Mrs McCarthy prompts inquiry into chemical warfare stocks
As editors note, Mrs Richard McCarthy, wife of a New York congressman, prompted a congressional briefing on US chemical and biological warfare programs. Army officials disclosed GB nerve gas shipments by rail, large stockpiles, and billions spent yearly on germ and gas production. The piece urges tighter safeguards and more congressional oversight to close gaps in Pentagon spending and capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McCarthy
New York
Army
Congress
Pentagon
Russia
West
The Handyman Remember Mr Fixit and the Handy Man Revival
In The Milwaukee Journal a nostalgic look at the professional handyman echoes a costs of home repairs. It argues homeowners would need many tools and that tradesmen reject small jobs, sometimes charging seven or eight dollars just to enter. A Atlanta based service company plans to employ retired maintenance workers to offer varied household tinkering from a single local source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fixit
Jack of All Trades
Atlanta
Mountains Of Ignorance On The Free Enterprise System
The Savannah Evening Press notes economist Dr. Gerald Warren of DePauw University says college students fail to grasp how a free enterprise economy functions due to limited economics exposure in high school and college. DePauw plans a six week summer program for high school teachers funded by the Office of Education to teach economics with data, field trips, and teaching methods. Thirty teachers participate initially, revealing widespread ignorance among both youth and parents about how production and distribution support mass goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Warren
DePauw University
Warren
America
DePauw
U. S. Office of Education
Education Professions Development Act
Foundations and taxes should curb foundation tax loopholes
The piece argues for closing tax loopholes for foundations and taxing them at a reasonable rate. It stresses better public reporting, stricter oversight, and an end to philanthropy tainted by tax evasion, while noting current poor government distinctions between charitable and capricious foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Ford Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
RCA Paper Merger Rejected By St Regis In 196? Change
In 1937 Harbord predicted newspapers would vanish to home news machines. Sarnoff in 1947 foresaw no printed papers. By 1968 RCA planned to acquire St Regis Paper Co. St Regis, after initial interest, declined the merger and chose to remain independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Robert Sarnoff
RCA
St. Regis Paper Co
St. Regis
High Point Enterprise History and Address Listing
The High Point Enterprise dating back to 1894 publishes as an independent newspaper with post and address details. It lists its office at 305-307 North Main Street, High Point, North Carolina.
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High Point Enterprise
THE
High Post
Me Entemprise, Inc
North Main Str
High Point, N.C. Nas
Associated Press
MATL
St R
Imo
Cartier Weekly
N.C
Focal News
AP News
High Point
Wish Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Letters About Ambulance Timing and Local Public Officials
A reader condemns the time log for ambulance delays and questions whether the record reflects call receipt or dispatch. The letter references a 7:35 incident at Annex Furniture Galleries and urges more transparency from officials. It also includes praise for Randolph County School Board members and a community note from the Trindale P T A about support for local education and a High Point history program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Annex Furniture Galleries
Trindale P. T. 8
Randolph County Board of Education
Trindale P. T. 5. A
Randolph County
Picturephone promise and phone congestion linger in 1960s era notes
A long survey traces Picturephone advances from early trials to limited Washington New York Chicago use and notes potential nationwide rollout by 1975. It contrasts high costs and limited access with benefits for executives and families, while detailing rising toll demand, operator turnover, and congestion crises across AT&T and regional systems.
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Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Washington
Walter Gifford
New York
Gifford
Hoover
Chicago
Picturephone
National Geographic Society
Rotary of
The
Wall Street Journal
Journal
Federal Communications Commission
John Kissell
Illinois Commerce Commission
Bell
Wall Street
New England Telephone Company
At&t
Massachusetts
Boston
New England Telephone
Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Michigan Bell
Detroit
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Savannah Evening Press
St. Petersburg
Fla
Winston-Salem Journal
Ward Gritty
National
D. A. Rawley
C. H. Lockwood
David A. Rawley, JR
Joseph P. Rawley
Randall B. Terry, JR
Treasuer
OL Jigrherson
Patterson
Richard Teague
the Editonr
Randolph County School Board
Farmer
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Enterprise
Trindale
High Point Historical Society
Fternan
North State Telephone Company
Royster M. Tucker Jr
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