Century Quest and Safe School Bus Debate Prompted by Elder Views
A survey of centenarians notes many live past 100 with varied reasons for longevity and cites Governor Meskill and other voices on life habits. The piece also condemns unsafe school buses and urges Congress to enforce federal standards, while lampooning mismanagement in school lunches and ending with a biblical verse.
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Social Security Administration
Charlie Smith
Barstow
Fla
Liberia
American Medical Association
Ina Braucher
Altoona
Alexis Ferm
Fairhope
Ala
Augustus Grant
Snead’s Ferry
N.C
Grant
Lee Greer
Pound
Les Aspin
Dwis
Congress
Department of Transportation
Reagan Tone Signals Possible Two Party Realignment
John Chamberlain notes Reagan as temporary Nixon chair predicts a two party outcome by 1976 with a possible shift if Nixon wins. He cites polls showing McGovern hindered by media skepticism and European liberal doubt, while pundits question McGovern’s ability to rally support.
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Miami Beach
Ronald Reagan
California
McGovern
Nixon
Humphrey
Muskie
Jackson
U.S
Britain
Liberal
Labor
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Edith Efron
Hubert Humphrey
Woo
Unusual Move Seeks Lawyer in Education Chief Post
South Brooklyn school board asks New York State Education Department to certify its chairman a district superintendent. The columnist argues current administrators, often lacking educators’ training, fail to deliver learning, urging a bright lawyer and accountant might revive the district’s 20 schools.
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Sydney J. Harris
Brooklyn
New York State Education Department
The Middletown Journal Publication Details and Rates
The Journal is published daily by News Journal Inc at Broad and First Ave Middletown. It lists subscription rates for newsstand copies, home delivery, motor routes, and mail both in and outside the trading area with annual and monthly terms. The paper notes a 1647 founding date.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Onie
Journal
U.S.A
Awakening of Tom Wicker and Stouffer’s America
The piece contrasts Samuel Stouffer’s 1950s Authoritarian versus Democratic Personalities with Tom Wicker’s New York Times column. It argues Wicker misreads national sentiment, conflating campus rebellion with nationwide attitudes, and contends McGovern’s woes reflect broader economic class divides. It urges Wicker to come home from liberal chatter to see the country as it is.
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McGovern
Nixon
Hitler
Tom Wicker
New York Times
McGovernites
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Stevenson
Miami Beach
Harvard
Samuel Stouffer
Stouffer
Dr. Frankenstein
The
Wicker
America
Bayh gun bill hailed as step toward disarmament
Senator Birch Bayh's proposed ban on snub-nosed handguns advances, but 25 senators oppose, arguing the measure will not prevent crime. The bill would offer 25 for surrender rather than compulsion and faces House approval. Bayh calls it a first step toward disarming those without right to firearms.
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New York
United States
Birch Bayh
Robert Kennedy
George Wallace
House of Representatives
Senate
Bayh
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ZocwWiescue
King Features Syndicate
Field Enterprises, Inc
the Journal
Jeffery Hart
Willmoore Kendall
Sam Stouffer
Bob Considine
Secret Service
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