Pandemic VD prompts call for stronger controls nationwide
Public health officials warn venereal disease is a nationwide pandemic with 14 million infected at any time, many under 24. California reports 115000 cases in 1970, with 2000 new gonorrhea cases weekly and as many as 10000 unreported. Experts cite promiscuity mobility symptoms ignorance funding and stigma as key obstacles.
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California
Louis Saylor
Los Angeles County
San Francisco
Encouraging Youth See Real Abilities Over Diplomas
Dr Henry Maier of the University of Washington says today s youth are not irreverent toward the past and see relevance to today s world. They are less fearful of officialdom, value real abilities over degrees, and show more inner direction. He notes institutions must unite old and new and predicts diplomaless workers may find jobs easier as a result.
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Henry Maier
University of Washington
Seattle
Maier
Internationalizing U.S. aid eyed via multilateral agencies
Antonio Ortiz Mena is set to succeed Felipe Herrera as president of the Inter-American Development Bank. Nixon plans an aid reform package to channel funds through international agencies, aiming to reduce frictions from bilateral aid and improve relations with borrowing nations.
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Antonio Ortiz Mena
Mexico
Felipe Herrera
Chile
Inter-American Development Bank
Nixon
Congress
Rudolph A. Peterson
Bank of America
Sen. J. William Fulbright
D Ark
International Bank For Reconstruction & Development
World Bank
International Development Association
Asian Development Bank
Inter-American Bank
Latin America
House of Representatives
United States
Business Week
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Capitol Hill
Richard Alfred
U. S
Contractors Fail GI's in Modern Warfare
The piece blasts defense contractors for lagging tactical advances since World War II. It cites high battlefield casualties in Korea and Vietnam among infantry, delays in mine and booby trap clearance, and blame on profit driven standards, Pentagon brass, and interservice disputes.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
Indirect Fire Hostile Weapons and Gear Gaps
An analysis notes Vietnam battlefield losses from fragmenting shrapnel exceeding WWII Pacific casualties, while weapon location tech remains inadequate. It criticizes outdated helmets and armor, air support inefficiencies, and slow advancement for linguists and cooks in the Security Service.
Gardner remembered as a North Carolina political reformer
A tribute recalls O. Max Gardner’s leadership from North Carolina governor to Washington lobbyist and diplomat. The piece highlights his role in the New Deal, support of Gardner-Webb College, UNC art initiatives, and behind the scenes influence on federal policy. It notes his death on the eve of London duties and praises his decisiveness and unity.
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O. Max Gardner
Joe Morrison
Max Gardner
North Carolina
Dean Washington
University of North Carolina Press
Gardner
Chapel Hill
Office of War Mobilization Advisory Board
Reconversion Board
Roosevelt
Truman
Court of St. James’s
U.S
Faye Webb Gardner
Gardner-Webb College
Washington
University of North Carolina In
William Hayes Ackland
Raleigh
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Advisory Board of
War Mobilization
White House
Treasury
Court of St. James
London
New Deal
Walter F. George
Georgia
Morrison
Truman Committee
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