Dallas Get Involved plan shows crime involvement rising
Almost 40 000 Dallas residents joined Operation Get Involved led by the Police Department as 700 beat committee meetings spread across 43 of 109 city beats. The program links beat officers with residents, explains crime types, projects films, and funds 100 000 We Report Crime signs to deter offenders.
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Dallas
Dallas Police Department
Dallas Crime Commission
Dallas News
Texas
Lubbock
Loan Plan Would Offer Interest Free Medical Student Loans
The American Medical Association Education and Research Foundation plans to provide interest-free loans to medical students. Borrowers would delay interest payments until internship and pay back principal after training. Up to 1500 dollars in early years and 4500 later, with repayment after completion. Dr. Jul M. Chenault chairs the foundation board as fundraising expands to support more students. The move follows years of a costly, high interest loan fund and aims to boost new doctors amid concerns over medical competition.
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Joans
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Medical Association
Hair Ruling By Federal Court On Wigs For Reservists
A federal district court temporarily allowed three Reservists to challenge Army wig rules. The ACLU argued for short hair wigs at drills, but Judge Anthony J. Tracia refused to second guess Army regulations limiting hair length to three inches. The Reservists may appeal the ruling.
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Army
American Civil Liberties Unon
ACLU
Anthony J. Tracia
ACI
Joe Gora
Towo
Dale Bumpers shines in Arkansas legislative session
The Arkansas legislature ended a session marked by Bumpers strong popularity and few veto overrides. Major items included tax reform, government reorganization, prison reforms, and repeal of a price-fixing liquor law. Bumpers praised colleagues as magnanimous men.
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Arkansas
Land of Opportunity
End of War Reflections on Calley Case and War Crimes
Pentagon records show 49 Calleys convicted of murdering civilians in Vietnam, with 59 guilty, 21 lesser charges, 35 acquitted. The piece argues war mental strain drives killings, urges psychiatric input in trials, and calls for ending war as humanity’s goal.
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Washington
Pentagon
Calleys
South Vietnam
Navy
Defense Department
Court of Justice
Late to the Editor: Boy Returns Lost Cash Finds Owner
A reader recalls 9-year-old Gary finding a bag with 1881 in checks and money orders. Police recovered the funds and returned them to a business owner who had them stolen weeks earlier. The author notes the owner did not call to say thanks and urges daily small good deeds to improve society. The letter ends with the writer's name and address.
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Avalanche-Journal
Gary
Deel
Ufford
Nua East Broadway
Rockefeller Warns Lindsay May Challenge Nixon in 1972 Fight
Nelson Rockefeller secretly met President Nixon to signal support for holding the GOP liberal wing against John Lindsay. The piece notes Lindsay’s rumored bid as independent or fourth party, Miller’s liberal wing ties, and potential shifts of Northern moderates and Southern conservatives shaping a Nixon-Democrat race dynamic.
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Nelson Rockefeller
White House
John Lindsay
Nixon
New York
Rockefeller
Lindsay
Charles Goodell
Walter Hickel
J. Irwin Miller
Miller
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Hair-Splitting Damages Life Today, He Insists
A columnist argues against hair splitting in religion politics and law saying it damages welfare and fair play. He cites differing presidents and the My Lai case noting Calley's life sentence while criticizing applying different wartime rules. Albert Darby 2009 9th St.
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Avalanche-Journal
Asia
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
My Lai
Culley
Warning to the Silent Majority from A B Tibbetts
A. B. Tibbetts of Midland warns readers that silence in the face of predicted disasters is dangerous. He accuses the silent majority of cowardice and urges patriotism amid fears of civil war and a one world order promoted by the United Nations.
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Avalanche-Journal
Rome
United Nations
Moscow
Silent Majority
A. B. Tibbetts
West Texas
Midland
Truman says MacArthur fired over risk of World War III
President Truman announced he relieved General Douglas MacArthur due to policies that posed a grave risk of starting World War III. Major General Courtney Whitney indicated plans to quit to stay with MacArthur in Japan. United Nations delegates viewed MacArthur's dismissal as potentially breaking the Korea peace stalemate. Death toll from the Arizona collision rose to eight.
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Lubbock
Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
MacArthur
Courtney Whitney
Army
Japan
Flagstaff
Ariz
Here
Pass It On quirky tips and notes from L M Boyd
A column of light quips and trivia from L M Boyd covers household advice on handling domestic issues solo, balloon signaling on highways, a note about potato plant parts, and a string of curiosities. It includes historical tidbits about mackinaw coats, birdshot dangers to waterfowl, the Santa Fe name origin, and actor Diego Carlisi.
Labor Cost Conflicts Stir Nixon Wage Cap Debate
Henry J. Taylor argues Nixon's 6 percent construction wage cap ignores rising costs and productivity gaps. He cites strikes in Dayton Toledo and New Jersey electricians, high crane operator pay, and broad union wage trends. The piece links wage pressures to steel coal railroads and predicts political costs in 1972.
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Ohio
Toledo
Michigan
New Jersey
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