Military-Industrial Complex Reduction Seeks Congressional Inquiry
Congress demands by month end the names and job histories of retired officers and high level Pentagon civilians who moved to defense firms in past three years. The probe could shape conflict of interest laws as critics say current rules fail.
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Packard
Wall Street Journal
U. S
Southeast Asia
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Nuts and Bolts in Contemporary Society Sparks Gender Shifts
An emerging college and high school course on small appliance repair and auto tune ups is popular among women. Instructors note beginners struggle yet end with confidence, signaling a shift in women's self image as tools equalize capability and authority.
Hungarians Face Influenza Epidemic Prompting Shot
A Budapest report states half a million Hungarians have influenza with 86 deaths mostly among the elderly. The alert urges vaccination now to curb spread across Europe and the Atlantic via air travel.
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Budapest
Europe
Atlantic
Science and Conscience Clash Over Technology’s Reach
A 1970s overview notes rising activist science movements and disruptions at AAAS meetings. It warns that hostility to technology persists, risks of misused data and weapons, and urges moral progress to harness science for the common good. It cites Seaborg and Bromley as emblematic figures in a broader crisis of confidence.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Lance
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Chicago
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Seaborg
Association
D. Allan Bromley
Yale
Cambodia Crisis Deepens as Lon Nol Faces Coup Threat
Cambodian leader Lon Nol's inner circle grapples with his step down, while Phnom Penh is encircled by communist forces. U S aid rushes in and covert channels move supplies via Indonesia amid reports of military and leadership failures and widespread corruption.
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Cambodia
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
U.S
Indonesia
Emory Swank
Srey Saman
Djakarta
Sosthene Fernandez
Mao Sum Khem
Peolim Var
Swank
Bhutto
India
Pakistan
East
Eban
Tribute praises Oakwood supervisor and Confederate monument work
A city cemetery worker Jessie Richardson writes a warm tribute to supervisor Millard Bodenheimer praising his leadership and ethics. The piece notes Bodenheimer’s role in completing a Confederate monument base at Oakwood and its enhanced appearance. Also covers a Harris poll showing declining trust in national leaders and local items: Miss High Point pageant plans, penny sales tax effect in Davidson County, and Crowell Little's return to Chapel Hill Ford operations.
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Carson Stout
Jessie Richardson
Oakwood Cemetery
Stout
City of High Point Cemetery
Millard Bodenheimer
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Bodenheimer
Oakwood
Crowell Little
Bill Mauldin
Buick
Ford
Chapel Hill
J. Herman Adams
Crowder
Mildred Crowder
Carolina
Davidson
Grady Pritchard
Rotary Club
Orange Savings and Loan
Chapel Hill-Carrboro
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