Voice training and talk habits in modern America
A collection of excerpts from editorials and letters noting how people speak too softly, rely on filler phrases, and gesture while talking. It contrasts past loud, outdoor voices with today’s incomplete sentences, frequent “you know what I mean” crutches, and the rise of the instant majority in political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCLA
Tippecanoe
Tyler
Raleigh
N.C
News and Observer
Morton Cooper
Middle East fighting shifts from canal to Israel borders
The AP reports the battlefront moved from the Suez Canal to Israel borders with Jordan and Lebanon. Rockets hit Kiryat Shmona. a guard was abducted at Metulla. Israeli jets damaged Jordan’s Ghor irrigation canal amid heavy shelling and wider Arab activity. Defense Minister Dayan warned of rising terror along the Lebanon border after the Cairo accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal McClure
Associated Press
TEL Aviv
Middle East
Suez Canal
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Kiryat Shmona
Metulla
Ghor
Beisan
Gideon Gait
Galilee
Israel Land Directorate
Gilead
Moshe Dayan
Cairo
Brazilian Plane Hijacked Lands in Lima for Fuel
AP reports a Brazilian airliner with 28 aboard was hijacked near Montevideo by four men and a woman who seized control at gunpoint. The jet refueled in Buenos Aires and Antofagasta before continuing to Lima and then Lina, apparently en route to Cuba.
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Buenos Aires
Lima
Cuba
Montevideo
Uruguay
Rio
Antofagasta
Chile
Lina
Cold Weather Promises Arkansas Weekend Freeze
The Associated Press reports a cold snap hitting Arkansas as the new year starts. Light snow and mix of precipitation are expected tonight in the southern half, with colder temperatures Saturday. Early readings show lingering snow depth with six inches on the ground in some areas near Fayetteville and three inches elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Bourrison Sun
Fayetteville
Moscow Bureaucrats Nursing a Nerve Crisis
A 13 000 word Soviet Central Committee document shows the leadership as paranoid, clinging to privilege, and fearful of change. It portrays enemies inside and outside the system, urging rigid orthodoxy to preserve the world revolutionary movement.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Central Committee
Lenin
Soviet Union
World Revolutionary Movement
Insurance Firms Lobby Against Bill
Washington AP reports the American Mutual Insurance Alliance representing 120 mutual companies leads lobbying against a federal guarantee bill. The measure would create a Federal Insurance Guaranty Corp to indemnify victims of insurer insolvencies, shielding policyholders but facing strong opposition from AMI and influential senators.
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H. L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Washington
Sation
American Mutual Insurnce Alliance
AMTA
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnusson
D-Wash
Ave
AMIA
Federal Insurance Guaranty Corp
Tuto
Scientists Seek to Learn Why Six States Escaped Hong Kong Flu
Government disease detectives press to solve why six states Mississippi Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin Nebraska and Hawaii essentially dodged last winter’s Hong Kong flu outbreak. Experts caution sporadic outbreaks possible nationwide, with many Americans already immune after infection last winter. They compare US and Europe experiences and note potential still heavy spread in Alaska and Puerto Rico. Dr James Mason of CDC says puzzles include why Europe escaped while the US saw major mortality and how Type B influenza may surface in untouched areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Careysh
Washington
United States
Europe
America
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Hawaii
Ami
James Mason
Public Health Service
Hong Kong
World
Long Kong
Mason
Continental
United
Funeral for Ashley County Sheriff Courson Held in Hamburg
Funeral services were held today in Hamburg for Ashley County Sheriff B. A. Courson 50 killed in a late night automobile accident on Arkansas 82 north of Hamburg. Witnesses said he chased a red car at high speed before his car left the road and struck a tree. Courson had served as sheriff since 1947 and was a World War I veteran with time in a Japanese concentration camp and the Bataan Death March survivors include his mother brothers and six sisters.
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Hamburg
Ark
Ashley County
B. A. Courson
Courson
Arekansas 82
State Policu
Cyuntson
New Crop of Sinners Come Along Every Year So Happy New Year
AP story humor notes a dark day in Hell as fiends panic over no new sinners arriving and Satan consoles them, blaming management changes. A committee seeks guidance from Lucifer while Hell faces a lasting mood drop as a new year begins.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Hades
Hell
Devil
Satan
Atvi Leav
Crime and crime bill dominate reform talks in Congress
Washington reports both Democrats and Republicans claim credit for anti crime legislation due after January 19. McClellan and Mansfield position the measure as bipartisan while Kennedy and Hart urge limits. Nixon’s push for tougher narcotics and obscenity laws also features in debate.
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Walter
Mears
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
GOP National Committee
Washington
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Nixon
Republican National Committee
Justice Department
Democratic Committee
Computer Tells Him the Truth
In Albuquerque on New Year’s Day Henry Niblock a police statistics officer used a city data center computer to prepare year end crime reports The machine printed pages then announced Boy, Henry, you really turn me on The incident is blamed on a prank by a coworker who knew Niblock’s Thursday plans.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Henry Niblock
City Data Processing Center
Niblock
Henry
All Around Town News Recaps Local Openings and Honors
All Around Town reports Hope schools will open on Monday January 5 under Supt James Jones and Mr and Mrs Norman Per ekins. The Perkins family moves from New Orleans to Hoje. Winners in Perryigwn Christmas decorations are listed with monetary prizes. Everett Edwards joins the Hope Police Department and will attend the Police Academy in Camden. Hope Church of Christ to hold services January 4 in new building off Highway 67 East. Sugar Bowl parade recap aired before the game with Lionettes from McClellan High School performing in New Orleans. Hope High adds new courses next week including consumer education for juniors and seniors. Helen Clerk to teach. Coach Ronnie Higgins teaches driver education using two 1970 Buicks for about 20 students.
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New Orleans
Debra
Jo Ann Irvin
Little Rock
W.B. Ruggles
Shaver Springs
McClellan High School
Arkansas
Hope High School
Tual
Helen Clerk
Ronnie Higgins
End of Cease-Fire in Vietnam Border Battles Reported
U S forces kept ground and air patrols during a 24 hour allied cease fire that ended at 6 p m Saigon time. Vietnam and allied reports describe attacks on ground forces and civilian casualties, with 116 enemy efforts and 183 total casualties among both sides. US Bomber raids near Cambodia continued after the truce ended. The cease-fire collapse preceded by small clashes near the border and in War Zone C. President Thieu and American officials affirmed continuing policies toward peace.
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Sokllers
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Nam
Formosa
Agnew
U.S
Arled
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Dallas
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Anniston
Ala
Star
Athe
Atubday
Abe Cape Do Yetally
Ipitanion
Tulad
William L. Ryan
China
Asia
Carl P. Leubsdorf
Taipei
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Ching
Chang Kai-shek
Ashley Co
Viet+nam
FBHI
J. Wigar Hoover
San Clemente
Calii
The
All Hope
James, Jones
Norman Perekins
Hoje
Perkins
Locks Stilth
S-county
Mosler Safe Co
Oliver Mills
Greening
Perryigwn
Don Collier
Houston Reid
Janice Clark
Everett Edwards
Huje Police Department
West Negro
Departiment
Verger High
Police
Ing School
Camden
Alvin Willis
Hope Church of Christ
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