Federal education funding urged to rise amid needs
The NEA's Estimates of School Statistics 1969 70 show federal aid covering only 6.6 percent of public school costs, down from 7.4 percent the prior year and 8 percent in 1967 68. NEA President George D Fischer calls for unprecedented federal increases to upgrade local schools, opposing inflationary cuts.
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National Educational Association
NEA
George D. Fischer
Senate
Threat to Whooping Crane Endangers Tiny Texas Flock
Fifty five endangered whooping cranes on Texas San Antonio Bay wintering grounds face a dredging threat that could wipe out their food supply. The National Audubon Society has filed suit to halt the dredging, amid years of conservation efforts to save the birds.
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San Antonio Bay
Texas
National Audubon Society
Censorship Debate Echoes Through Time and Media
The column argues Agnew’s attacks on media threaten information freedom, noting that the debate mirrors historic tensions. It cites the International Press Institute and draws parallels to Lincoln era politics, emphasizing resilience of free press and the theater of public controversy.
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Buckley
International Press Institute
Ken Galbraith
New York Times
Washington Post
Newsweek
Kay Graham
Time
Life
Agnew
Newton Minow
Federal Communications
Nicholas Johnson
New York
Peace Democrats
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Hunt to Hunt the Hunter and Flying Nuns in Vietnam Notes
A column profiles Dog advocate Cleveland Amory and The Fund for Animals efforts to curb animal cruelty, plus two nuns who joined a Holy Land trip funded by Aristotle Onassis. The piece also cites President Thieu and Ky’s past Vietnam fadeaway predictions and related reflections.
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Cleveland Amory
Cat
Cleve
Fund For Animals, Inc
Wall Street
N.Y.C
Helen Gurley Brown
Dick Cavett
Doris Day
Greer Garson
Paul Gallico
Jack Paar
Jacqueline Susann
Efrem Zimbalist Jr
Red Cross
United Fund
Texas
Amory
Hunters Hunt Club
Hapy
Aristotle Onassis
Alodia Carney
Xavier Convent
Dyersville
Iowa
Margaret O’neill
St. Cecilia’s High School
Englewood
N. J
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Holy Land
Troy
Onassis
Kennedy International
Tel Aviv
Olympic Airways
New York
Jackie
Thieu
West Germany
der Spiegel
Vietnam
U.S
Hearst
Le Duan's War and Hanoi's Shifting Policy
Washington reports that Le Duan dominates North Vietnam's war strategy, pushing for protracted war and heavy materiel into the South. Recent signs show a partial reversal toward guerrilla tactics, with warnings that failure to curb Viet Cong expansion could end Vietnamization and Nixon's plan.
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Ho Chi Minh
LeDuan
Hanoi
People’s Army of Vietnam
le Duan
Truong Chinh
Vo Nguyen Giap
van Tien Dung
South Vietnam
Inside Hanoi’s Manpower Shift and Delta Tactics
The piece analyzes Hanoi’s manpower policies with a late 1960s perspective. It notes a drop from 30 000 to 8000 infiltrators monthly, implying Le Duan’s losses in policy battles and Nixon era containment. It warns of a shift to the Southern Delta where North Vietnamese forces face U S ground forces threat.
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Hanoi
le Duan
Nixon
U.S
III Corps
Dinh Tuong
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Journal published by News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio lists subscription options including weekday and Sunday prices, city and suburban delivery, and mail rates for local and distant areas. The notice notes advance payment, 1857 founding, and mailing classifications.
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Middletown
Ohio
USA
Centenarian Tales and Local Official Pleads for Furniture
In January Health notes from Westboro Baldwinsville Decatur Rapid City Bristol Netley Belmont and more celebrate long lives with quirky maxims and facts. Theophilus May age 109 recalls moderation while Elizabeth Hobbs born 1700 and died 1800 is cited as the truest centenarian. Butler County coroner Dr Garret J Boone asks for a filing cabinet and a floor carpet as commissioners fulfill the request.
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Theophilus May
Family Health
Westboro
Mass
Rapid City
S. D
Bristol
England
Netley Abbey
Belmont
Elizabeth Hobbs
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
County Commission
Doc
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Inflation Strains Home Building and Military Costs
Inflation drives up house construction costs and fixed price contracts. Escalator clauses raise future home prices by up to ten percent while high rates curb private and commercial building. Government weapons programs also soar beyond estimates, with 38 major systems rising to 62.9 billion dollars, prompting tighter purchasing and spending cuts.
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Robert Kellerman
House
Senate
GAO
You
Uncle Sam
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