Tarr and Hershey Contrast for Selective Service Chief
The article compares Curtis Tarr with Gen. Lewis Hershey as potential Selective Service chief. Tarr, 30 years younger, is an academic and former Lawrence University president with a civilian orientation. He aims to serve youth and pledges prudence within the law, seen as a clear shift from Hershey’s blunt, soldierly style.
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Nixon
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
Gen
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Lawrence University
Stanford University
School of Humanities and Sciences
FTC moves to curb unsolicited credit card mailings
The Federal Trade Commission will limit interstate distribution of unsolicited credit cards. Firms may not mail cards without written consumer consent, with civil penalties up to 5000 dollars per day for noncompliance. Banks and airlines remain exempt. expansion to include more firms is hoped.
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Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Fed
Congress
Will U S Get Tough Now on Latin American Rivalry
The column weighs U S actions in Latin America amid Cuba and Bolivia debates. It notes Guatemala's Arana Osorio win and Che Guevara myth with Bolivian and Soviet links. It questions Nixon toughness and calls for sanctions and hostage repatriation.
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Guatemala
Latin America
U. S. Citizens Committee For A Free
Cuba
White House
Daniel James
Che Guevara
Che
Bolivia
U. S
Congo
Peru
Chile
Argentin
Paraguay
Brazil
South America
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Ovando
Soviet Union
Guevara
Tania Bunke
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cura
Paul Bethel
Nixon
Havana
Miami
Fashion clashes over hemlines and shoes in club chatter
A columnist recalls knee length fashion shifts as women and men react to new styles. The piece notes hems rising then dropping to meet style edicts, suggests minimal room for longer hemlines, and predicts a return to spindly shoe heels while critiquing youth and establishment attitudes.
Nixon education reform call lacks urgency but urges action
Joseph Alsop argues Nixon’s education address, while cautious, outlines a national plan to lift poor and black children through early childhood programs, expanded classrooms, and specialized prekindergarten. He warns against relying on desegregation as a quick fix and stresses funded, practical steps.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court
New York City
Commission On Education
James KE. Allen
Allen
William Raspberry
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates Ad
The notice lists subscription rates for the Middletown News Journal including per copy prices for weekdays and Sundays, weekly and yearly mail options, and international rates. It notes advance payment and identifies the publication as founded in 1857.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Hanoi strategy and the Laos gamble in Indochina
Analysis argues Hanoi seeks an honorable US exit from Vietnam by pushing Laos toward neutralization and a tripartite regime. It notes internal Hanoi divisions led by Le Duan, Moscow pressure for flexibility, and a timing plan to remove American forces while preserving a face-saving defeat.
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Hanoi
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
Pathet Lao
Department of Defense
le Duan
Moscow
Souvanna Phouma
Vietnam
Letters to the Editor Praises at Middletown Hospital Floor C
A reader extols Floor C staff at Middletown Hospital for interracial teamwork and cheerful patient care. She recalls her son’s cancer death there and urges unity, while also praising local groups and leaders including the Girl Scouts, police, fire department, and Lions Club.
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Middletown Hospital
Hobart Adams
Harold Popin
Trenton Lions Club
Charles Porter
Trenton
Letters to the Editor Showcase Readers’ Thinking
Readers’ letters reveal prevailing views and the reasoning behind them. Two recent examples illustrate how opinions form and evolve in public discourse.
Girl Scouts donate to Tren ton Rescue Squad head
The Girl Scouts sent a $28.46 donation to Robert Armbruster, head of the Tren ton Rescue Squad, with a letter praising volunteers. The notice urges more mothers to volunteer as many girls await the chance to join Scouts.
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Girl Scouts
Robert Armbruster
Trenton
Middletown Library Staff Praised for Reading Hour
A parent thanks Arthur Wolman and the Middletown Library staff for an eight week pre school reading hour. The program benefited four year old son and other preschoolers and interested parents in Middletown and surrounding areas.
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Middletown Library
Arthur Wolman
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