Equal Rights Rule Bans Sex Based Job Exclusions
The Civil Service Commission rules that federal jobs may not exclude applicants by sex with few exceptions such as jobs requiring shared quarters or matrons in women’s prisons. The ruling insists that performance must be seriously impaired to justify sex discrimination and signals a shift toward equal employment opportunities for women.
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U.S
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington
Trotskyites
The
Trots
Rennie Davis
Weathermen
Mark Rudd
Bernardine Dohrn
Abbie Hoffman
Jerry Rubin
Ben Spock
Yale
William Sloane Coffin
Nixon
John Fraines
Dave Dellinger
Youth Vote Impact in 1972 Election Questioned
The piece argues lowering voting age to 18 may not shift outcomes significantly. It notes observers’ hopes versus indicators and cites Attorney General Mitchell urging view of youth as a broad bloc. It emphasizes youths span political views similar to older voters and quotes a biblical aside.
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John Mitchell
Middletown Diary: Ohio Soldier Joins Spanish War Effort
George Crout reports Hugh Dye in Company L Middletown serving with the 1st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the war with Spain. Palmer's Journal details camp life from Cincinnati Armory to Camp Bushnell Columbus, Chickamauga Park training, mule breaking, and a 15 mile Ringgold march with heat and fatigue, capturing soldierly hardship and pride in Uncle Sam.
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Charles B. Palmer
Palmer
Hugh Dye
Chickamauga
Georgia
Middletown
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Spain
Uncle Sam
Stars and Stripes
Cincinnati
Armory
Columbus
Camp Bushnell
Remember One Night On Duty as Provost Guard
Fragmentary item recalls a night on duty as provost guard. The readable text hints at duty, authority, and a tense moment but lacks full details of place, date, or outcome.
Middletown Journal subscription rates and details
The Journal published by News Journal Inc lists subscription options for Middletown Ohio readers. It covers home delivery by paper boy and motor route, mail rates, payable in advance, and mentions a monthly service charge and annual outside U S rates. It notes a founding year of 1657.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middietown
Ohio
Middletown
Journal Tube
U.S.A
Vocational Schools Drawn Into Nation’s Education Debate
The piece argues that rising vocational and technical education enrollment signals a shift from pure college focus. It cites two million full-time students, a thirteenfold rise since 1964, and notes leaders like Goldstein warn of a skills gap while colleges face student uncertainty and demonstrations. It highlights Yale and Harvard trends toward craft, with graduates seeking practical careers over extended study.
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Rennie Davis
Coalition
Trotskyites
Irving Goldstein
Charron Williams System
U.S
Educanrs
Cambridge
Mass
New Haven
Conn
Yale Ph
Alaska
Intelligence failures and Hanoi's bold Laos move
Washington debate centers on Nixon plans to reform foreign intelligence after a misread of Hanoi. An intelligence source claims Hanoi deployed 35,000 troops to counter ARVN, exposing CIA missteps and challenging decades of optimistic air power thinking.
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Washington
Nixon
Defense Intelligence Agency
Hanoi
Arvn
Times
Benjamin Wellss
North Vietnam
United States
North
CIA
Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
Washington Post
State Department
Pentagon
French Indochina
Letters to the Editor Urges Ohio Welfare and Education Support
A reader, Mrs. Betty Marr of Somerville, argues that constitutional welfare guarantees require real action, not hypocrisy. She lists Ohio issues from poor education and housing to hunger and birth control gaps, urging Governor Gilligan to revamp tax laws and protect funding for education and welfare.
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Ohio
Gilligan
Betty Marr
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John P. Roche
L.S. Intelligence
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Thieu
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