Creditability Gap Echoes In Health Warnings
The editor argues a credibility gap exists between the public and government over health warnings. He cites tobacco and cyclamate bans as examples of bureaucratic action, not law, urging caution toward medical authority and government motives. The piece ends with skepticism about medicine and government alike.
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Federal Communications Commission
Republic
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Federal Bureau
NBC to Slash Cost of All Political Ads in 1970
NBC plans a 50 percent discount on political ads across its five owned TV stations in 1970 in a bid to head off a congressional crackdown on campaign costs. President Julian Goodman prepared the testimony for the Senate communications subcommittee, a copy obtained by the AP confirms.
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National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Julian Goodman
Senate Communications Subcommittee
Associated Press
Goodman
United Fund Drive Organizes Division Chairmen of Hempstead County
The Hempstead County United Fund division chairmen met at 7:30 Tuesday to receive pledge ecards for the 1970 drive. Co-Chairman Bill O Neal urged completion within a week and noted the drive is dedicated to the late Jim Pruden. Advance gifts chairman Ray Lawrence reported over 1500 in cash or pledges already, with expectations to exceed 3000. Agencies Cancer Polio Muscular Dystrophy Multiple Sclerosis and Heart are grouped for 2000, funds used locally for hospital and drug costs. National agencies previously offered money but prefer to run their own drives and returned checks.
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Hempstead County United Fund
Bill O'Neal
Jim Pruden
Ray Lawrence
Advance
Special Gifts
Nixon opposes $60 boost to Vietnam veteran GI benefits
President Nixon challenges Congress over a proposed $60 increase to the $130 monthly GI education and training benefit for Vietnam veterans. He backs a $17 rise and warns he may veto if the measure advances. The debate centers on adequacy of benefits for returning soldiers.
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Washington
Nixon
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Senate
Ralph W. Yarborough
D-Tex
Donald E. Johnson
Arsenal to Detonate Over 100 Sticks of Dynamite
North Little Rock AP reports Pine Bluff Arsenal munition experts will detonate more than 100 sticks of dynamite found near Indian Head Lake. Detonations will occur in a sealed wooded area and pose no danger to homes. The finding was reported after parents were informed by children. The dynamite was said to be surplus from a construction company.
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North Little Rock
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Indian Head Lake
Pice
Uraes a Fair Hearing for Businesses
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller urged a fair hearing for Arkansas businesses meeting with securities officials at the National Securities Administrators Conference in Hot Springs. He said 600 attendees could help, and Arkansas seeks a better regulatory environment with reduced dependence on any single governor.
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Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Rockefeller
Money from mobster funds funded famed justice foundation
A $200,000 finder fee paid to Meyer Lansky for arranging the 1960 Flamingo Hotel sale funded the Albert Parvin Foundation. Albert Parvin, ex head of Parvin-Dohrmann Co., later described William Douglas as a foundation president and salaried officer. The deal linked Lansky to hotel buyers Samuel Cohen Morris Lansburgh and Daniel Lister, with a New York grand jury reportedly probing related matters.
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Associated Press
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Supreme Court
Wiliam
Douglas
Meyer Lansky
Albert Parvin
Lansky
Flamingo Hotel
Parvin
Parvin-Dohrmann Co
Los Angeles
Hotel Flamingo, Inc
Flamingo
Florida
Samuel Cohen
Morris Lansburgh
Daniel Lister
Enlistments Surpass Expectations Despite Draft Moves
Army Marines Navy and Air Force enlistments remain strong despite President Nixon ending draft calls and signaling Selective Service reforms. Pentagon officials surprised by the continued volunteer intake, with youths choosing service and preferred assignments over conscription.
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Washington (Ap
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Nixon
Army
Marines
Navy
Air Force
Pentagon
Flood Control Project Authorized in Pulaski County
Army Engineers said a $100,000 flood control project along Source Creek in Pulaski County is authorized. Work will not start until July 1 due to Nixon era spending cuts. The channel will be cleared of debris and the city of Little Rock and Pulaski County will provide all lands easements and rights of way at no cost.
