standards.
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Professinal
Texas defies Nixon wage freeze for teachers and state workers
In Austin Gov. Preston Smith urged agency heads to ignore the August 15 pay freeze for teachers and state workers. Legislatures had authorized raises with funds in the new budget. The Cost of Living Council reversed position, saying state workers and teachers were limited by the 90 day freeze unless contracts started before August 15. Hearings opened on stock loan scandals involving high state officials.
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Austin
Texas
Nixon
Preston Smith
U. S. Office of Emergency Preparedness
John Connally
U. S. Treasury
Council
House General Investigating Committee
Hgh
Frank W. Sharp
Sharpstown State Bank
Least terns near extinction on California coast
Conservationists warn the least tern, a small dove sized seabird, is endangered with only 12 nesting sites left along the southern California coast and 900 birds remaining. At Camp Pendleton a major nesting site holds 325 nests and 650 eggs, with Marines erecting a barricade to protect eggs from vehicles.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
California
Three Departments Added to Louisiana State Fair This Year
The 66th annual Louisiana State Fair will include three new departments a feeder call show and sale a rabbit show and an adult homemakers department boosting premiums to about 76000. The fair runs October 22 to 31 with livestock open show through October 29 and junior competition October 22 to 26. Premium lists and entry forms are available from Louisiana State Fair P O Box 9100 Shreveport LA 71109.
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Joe T. Monsour
P. O
Shreveport
Making Waves Football Returns to Gripping Nation
The passage describes the annual football season as a nationwide fever from July through January, with campuses and schools buzzing as fans await the sport's rituals. It notes the culture of intense play including bruises, torn jerseys, and emotional stakes, signifying the sport's broad impact.
Weekend of Creative Effort and House Cleaning
The narrator describes spending Sunday on creative effort rather than cooking and dishes. She tackles multiple projects at once, advances kitchen painting, and works on an antique chest while gradually cleaning and organizing sections of the kitchen.
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Holy Toledo
Overgrown libraries and football fan mythologies collide
Editorial note praises space at Gladewater Public Library while a long miscellany recalls domestic chores and a self deprecating football expert persona. The piece closes with a market comparison noting Good News for Modern Man outselling Dr Spock's Baby and Child Care.
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Jimmy
Gladewater Public
Gladewater Mirror
Bible Tops Baby Book
New York
American Bible Society
Benjamin Spock
Newspaper staff listings at Gladewater paper
The notice lists positions including General Manager Advertising Director News Editor and Women’s Editor crediting Jack Elrod Fredalene Clark and Harriett Walter with second class postage paid at Gladewater Texas 75647. It appears as a masthead style staff roster for a local publication.
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Jack Elrod
Fredalene Clark
Harriett Walter
Gladewater
Texas
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