Congress Urged to Preserve Community Mental Health Centers
A editorial argues against budget cuts to the community mental health center program. It notes 250 centers exist, 114 sought staffing grants, 71% faced reductions with 61 centers losing funding, risking closures and weakened services in urban and rural areas. Dr. Samuel L. Baker warns fewer will be seen and reliance on distant institutions will rise. A supplemental appropriation could avert this.
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Congress
Samuel L. Baker
National Institute of Mental Health
Heyerdahl Repeats Atlantic Papyrus Craft Voyage
Trans Atlantic papyrus reed craft by Thor Heyerdahl and a seven nation crew completed a modified design voyage of about 3000 miles. The feat shows feasibility but not proof of ancient Egyptian crossings. It echoes Kon Tiki in suggesting ancient voyages could move peoples long ago.
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Thor Heyerdahl
Atlantic
Heyerdahl
South America
Pacific
Letters on subsidies and youth concerts in Middletown
Readers argue that federal subsidies to local police and schools enable government control. A letter defends a Sunset Park concert concept, urges a reconsideration by the Park Commission, and stresses youth engagement and adult support for locally organized entertainment.
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Dave Finkelman
Manchester Motor Inn
Detroit
Washington
Sunset Park
Middletown
Midletown
Daugthers
Park Commission
Medieval Oxford bans chess as noxious practice
Factographs note that chess was outlawed at Oxford University in England during the middle ages, described as noxious inordinate and unhonest by National Geographic. The Lena River in eastern Siberia remains the chief waterway and is iced over for over 200 days annually.
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Oxford University
England
National Geographic
Lena River
Siberia
Middletown Journal Daily News Listings Note
The Ohio Middletown Journal notes subscription details for daily and Sunday editions with pricing for in city motor routes and mail plans within and outside the trading area. Rates include in town 10 cents per copy and annual mail options, with international price listed as 38 dollars.
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The
News Journal, Inc
Breed
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Middleton, Ohio
News
USA
Paisley and North Ireland Clash Shapes Ulster Scene
Column argues Reverend Ian Paisley dominates anti Catholic sentiment in Ulster shaping Unionist politics and civil rights clash. If Paisleyism endures it may fracture Northern Ireland. his influence risks disintegration.
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Belfast
Ian Paisley
Northern Ireland
Vale of Tears
Paisley
Earl of Paisley
P.O
House of Lords
Dr Paisley
Jesus Christ
Bob Jones University
South Carolina
North Ireland
Civil Rights Association
Ireland
North
Names and Newsrooms Secrets in Public Records
A piece on privacy vs public notice in newspapers recounts editors weighing when to withhold names in court and vital records. It recalls a California editor and a woman who learned names appeared despite promises, underscoring the tension between privacy and public record access.
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California
P.D
Clean Up Campaign Funds in American Politics
John P. Roche argues for reforming invisible campaign financing in the United States. He cites huge spending, legal but dubious practices, and the use of federal jobs to bankroll campaigns, urging investigation and reform of the funding system. He highlights TV time as a starting point for accountability.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Ottinger
John Kennedy
White House
Sam
G.O.P
AT & T
Subversive Activities Control Board
Air Force I
International Meterological Commission
CBS
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RSV
American Opinion Speakers Bureau
U.N
Thomas Guido
Bexley
Rgy
Journal
Dennis the Menace
William F. Buckley JR
Paisley and
Coleraine
Life Squad
Stork
John P. Roche
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