Lubbock Desegregation Stand Vindicated by HEW Ruling
The Lubbock School Board announces HEW Hearing Examiner Irving Sommer has dismissed charges and endorsed the district's Civil Rights Act compliance. The ruling ends threat to $1.2 million in federal aid and supports continued desegregation and equal educational opportunities without mass busing.
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Lubbock School Board
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Irving Sommer
Summer
Sommer
Swedish Neutrality Questioned During Palme Visit
The article criticizes Sweden's neutral stance during Olof Palme's U S visit. Longshoremen disrupted his talk at Kenyon College while Sweden's aid to North Vietnam and harboring U S draft dodgers drew fire. It argues true neutrality would require actions supporting peace and fair trade.
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U.S
Olof Palme
Sweden
Kenyon College
International Longshoremen’s Association
Afl-Cio
North Vietnam
Jerome Holland
Palme
South
East Asia
Hanoi
Adolf Hitler
Chips Protested Spat Over Flag Patches In Riverhead Police
Newsday editorial mocks Riverhead Police for wearing U S flag shoulder patches after town board approval. The piece questions patriotism and possible affront to lawbreakers, noting the township action and humorous tone.
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Long Island, N.Y
Newsday
Riverhead
U.S
Plastic Credit push tightens on unsolicited mailings
The piece notes rising momentum to curb unsolicited credit card mailings led by Ray mond Anthony's Baltimore case. It cites 50 million cards, 3000 types, and $50 billion in expected year end purchases, with rising complaints of errors thefts and mail theft. It mentions FTC action and a Senate bill awaiting House action to ban unsolicited cards.
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Raymond Anthony
Baltimore
Anthony
Miami
Cuba
U.S
New York City
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
House
Congress
President Powers Debate Weighs on Allies Relations
U S Senate faces 23 amendments touching presidential authority in Indochina combat. Experts warn curbs could erode rapid action in crises and strain NATO and SEATO alliances. Article argues balance needed between Congress oversight and executive secrecy for global defense.
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Washington
Senate
Indochina
Congress
United States
That Girl on Broadway and Other Plainspoken Bits
A collection of witty quips and observations about society politics and everyday life. The bits touch on vanity alarm clock inventions and voting age debates with sharp humor and regional references.
Smith Defends Civilized Nation in Senate Address
Washington observers note Sen. Margaret Chase Smith delivers a forceful defense of law and order and democratic restraint against campus violence and militant protest. The column cites her contrast with militant youth, calls for self discipline, and criticizes excesses as a danger to national stability.
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Washington
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Mrs. Smith
Women's Liberation Movement
Joe McCarthy
Smith
National Guardsman
Bbe Han
Device to detect unborn child's sex discussed
A jest notes a new device claimed to detect the sex of an unborn child. The quip adds that the device becomes useless once adolescence arrives, poking fun at scientific claims. The Orlando Sentinel quote attributes the remark to Charlie Wadaworth.
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HEW
Charlie Wadaworth
Orlando Sentinel
Letters to the Edition Editor's Note Invitation
Readers are invited to send letters up to 350 words or fewer. True names and addresses of writers must be included for publication consideration.
Commentator Harvey and ICC Reports in Vietnam Debate
Bil R. Neel disputes Paul Harvey's use of ICC reports to argue against Vietnam withdrawal, claiming the ICC was a Communist front and urging readers to pressure Harvey and advertisers. The letter condemns media misrepresentation and urges anti Communist advocacy for humanity. Tom Nystel counters a drug abuse article, saying marijuana is an hallucinogen not a stimulant, and warns against exaggerated claims about its dangers.
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Cvnllan
Sas
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
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Ao Vietnam
Gulf of Ingultary
Easaanos
Congresa
Cor Participa
Indochina
Jst
Unie Sinan
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Weider
Asia
Asis
The
Avalanche Journal
Paul Harvey
Vietnam
Harvey
Nixon
South Vietnam
International Control Commission
North Vietnam
ICC
Congressional Record
Theodore Blockley
American Legion
Poland
India
Free World
ABC
Bil R. Neel
44Th
Tom Nystel
Kenosha Drive
Reader Letter Questions Fascism Versus Communism
Mrs. Hal Jones questions editor and Jim Stanton about whether nationalistic fascism of 1939 Germany is worse than 1970s Communism. She cites Soviet treatment of a critic jailed as evidence and urges focus on current injustices rather than historical comparisons.
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Avalanche-Journal
Jim Stanton
Russia
Jaureg Medvedin
Germany
Stanton
Hal Jones
Jal
Thanks For Storm Help Editor The Avalanche Journal
A reader thanks many responders after Tama respiratory polio patient used an iron lung 14 hours daily. Fire, radio clubs, and churches aided with transport, emergency generator, and meals. Lions Club pledge drive cited as a hopeful sign for community loyalty efforts.
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Storm
Avalanche Journal
Tama
Glen Wood
Graves
Sneed Hall
Brandon and
Clark
South Plaing Roach Radio Club
Pioneer Park Church of Christ
Caprock Amatuer Radio Club
Roy Pope, Jr
8Th St
The
Lions
the Times
Keith Gore
Hast Lake
Brownfield
Love and War and Nonsense in Fraternity Notes
Fragmentary schoolyard chatter mixes experiments with caffeine on rats and romance theories with coffee. The piece mocks dubious science claims and recalls slang about Lana Turner, Sigma Chis, and a father named Indian nickname Carmine.
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Lana Turner
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