Sparta and its shadow over modern systems and mining safety
An essay contrasts ancient Sparta with Nazi and Communist thought, warning against tyranny and praising American democracy. It then discusses coal mine safety, the Hyden disaster in Kentucky, and the impact of unions on employer-employee relations, noting rising production costs and inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Sparta
Athens
S. Rus
Sell
Hyden
Indiana County
Liberal View Teddy meets Benedict Arnold in Senate vote
Art Buchwald humorously questions which senators backed Teddy Kennedy for whip while secretly voting for Byrd. The piece toys with loyalty doubts, suggests tests or amnesty as improbable fixes, and notes Kennedy’s presidential hopes dampened by the defeat. It ends with a Q and A about Saint Thomas the Apostle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
Teddy Kennedy
Senate
Byrd
Kennedy
Teddy
Dixie
Benedict Arnold
Tegrity
Paris
Sen. Byrd
Sen
West Virginia
Sen. Kennedy
Washington Merry-Go-Round Cambodian Situation Desperate
A Washington column reviews Cambodian crisis with U S air power and South Vietnamese aid, noting Lon Nol strain, supply line harassment, and congressional aid limits. It cites Volpe travel costs, the enzyme itch mystery, an FBI plant heist, Corvair carbon monoxide fears, and official responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
U.S
Pnom Penh
Lon Not
Defense
Mel Laird
Joint Chiefs
Adm
Tom Moorer
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
U. S
High Command
Nixon
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Roaming Around No Time To Waste
Americans throw away about one billion pounds of solid wastes daily, fueling soil and water pollution fears and a costly cleanup. Nuclear power, currently under 1 of total energy, is projected to rise significantly by 1980 and beyond, but it creates dangerous liquid radioactive waste requiring safer disposal. As dependence grows, future waste volumes could surge dramatically, underscoring the need to develop better treatment techniques now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Knights
Bob Gustafson
Gustafson
Bill Wilson
Calif
D. N. Wilkins
General Motors
Don Graff
Atomic Energy Commission
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atom
Wall Street Journal
Fire Roars Through East Pike Home In January 1966
A flash fire destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs W Nial Rook at 494 East Pike and left two cars wrecked. One occupant was hospitalized with frost bite and exhaustion and Mrs Rook was admitted to Indiana Hospital in satisfactory condition. Ronald A Johnston county prothonotary was named Heart Sunday chairman for the February Heart Fund drive in Indiana County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pike
W. Nial Rook
Rook
Indiana Hospital
Ronald A. Johnston
Heart Sunday
Heart Fund
Indiana County
Labor Feuds Spark Blackouts Threat in UMW Era
Washington columnist Victor Riesel warns that internal UMW turmoil under Tony Boyle risks mass coal shortages and potential wartime-like blackouts. He links Yablonski murder probes, pension losses, and tremors in Congress to possible strikes, tighter safety rules, and looming coal supply cuts affecting steel and power, with October contract expiry looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Washington
United Mine Workers
UMW
Tony’’ Boyle
John L. Lewis
Tony Boyle
National Bank of Washington
Hatfield-McCoy
Congress
Jock Yablonski
Yablonskis
The Old King Coal and the UMW Trial Narrative
In Federal District Court the United Mine Workers case unfolds amid fear for national health and the economy. The piece laments unpaid loans, unaccounted funds, and large fiduciary suits tied to John Lewis and Tony Boyle, warning of distant danger if the empire dissolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rube Goldberg Union
UMW
Federal District Court
Old King Coal
Lewis
John Lewis
National Bank of Washington
Tony Boyle
Boyle
Mister Lewis
Union
U. S
Old Kingdom
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William Ingersoll
Bertrand Russel
Plato
Communist Party
U.S.S.R
Laconia
Peloponnesus
Teddy, Meet
Indiana Evening Gazette
THE
Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Indiana, Pa
Mgr
R.H. Ray
N. Dewitt Ray
Amye Taylor Ray
R. Hastie Ray
Russell M. Hickey
Joseph L. Donnelt
William B. Hastin
Frank B. Hood
AP News
Indiana
Armeet c
Clearfield
Jefferson
West Counties
Penna Published
Ated Press
Thomas
Jesus
Creighton Abrams
Volpe
John Volpe
Jennie
Coast Guard
Vienna
New Delhi
Bangkok
Manila
Hong Kong
Taipei
Tokyo
Hawaii
Volpes
Ameri
Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug
Proctor and Gamble
Knights of Columbus
Forestville
Cors
Britain
United Steelworkers of America
Steel Industry Bargaining Committee
Steel Union
I. W. Abel
U. S. Steel
Heath Larry
Berry's
Larkins
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