Earth Day prompts renewed focus on pollution and responsibility
A week of teach-ins and activities uses Earth Day to spotlight pollution and the urgency of action. Public interest grows as a Harris survey finds seven in ten Americans aware of local air and water pollution, raising questions about whether people will embrace an ecological ethic and reduce pollution and waste.
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Harris
Armco
William Verity
Armco Rolling Mill Company
Curtis Street
Women Work Freighters Move Prompts Maritime Debate
The USSR showcases a female airline pilot while the Holland American line trains women cadets due to Dutch seamen shortages. The push to hire female stewards on American freighters follows layoffs of East Coast liners, with the National Maritime Union and the Equal Opportunity Commission debating policy. Legal protections against sex discrimination are acknowledged, but no clear solution emerges.
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Femal Airlines
National Maritime Union
The
Equal Opportunity Commission
Parrot's Beak shows how to cut Vietnam war supply links
Joseph Alsop argues Washington must seize the Cambodian opportunity to curb North Vietnamese sanctuaries in the Parrot's Beak. He urges a strong Cambodian policy aided by the South Vietnamese 25th Division to clear transborder nests and push Hanoi’s army toward collapse, noting Cambodia’s right to resist occupation and criticizing Fulbright's stance.
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Cambodia
Washington
25Th Division
U. S
Hanoi
Sen
Fulbright
Pnom Penh
Parrot's Beak region sees intensified Viet Cong and NVA activity
Since Cambodia's government change the Parrot's Beak has become unstable with North Vietnamese troops moving base hospitals and ammo stores into jungle. Viet Cong leaders hide in the region while Cambodians threaten them and interpose actions. The South Vietnamese 25th Division has run two major operations there with Cambodian help, reportedly successful.
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Duc Hue
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Hau Nghia
Cadette Troop 1843 Plans Washington DC Trip Fundraiser
Cadette Troop 1843 of St. Mary's School aims to raise funds for a June 8 to June 14 Washington DC trip. A smorgasbord fundraiser tomorrow from 3 to 6 p.m. at St. Mary's cafeteria offers adults 1.25 and children 0.75. tickets at the door or reservations by calling 423-5496 or 423-5168.
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St. Mary’s School
Washington D.C
St. Mary’s
Nixon on Laos War Echoes in Laos Involvement
A Washington account notes President Nixon’s March 6 1970 policy statement detailing North Vietnamese troop levels in Laos and U S air and support operations. It argues that recent Senate Foreign Relations testimony does not alter Nixon’s description of military aid help to Laos and avoidance of ground forces.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Laos
Thailand
United States
U. S
Vientiane
Congress
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
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The Middletown Journal lists daily subscription options and prices. Rates include 10c per weekday, 20c Sundays, 70c weekly in city, 21.00 yearly by mail in area, 30.00 outside area, and 38.00 outside the U.S. All subscriptions are prepaid. Founded in 1857.
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Buckley argues impeachment over Douglas critique of establishment
William F Buckley Jr contends Justice Douglas’s call for redress through violence echoes revolutionary rhetoric. He cites Douglas’s Guatemala anecdotes and 1776 parallels to question if the establishment mirrors King George III. Buckley urges impeachment if Douglas’s views reveal systemic corruption beyond constitutional bounds.
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Douglas
America
Guatemala
George III
Mr. Douglas
Congress
Justice Fortas
Unmarried James Buchanan and island alcohol facts
The text notes James Buchanan as unmarried. It mentions Madagascar using alcohol in automobiles due to distillation, and sugar plantation vehicles burning alcohol. It defines a fiddle as a ship table frame and identifies the Swiss Guard, pope’s personal guard. It states tape recorders aided TV programs in 1955 and claims Mesopotamia housed the world’s first cities about 5,500 years ago.
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East Africa
Mesopotamia
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