Tarr Chosen Selective Service Chief Shows Dissimilar View
President Nixon selects Curtis W. Tarr over Gen. Lewis B. Hershey as head of the Selective Service. Tarr, a Lawrence University former president with academic roots, promises youth outreach while pledging to work within the law. He aims to refresh policy without mirroring Hershey’s long tenure.
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Curtis W. Tarr
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Lewis B. Hershey
Army
Hershey
Lawrence University
Stanford University
School of Humanities and Sciences
Hobart Adams
Harold Popin
Trenton Lions Club
Charles Porter
Trenton
FTC Moves to Limit Unsolicited Credit Card Mailings
The Federal Trade Commission announced new rules to substantially limit interstate distribution of unsolicited credit cards. Firms may not mail cards without written consent, with civil penalties up to 5000 dollars a day for noncompliance. banks and airlines may be exempted, prompting calls to expand the coverage.
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Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
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Congress
Will the U S Get Tough on Latin America
The piece weighs U S policy toward Latin America amid Cuba Bolivia and Guatemala. It cites Arana Osorio Castro Guevara and Soviet links, warns of indirect blackmail and suggests sanctions and repatriation demands while questioning if the U S will act decisively.
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Guatemala
Latin America
U. S. Citizens Committee For A Free
Cuba
White House
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Che Guevara
Che
Bolivia
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Congo
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Paraguay
Brazil
South America
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Ovando
Soviet Union
Guevara
Tania Bunke
Fidel Castro
Rafael Caldera
Venezuela
Hungary
Atlas Magazine
Castro
Cura
Paul Bethel
Miami
Fashion and hemlines spark debate on style limits
The piece mocks women's fashion shifts and the push for lower hemlines while noting men mostly ignore trends. It cites designers and retailers pressuring purchases and argues miniskirts suited only to a small younger group.
Nixon education reform plan lacks urgency in target of helping black children
Joseph Alsop argues Nixon's education message signals a crucial task to lift poor and black students, urging bold investment and a national education institute. He criticizes past doctrinaire views and calls for early childhood programs, larger classes, and focused instruction to close the achievement gap.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court
New York City
Commission On Education
James E. Allen
Allen
William Raspberry
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include 70 cents per week, 21 dollars yearly by mail in area, 30 dollars outside trading area, and 38 dollars outside the U S. All subscriptions are paid in advance. Founded 1857.
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News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Hanoi's Strategy for Laos and Vietnam Under Honorable Defeat
The piece argues Hanoi pursues an Indo Chinese strategy to push the United States toward an honorable defeat. It cites chosen factions in Moscow and Hanoi, Laos neutrality attempts, and a revived 1962 tripartite neutralist formula as cover to extract American withdrawal and then advance Communist aims in Vietnam.
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North Vietnam
Indochina
Nixon
Laos
Pathet Lao
Department of Defense
le Duan
Moscow
Hanoi
Souvanna Phouma
Vietnam
Letters to the Editor Praises at Middletown Hospital Floor C
A reader lauds Middletown Hospital floor C staff for unity and cheerful patient care while urging racial harmony. The letter also notes personal loss, contrasts community service with divisive debates, and praises local leaders and volunteers including Girl Scout involvement and civic groups.
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Middletown Hospital
Letters to the Editor Reveal Our Thinking
No student of human nature should neglect to read Letters to the Editor. These letters reveal our beliefs and, more intriguingly, reveal how we think. Two recent fascinating examples.
Girl Scouts Donate 28.46 to Tren ton Rescue Squad Head
The Girl Scouts gave a check for 28.46 to Robert Armbruster, head of the Tren ton Rescue Squad, with a letter praising volunteers. The notice urges more local mothers to volunteer as troops are needed and many girls await the chance to join.
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Girl Scouts
Robert Armbruster
Trenton
Middletown Library Thanks Pre-school Reading Hour Team
A parent thanks Arthur Wolman and staff for an eight week pre school reading hour program. The initiative supported Middletown children and parents in the area with informative and engaging sessions.
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Middletown
Arthur Wolman
Mr. Wolman
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