New Year's Toll Fear as 1972 Auto Deaths Soar
The piece notes a projected 57 000 Americans killed in street and highway accidents by New Year’s, 2300 more than 1971, with Volpe warning the final count may reach 56 000. It highlights drinking’s role in crashes and cites Dr Slade Hulbert’s tests showing impairment at below legal limits.
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Transportation
John A. Volpe
Slade Hulbert
University of California At Los Angeles
Hulbert
California
Letters to the Editor Critics of Rising Taxes and Water Bills
A reader and spouse recount their recent home purchase and protest higher property taxes and water charges. They question authority for tax hikes, urge wage attachments for nonpayers, and urge city spending controls and road repairs over new developments.
Bottoming Out The Least 10 By Jim Fiebig
A humorous year end list ranks ten minor 1972 events in reverse importance. It includes Martha Mitchell praising an oddly tranquilized phone, Sargent Shriver’s rise and fall, Henry Kissinger’s suit over Burt Reynolds in a photo, and other satirical items.
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Jim Fiebig
Martha Mitchell
Secret Service
Sargent Shriver
Henry Kissinger
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Burt Reynolds
Henry
New Hampshire
Edmund Muskie
U.S
Julie Eisenhower
Gratitude for Help in Project Longview Christmas
A note of sincere thanks from Longview State Hospital residents. The author expresses appreciation to those who organized and supported Project Longview Christmas, though individual contributors are not named. The message offers New Year wishes and blessings.
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Longview
Longview State Hospital
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Delivery Terms
The Journal published by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio lists subscription costs for newsstand copies, Sunday editions, home delivery by newspaper boy, motor route options, and mail rates. It notes payment in advance with monthly service charges and installment options.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Isc
U.S.A
The Dangers In Salt I and SALT II Debate
John Chamberlain analyzes SALT I limits and SALT II talks, warning that U.S. TRIAD forces face erosion from pacifist Senate opposition and negotiator compromises. He details Soviet advantages in Backfires, Badgers, cruise subs, and overall offensive systems while noting U.S. reliance on B52s and SRAMs and the risk of reduced deterrence without new missiles.
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U.S
Moscow
Kremlin
U.S. Senate
Vietnam
Red
Cuba
Pressing on the Stone Age button in Africa critique
Jeffrey Hart argues against appeasing Idi Amin and warns against romanticizing Africa’s regimes. He cites Uganda’s expulsion of Asians, tourism collapse, and aid cuts as signs of a drift to village life and a broader decline in freedom per Freedom House. He mocks calls to abandon action in Africa and challenges defenders who favor measured responses.
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Curtis LeMay
Uganda
Idi Amin
Kenya
Tanzania
Amin
Switzerland
National Council of Churches
Newark
LeRoi Jones
Brooklyn Bridge Sold Again and Other 1973 Nonsense
A wire service item from Sanjo Japan unsettled Gen. MacArthur’s widow. Col Tony Story, MacArthur’s pilot, helped secure the Connie used for Apollo tests and Air Force One. Rucker’s museum reports the plane intact. Jack Benny’s 39th birthday and farewell show dominate the rest of the column with age jokes.
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New York
Sanjo
Japan
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Col
Tony Story
MacArthur
Col. Story
Air Force One
Nixon
China
Russia
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Brooklyn Bridge
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Christian Science Monitor
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