Indira Gandhi’s Emergency Seen as Corruption Shield
A sharp critical column argues that Indira Gandhi's internal emergency in India mirrors a political purge to protect corruption. It notes arrests of prominent figures, press censorship, and halted outside contact, casting the move as an erosion of democracy and press freedom.
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Soviet Union
Indira Gandhi
Bombay
India
World
Associated Press
London
United States
Johnson
Gandhi
New York
Postal reform fails to deliver on promises
Postal officials defend higher 12 to 13 cent first class rates while critics recall cheap stamps and warn of continued subsidies. The 1971 postal reform aimed to shed political control and move toward self sufficiency by 1984, but rising costs, rate debates, and service concerns push the system toward reorganized, business like operations with ongoing subsidy questions.
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U.S. Postal Service
Benjamin Bailor
Postal Service
Congress
Mandatory sentences urged for armed offenders in crime talk
President Ford calls for mandatory prison terms for violent armed offenders and bans probation for such criminals. The speaker warns against over extending judicial discretion but notes a felon in prison cannot repeat crime and suggests wide coverage including white collar crime in suites as well as streets.
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Ford
Kopechne Parents Reassess Kennedy For President
The Kopechnes, once backing Kennedy after Mary Jo Kopechne's death, have changed their view. John Farrar says they now doubt Kennedy's account and no longer see him as presidential material.
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Watergate
Bob Haldeman
Chappaquiddick
Teddy Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Poncha Pond
Dike Bridge
Kennedy
Mary Jo
Kopechnes
John Farrar
Jack Olsen
Farrar
Huck
Look
Acupuncture Faith and Skepticism From Father Lee
The piece quotes Father John Lee of Fu Jen University cautioning that acupuncture helps some conditions but not all. He recounts a personal healing tale and notes quacks exist in the U S. Lee cites studies and lists ailments reportedly aided by acupuncture while stressing it's not a universal cure.
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New York
John Lee
Fu-Jen University
Taiwan
Lee
Fu-Jen
Father Lee
Brooklyn
Paul Cardinal Yu- Pin
Fu-Jen U
U.S
China
Fourth of July memories and plans for 1976 humdinger
A staff reminiscence recalls how the Fourth of July used to be fireworks filled with flags picnics and loud sound effects from miniature cannons carbide smells and punk. The piece observes changes and suggests planning for a memorable 1976 celebration with safe, responsible festivities.
Fourth of July memories from Middletown fireworks
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls Fourth of July celebrations in Middletown with Charley Fakes and the Blue Ball Pike, detailing rocket and Roman candle displays, Hooks’ parachute rocket, fire sirens, and family routines as neighborhoods kept traditions alive through summers past.
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Charley
Pop
Uncle Ludlow
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