Movie money sinks critics in a dollar chase
The Macon Telegraph and major papers clash over a film with the New York Times and Washington Post critics split on its value. Jack Valenti defends the Post against criticism. The movie grossed 72.9 million, defying mixed reviews as producers push public success over critics.
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New York Times
Washington’ Post
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association’ of America
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Post
Compact Trash Saver Promises Handy Home Utility
The Salisbury Post notes new home trash compactors in white avocado harvest gold and copper tone, freestanding or built in, reducing weekly waste to a 1.5 foot cube. It highlights the device’s convenience while warning communities face landfill and incineration limits and must later separate recyclables for reuse.
Catfish culture grows from river bait to Europe’s delicacy
In The Southern Pines Pilot the move to farm catfish gains traction in Tar Heel farms as a NC State professor notes cages can profitably yield about 500 dollars from a 200 dollar investment. Europe and Deep South markets show strong demand while Eastern Carolina’s traditions of fishing temper the shift toward a structured business.
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America
North Carolina
F. Eugene Hester
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Hester
Deep South
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Carolina
Fashionable Young Lawyer Sparks Philadelphia Court Scene
Irwin L. Gross, a 27 year old assistant district attorney, enters Common Pleas Court in a brown striped suit yellow shirt flaring trousers and wide lapels. Judge Herbert A. Salas fines him 25 dollars then rescinds the penalty after a humorous mix up as both men share good humor over the incident and fashion.
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Common Pleas
Herbert A. Salas
Irwin L. Gross
D. A
Gross
Inquirer
Grace Madley
Mr. Gross
Keep Air Passengers Posted on Weather Delays
The National Observer argues airlines should relay weather news to passengers before takeoff. It cites a flight diverted due to fog and notes the destination airport had been closed in the prior evenings, causing avoidable inconvenience. Airlines can reduce grumbling by timely updates and alternate options.
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Plana
Mother asks what price patriotism in Calley case
A reader writes from High Point Pennsylvania to defend Lt. William Calley. She recalls the London Blitz and questions the double standard of military justice, urging clemency and arguing that soldiers must not be punished for following orders. Included are letters from Mrs. Lilian W. Fowler Mrs. Coy Nicholson and Joseph S Marion urging support for Calley and criticizing the Vietnam War prosecutions.
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Calley
Air Force
Oxford
High Point
William Calley
Teesi
Hiroshima
Nixon
Wilmer Mizell
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Lt. Calley
America
Vietnam
Pueblo
Benrg
Coy Nicholson
Spring Arrival Poem by Becky Harris Boyles
A short, lyrical piece describes a robin and a flower proving spring is here again. The narrator notes trees budding leaves and frogs croaking as rain nourishes the earth, celebrating renewal after winter.
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Robin
Inflation Parody Urges Penny Use Before It Wanes
A verse styled on To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time warns that inflation erodes buying power. It quips that higher debt and booming credit cards hasten the loss of cash, urging readers to act while dollars last and keep budgets tight.
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Robert Herrick
Earth
The Autumn of Life and the Open Gate
A devotional verse speaks of aging as a time for faith and obedience. It urges readiness for judgment, calling readers to accept Christ’s death for salvation and to walk faithfully toward the open gate of eternal day.
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Christ
Anda
Daily Paper Trims Front Page To Poems And Wonder
A reader reflects on the daily press with bleaker headlines on page one and lighter items on page three including weather notes and poems. A poem evokes a Gibson girl and a crescent moon while a nine boy classroom tale ends with a moral about living the Jesus way as a teacher guides one pupil toward faith.
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