Boxcar Shortage Hits Midwest Grain Trade Hard
As harvest winds down the corn and soybeans are not reaching processors and ports due to a severe boxcar shortage. Cars arrive in poor condition, require repairs, and linking them to engines remains difficult, prompting Iowa State to host a February symposium on grain transport.
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Midwest
Iowa State University
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Iowa State
America
Ohio Conservation Leagues
Highway Toll Rising as October Deaths Surge
A grim nationwide trend shows highway fatalities climbing month by month. October deaths reached 5,290, a seven percent rise from the prior year, despite a 5.2 per 100 million mile rate as miles driven grew six percent.
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National Safety Council
Commentary on the Chicago 7 trial and U S constitutional limits
John P. Roche argues about sub judice matters and jury bias in high profile trials. He questions the constitutionality of a federal statute targeting rioting across interstate commerce and contrasts U S rights with British procedures.
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Bar
California
Manson
William Calley
Chicago
Soldiers Gratitude Note From St Johns Students
A reader letter from a service member thanks the 3rd and 6th grades at St Johns School for bake sale gifts aiding soldiers in Vietnam. He praises parental effort and hopes to send Vietnamese items later, noting appreciation for support during wartime.
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St. John’s School
Vietnam
James W. Grasser
John Guastaferro
Grand Ave
Soviet 1970 Budget Shows Large State Control and Limits on Growth
The Moscow budget sets expenditures at 160.53 billion with 160.86 billion in state revenue from state owned industry and points to low wages and 240 million denied private enterprise. Analysts compare Soviet totals to US figures, noting high military spending and hidden costs, while calling for economic reforms and more individual incentives.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Vietnam
Middle East
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates
The Middletown Journal lists daily News Journal Inc. rates for subscriptions and delivery. It shows prices for in city and suburban newspaperboy or motor route, mail within and outside trading area, and international rates with advance payment required.
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The
News Journal Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Middletown, Ohio
U.sa
Practice What You Preach Police and reporter get radio back
In a newsroom anecdote a police officer recovers a stolen radio after spotting two youths with it. Pete Chaff from the Journal is chided for leaving gear in an unlocked car. The officer, Pat Keefe, returns the radio and lectures Pete about guarding reports. A dinner invitation follows.
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Pete
Ptt. Combs
Pat Keefe
Combs
Ptl
Ables
Safety Council
Vietnam Defection Rates Show North Vietnamization Momentum
William F Buckley Jr notes a shift in the Vietnam War with fewer North Vietnamese defectors and more Viet Cong losses. He contrasts defections with North Vietnamese reinforcements, cites large Soviet supplies crossing borders, and observes ongoing enemy regeneration despite setbacks. He warns the enemy remains capable while asserting U.S. aims remain on track.
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Hong Kong
Vietnam
Wellington
Napoleon
Spain
London
Laos
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Canada
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