Air Force Junkets Spark Spending Scrutiny and Navy Decline
GAO cites 1970 Air Force civilian junkets costing about $244000 in four SAC tours with a projection toward half a million dollars. Jane's Fighting Ships warns U S Navy power fading as Soviet fleet growth exceeds American capabilities. DC home rule debate grows as Senate may move to grant mayoral and city council elections. Biblical verse ends column.
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Air Force
Pentagon
General Accounting Office
Henry Reuss
Wisconsin
U. S
Jane’s Fighting Ships
London
U.S. Navy
Jane’s
United States
Ussr
Mediterranean
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Reuss
The Big Question For 1972 Election Campaign
John Roche analyzes how a small swing can decide the White House noting 49 percent would back any top ticket and swing voters hold power. He argues kamikaze liberals lack organization and Wallace’s 1968 impact wanes, questioning how his vote splits across regions may affect Nixon and the Democrats.
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Ghengis Khan
White House
Peking
Attica
George Wallace
Wallace
Merry Men
Alabama
South
Nixon
Texas
North
California
Illinois
New Jersey
Solzhenitsyn film offers hope in harsh life tale
New York review notes One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich frames survival as moral perseverance. The piece highlights the old man with a handkerchief in the prison mess, the film’s humanist stance, and Khrushchev thaw history. It cites Soviet censorship and festival tensions.
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New York
Ivan Denisovich
Solzhenitsyn
Hemingway
Iron Curtain
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Siberia
Critics object to labels and call for Christian restraint
A reader angrily defends ordinary Americans against labels of sickness and calls for mature Christian conduct. The letter counters accusations by Rev Shelton and Mrs Neville, urging focus on personal responsibility and warning against Communist agitators.
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Ann Neville
Ronald) Shelton
America
The Journal Published by News Jevenal Middletown Ohio
A historical newspaper notice outlines subscription options for daily and Sunday editions. It lists home delivery, motor route, and mail rates, including monthly and yearly payments, with a service charge for motor route delivery and post office details.
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The
News Jevenal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Onio
U.S.A
West Germany and the freedoms that power its economy
Paul Harvey argues West Germany thrives amid global tensions due to its work ethic and freedom. He contrasts West and East Germany, notes the American military role and trade shifts, and highlights Hamburg and Stuttgart as signs of growth.
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Nixon
West Germany
Japan
Peking
United States
U.S
Volkswagen
Hamburg
North Sea
Stuttgart
Ruhr
Europe
East Germany
Halloween Misrule Before, Now Aims For Quiet Nights
A column questions if Halloween mischief has shifted from overt vandalism to gentler avoidant pranks. It recalls old city outhouses and wagons on roofs, notes Beggar's Night, and contrasts with modern quieter festivities while describing Merrie England pregame superstitions and curious love divination games.
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Paul J. Day
Senate
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Washington
John Roche
Democratic National Committee
Patricia Roberts Carris
Julian Bond
Harris
Bond
Vietnam
Boster Birch Bayh
Chou
Old Man
U.N
Tom Braden
Norsk Films
Leantes Productions
Westinghouse Broadcasting
Rev. Shelton
Inett
the Journal
Paul Harvey
Germanys
Merrie Olde England
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