Population growth and family planning limits
The article argues that family planning alone cannot solve rapid population growth. It cites Egypt as a case where four years of campaigning yielded limited adoption due to ignorance and superstition. With 34 million people and about 3,000 births daily, Egypt may reach 45 million in a decade, while resources and land reclamation lag. It notes similar trends in other nations and calls for stronger, broader educational efforts.
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United States
Egypt
Poirt
Real Optimism Emerges in U S Economy Amid Slowing Inflation
Washington reports show signs of improving business mood as stock markets strengthen and major firms plan for 1970 and 1971. Wholesale prices ease, inflation slows, and wage talks may settle below earlier expectations, with government stimulus and Vietnam costs easing may help domestic spending and unemployment.
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Washington
Labor Department
Australia a Land of Growth Draws Americans In
Paul Harvey describes Australia as a vast land of opportunity drawing 12 000 Americans monthly who seek permanent migration. He notes Australia’s size rivaling the US in land area, its large urban centers, a booming mining sector, and favorable tax rules for investors. He warns about labor strikes, selective immigration, and compares Australia to the United States 40 years prior.
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Australia
United States
New York City
Poseidon Mining Co
Stork
Western Australia
Mississippi
Day of Death Prank Backfires on Jim Bishop
Jim Bishop, a noted columnist, pretends to die after waking to find headlines and radio reports announcing his death. His wife, police, friends, and colleagues react with disbelief and joking grief as calls flood in about the supposed suicide. He ultimately confesses the ruse, noting many callers sought personal confirmation rather than sympathy.
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Kelly
Jim Bishop
WFUN
A. A
Israel
Miami Dolphins
Jim
Larry
George Emmerich
Sgt. Fox
Ol’ Teem
Verrazano Bridge
Empire State Building
Kathi
Middletown News Subscription Rates Ad
Classified notice lists subscription rates for Middletown News rival inc. Broad at First Ave. prices per week 0c weekday and 20c Sunday, 10c weekly by boy or meter route, $1.00 per year, and mail rates $30 outside trading area, $38 outside USA. Subscriptions payable in advance. Founded 1857.
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News Rival, Inc. &. Broad
First Ve
Middletown
Ohio
USA
Theres Why I Marched Opinion Letter to the Editor
A reader explains why she marched on Women’s Lib Day citing pressure to conform and gender role stereotypes. She argues for equal pay, reproductive rights nuance, and childcare centers as steps toward broader personal freedom and societal responsibility.
I Enjoy Being A Woman Yet Women Seek Equality
A quoted voice asserts women are inherently unequal to men, citing childbearing and biology, while personal experience as a factory worker supports focusing on individual effort. The speaker celebrates womanhood, bears two children, and urges women to do their best without fighting every battle.
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