Truth Of Drug Culture Requires More Than Talk
A column argues the drug culture claim blames Mort and Dad for reliance on pills and says parental example matters but facts are limited. It notes Art Linkletter echoed the theory including liquor and tobacco, yet television pill commercials loom large. The piece calls for scientific study of family medicine cabinet contents and their link to youth chemical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mort
Art Linkletter
Florida
Life’s Like That Opinion On Newspapers And TV
A Life magazine feature on Walter Cronkite notes some Americans rely on television, not newspapers, to read news. The U S Department of Commerce counters that the newspaper industry remains a growing, fifth largest employer with 62 million daily readers and rising demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Magazine
Walter Cronkite
Cronkite
U. S. Department of Commerce
U.S
ABA’s Strange Twists In Abner Three Million Contract Ruse
The piece analyzes the ABA’s maneuvers around a record three million dollar contract for a Western Kentucky phenom and the Utah Stars draft rights. It speculates Carl Scheer and associates aim to end the professional draft system as an anti trust challenge, or spark a fierce bonus war to boost coverage for the Cougars. Dolph’s decision looms as crucial, with potential fan backlash if the move alienates supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Inventry
McDaniels
Abner
Cougars
ABA
Utah Stars
Kamtuck
Moses
Egypt
Carl Scheer and Co
Dolph
Uerahelp
Godzilla
Government Briefings Curbed Stir Unrest Over Information
The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics will discontinue briefing sessions for the March 1971 unemployment and consumer price index data. Briefings will shift to the Monthly Labor Review, while critics warn the move widens government credibility gaps and muffles dissent on economic issues amid ongoing tensions over information disclosure.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Laos
BLS
Labor Review
Bureau
Murray Seeger
Los Angeles Times
Labor
James D. Hodgson
White House
Harold Stant
Washington Post
Richard Revere
New Yorker
Republican Party
Gallup
Harris
Nixon
Senate to hold hearings praising consumer friendly firms
The Subcommittee led by Chairman Frank Moss will host year end hearings to spotlight Sears Motorola Giant Food Whirlpool and Quaker Oats for constructive lobbying and responsible practices. Moss criticizes Ford General Motors and the Chamber of Commerce while praising firms that backs stronger consumer protections. First Lady Pat Nixon recalls a humorous antique misbuy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Consumer ‘Subcommittee
Sears
Motorola
Giant Food
Whirlpool
Quaker Oats
Frank Moss
D-Utah
Ford
General
Motors
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Pat Nixon
Virginia
Booming business mood shifts after weekend good weather
A buoyant forecast emerges as buyers return with money and confidence. Analysts predict 1971 could turn into a strong year despite wartime worries, with lending institutions seeking borrowers and both buyers and sellers pleased by rising sales. Local notes honor leaders and community figures amid a calm, sunny spring weekend and arts events.
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Moss
American Retail Federation
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
By Jack Anderson
Esther Peterson
Bud Gray
Better Business Bureau
Fred Baker
Seattle
Victor
Quaker Oats Company
Don Riegle
House
Michigan Liberal
Merry
William A. Benfield Jr
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of
United “States
Forest Hills Presbyterian Church
Clayton Mays
W. Kenneth Goodson
Alabama
Rotary
Edenton
Raleigh
Detroit
Jan Howard Lamet
Bob Lamet
UNC Law ‘School
Jay Williard
Carolina Upholstery Company
Oak Street
Harriss & Covington
Genealogy Club of America
Box L. Logan
Utah
E. Burford
Andrews High School
Robert J. Brown
GGO
Arts “Council
NCNB
Lorillard
Jaycees
Berry’ World