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Army Engineers
Source Creek
Pulaski County
Nixon
Corps of Engineers
Living Costs Continue to Spiral
Washington AP report shows September living costs up five tenths of a percent. Clothing, housing, and services rose while food failed to fall as usual. CPI reached 129.3, signaling $12.93 per $10 in 1957-59 terms. An official cautioned the acceleration may slow next year.
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Neil Gilbride
Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Governent
Asst
Arnold Chase
Bureau
Major Recalled in Hearing on Army Graft
Major General Carl C. Turner testified before two Senate subcommittees probing graft by a ring of top enlisted men and alleged misuse of confiscated weapons. Turner admitted some guns were for personal use despite receipts. he claims gifts, not official acts, were involved. The probe links Turner’s provost marshal role to a criminal syndicate running NCG clubs.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Carl C. Turner
Senate
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Chicago
Kansas City
James B. Conlisk Jr
Conlisk
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
NCG
Washington
Army
Opening of Lock And Dam No 7 Opens Arkansas River
The Lock And Dam No 7 on the Arkansas River near Little Rock is now open, making a 30 mile river stretch usable by private and commercial boats. Col. Charles L. Steel says pleasure craft may use the locks without notice while commercial vessels require advance permission.
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Little Rock
Arkansas River
Charles L. Steel
Hurricane Laurie Aims at Florida Coast From Gulf
Hurricane Laurie moves east across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida with 1006 mile per hour winds at crest and tides up to four feet higher than normal. A hurricane watch covers Cedar Key to Everglades Naples area. Forecasters warn squalls and 65 mph winds precede landfall with best guess Thursday morning. Dr. Robert Simpson says the storm is large and capable of widespread damage along the coastline.
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Laurie
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
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Robert Simpson
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Senator Hugh Scott proposes cease fire in Vietnam
United States Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania suggested declaring a cease fire in Vietnam. He denied it was a trial balloon for President Nixon and said the idea is a personal hope, noting current protective reaction tactics stop short of a formal cease fire. He joined similar proposals by Senator Mike Mansfield.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
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Pennsylvania
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
Scott
Mike Mansfield
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U.S
Hurricanes lash Gulf coast with 100 mph winds
Hurricane Laurie thrashed across the Gulf of Mexico with 100 mile per hour winds as it neared Florida. Separately, a race for mayor in a southern city ended with liberal candidate Dan Massel claiming a large lead in Negro districts amid a wave of campaigning.
Rebellion in Chile Ends After Short Sit-In
In Santiago an improvised teapot army protest for higher wages ended within 24 hours. Rebel leader Brig. Gen. Roberto Viaux Marambo surrendered his command to Maj. Gen. Alfredo Mahn, the Santiago garrison commander, who had mediated with President Frei. Details of the terms were not disclosed.
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Chile
Roberto Viaux Marambo
Alfredo Mahn
Mahn
Frei
Viaux
Vietnamese take over Saigon area base in major shift
Vietnamese forces announce the Black Horse base east of Saigon will be turned over to South Vietnam’s 18th Infantry Division marking the first transfer of a major US base in the I Corps zone. The move signals further American troop withdrawals from the 60,000 already planned. Allied reports tally 145 enemy deaths in scattered clashes, with limited American casualties and two civilians killed by shelling in the Mekong Delta.
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Saigon
Ibs
Ird Corps
Black Horse
South Vietnam
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U.s.1th
Mored Cavalry Regiment
U.S. 199Th Light’ Infantry
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Quan Loi
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
Mekong
U.S
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Massell Wins Atlanta Mayoral Race in Negro District Landslide
Liberal Democrat Sam Massell defeats Republican Rodney Cook to become mayor as most gains come from Negro wards. Massell, 42, will appoint Maynard Jackson as vice mayor, the first Black in the role, following a campaign marked by racial voting patterns and controversy over fundraising. Massell drew strong support in Black districts and partial backing from white voters, while Cook carried white wards but trailed nationally in the Black vote.
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Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
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Rodney Cook
Massell
Cook
Maynard Jackson
Jackson
Ivan Allen Jr
Allen
Massel
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