Step Toward Nuclear Arms Control Enters Force
The treaty banning spread of nuclear weapons takes effect after ceremonies on March 5. Critics say flaws persist as safeguards require time and key nations like China France and Israel have not joined, yet the accord marks notable disarmament progress.
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Washington adopts no negligence rule for oil spill cleanup
State law requires oil spill owners to pay cleanup costs, catching operators regardless of proven negligence. Federal negotiators also adopt the tougher rule, shifting liability to vessel and facility owners.
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Rescue Squad Praised For Quick Response In Trenton
A reader lauds Trenton Rescue Squad for a February 23 ambulance transfer taking under 20 minutes from call to hospital arrival. The writer notes volunteers balance on duty with family time, urges continued donations at Armbruster's Hardware Store.
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Price Of Photo Sparks Church Letter Debate
A Grace Baptist Church member objects to a Chaff column titled Price Of Photo, calling it distasteful and misrepresenting their faith. The letter defends baptism and conversion as sacred acts and cites scriptural impact on a believer’s life.
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Remember when Hippie Meant Big In The Hip
A column notes youth fashion and language evolve while stressing education as the key asset. It recalls bell bottoms long hair and beads as not new and warns against neglecting studies. A reader’s verse on slang contrasts past and present, ending with language under discussion.
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Nixon seeks fast act to avert nationwide rail strike
President Nixon asks Congress to fast track legislation making the December 4 1969 memorandum the contract between rail carriers and unions after a single union refused ratification. Lawmakers consider a 37 day delay to study proposals and curb work stoppages while a three member neutral board could pick the most reasonable final offer.
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Nixon proposes study on wage costs for vulnerable industries
The administration avoids broad wage and price controls and limits intervention to large industries. A national special industries commission would study labor management relations in sectors vulnerable to national emergency disputes while mediation would handle rail and air disputes under Taft-Hartley provisions.
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National Special Industries Commission
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Fulbright critique calls out Laos treaty violations
Joseph Alsop argues Harriman brokered the Geneva Laos accord, but North Vietnamese violations undermine U S aid efforts and threaten Laos and Thailand. He questions Fulbright and critics for not exposing Hanoi breaches while urging a tougher U S stance against Hanoi.قت
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Definitions and historical notes from disease to confinement
The excerpt defines contagion as disease spread between bodies and infection as disease spread via air or water. It cites the Black Hole of Calcutta as a 20 by 20 foot dungeon where 146 Englishmen were confined overnight, with only 23 survivors. It notes Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederate States of America.
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