No Sweat For Bureaucrats Handball Courts Stir Labor Building Debate
Washington Star News columnist John Cramer ridicules a proposed 250000 spend for two handball courts an exercise room and segregated showers in the Labor Department building. He notes HEW undersecretary Frank Carlucci scrapped a squash court and sauna arguing workers should exercise off the job. The piece defends personal exercise while arguing no need for taxpayer funded facilities.
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Male Fashion Patches and Bright Colors Aim to Stand Out
A Florence designer predicts next spring sees men buying more patterned jackets with solid trousers or the reverse. He says avant garde styles draw attention first, while the public can be subtly led along the fashion trail. He notes fashion may take years and promotional money to sell. The piece closes with a nod to easy bow tie tying.
The Fading Stuff Of Dreams
The essay laments shrinking dream worlds of travel as fewer trains ships and liners remain. It muses on modern travel limits and the loss of adventurous fantasies once sparked by ocean liners and exotic journeys. The piece ends with a bleak note on contemporary life feeling adrift.
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Omaha
Amtrak
Tennis demand soars as balls run short nationwide
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes tennis popularity surges with 13.5 million players in the country buying about 7 million dozen balls last year and a 10 percent rise this year. It compares the craze to shortages in newsprint and toilets and recalls Humphrey Bogart’s famous line.
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Humphrey Bogart
New York City Police Drop Height Requirement
The New York Times editorial argues the NYPD should drop the five foot seven inch height standard for recruits. It urges a bias free exam and targeted recruitment to boost minority representation, asserting these changes will improve effectiveness and public safety.
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New York City
What Hope Is Left in a Cashless Grade School
A Rocky Mount Telegram opinion questions cashless society in schools as retailers issue credit cards to 10-year-olds. It warns that handling money builds arithmetic skills and notes New Math crowding basics, arguing parental ties to credit may erode financial learning and personal responsibility.
Blood Shortages Prompt Action By High Point Doctors
High Point Memorial Hospital staff and trustees heard from Charlotte Blood Bank officials on a 700 pint deficit and rising blood demand. They noted the regional bank serves 90 hospitals in 50 counties, handles most of the Carolinas’ need, and urged reduced 18 percent waste toward a 10 percent goal.
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High Point
Charlotte
Red Cross
Red Cross Blood Bank
Carolinas
Freidin Spy Reports Question Lyndon Johnson Tactics
The Washington inquiry raises that Seymour Freidin, a celebrated political spy hired by Murray Chotiner, may have submitted false reports to the White House. Freidin’s leaks include alleged off the record Lyndon Johnson remarks about defeating George McGovern in 1972. He says he gave raw reports to Chotiner. others deny Freidin’s statements as apocryphal. He suggested sharp questions to trip McGovern at news conferences.
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Dick Stewart
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Murray Chotiner
London
Chotiner
H. R. Haldeman
John Mitchell
Clark MacGregor
Agnew Faces Powerless White House Over Vice Presidency
The article says Spiro T. Agnew holds decisive power over his fate amid Maryland kickback allegations. Nixon cannot fire him. the attorney general, Richardson, and Agnew himself shape potential indictments, impeachment, and defense strategy. Agnew is expected to plead innocent if indicted.
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