Ocean pollution alert widens global concern after 1970 Heyerdahl voyage
NOAA highlights massive Atlantic surface pollution from oil and plastic accumulations. Plankton and fish larvae show contamination, with uncertain long term environmental impact. Call for intensified international action echoes from the U.S. government.
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Is compassion only a word in this country
The writer questions Americans apathy after POW return coverage. They praise the soldiers and families, urge gratitude for peace, and criticize critics who preferred a TV rerun over honoring those who served. The letter laments loss of love and brotherhood.
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America
Free and the Brave
Clark Air Base
Free lunches debate from Jim Fiebig column
Jim Fiebig argues against expanding free school lunches. He notes 8.5 million meals daily at a cost of 620 million this year and 43 million next year. He suggests simple brown bag lunches as adequate and cautions against broader hardship criteria.
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Jim Fiebig
Agriculture Department
Let them keep on running
Penny Melton argues against special Amnesty Act relief for Confederate resisters who left the country to avoid the draft. She notes 46,000 empty combat boots and urges that all should not receive separate treatment.
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America
Penny Melton
Curtis St
John Roche on Pentagon Papers and Ellsberg
John Roche argues the Pentagon Papers are a historical junkpile and urges indicting Ellsberg for petty larceny rather than espionage. He critiques both government overreach and antiwar zeal, urging focus on larceny and public opinion over legal slogans.
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Political Science Quarterly
Vietnam
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Shakespeare era ends as USIA chief in era of Judeo Christian values
John Chamberlain critiques Frank Shakespeare tenure as USIA director at a New York Yacht Club farewell. The piece questions how US diplomacy aligns with Judeo Christian values amid Nixon era foreign policy, citing idiosyncratic views, the Vietnam exit, and Levine’s caution on troika diplomacy. It urges a policy allowing China and Russia frictions to run their course while Western allies unite for safety.
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Vietnam
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Henry Kissinger
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Richard Nixon
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Russia
Scandal over Expensive Scotch Roars Up in New York
Valeria Phipps, wife of a Pan Am office manager, buys Ballantine Scotch costing sixteen dollars amid a shopping trip. She reveals she bought a second bottle after a purse snatch, then describes hitting the thief with the bottle. The anecdote closes with a note on Pan Am's cloud-dusting restaurant and menu pricing.
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New York
Valeria Phipps
Pan Am
Phipps
Dick Tregaskis
Kenneth Keating
Tregaskis
U.S
India
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions, home delivery by newspaper boy, motor route options with installment plans, and mail subscriptions both inside and outside the trading area. Rates include 10c daily and 20c Sunday per copy, 80c weekly, $3.20 to $3.47 monthly by route, and $30 to $38 yearly by mail, with a 15c monthly motor-tube service charge.
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