Pesticide Overuse Threatens Central American Crops
Dr. Ray Smith of the University of California warns that greed and weak enforcement push Latin American farmers to excessive pesticide use. In El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala crop profits shrink as pests resist chemicals and natural enemies are destroyed. Solutions include farmer education and stronger law enforcement.
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Nicaragua
Guatemala
Ray Smith
University of California
Central
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Nixon and detente shaping 1968 US politics
The piece argues Nixon benefits from a changed climate in 1968 with less partisan pressure, maturity, and a nuanced detente with the Soviet Union. It notes progress like air service, a nonproliferation treaty, and potential limits on weapons, while warning Vietnam remains a barrier to genuine thaw.
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
For Good Health Exercise Proven Helpful for Heart and Life
Experts advocate regular exercise as preventive medicine. Running and jogging gain favor for reducing blood pressure burning fat improving breathing and boosting circulation to the heart. A New York journalist’s death attempt turned to a life long running habit illustrating persistence of fitness.
Labor, Humphrey Seal Pact to Drive Nomination in Ohio
In Ohio, Vice President Hubert Humphrey and organized labor press for his presidential bid using high pressure tactics aimed at Gilligan and other Democrats. COPE funds, voter registration moves, and internal party pressure shape a costly fight over the nomination and Ohio’s political future.
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Ohio
Hubert Humphrey
Congress
Humphrey
Gilligan
Vietnam
Labor
Walter
Fritz) Mondale
Minnesota
al Barkan
Afl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Barkan
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Lewis Rivlin
HHH
Eugene McCarthy
Columbus
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Pete) O’grady
O’grady
Matt Reese
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Democratic Party
Morton Analyzes Nixon Agnew Ticket on CBS
Senator Thurston B. Morton of Kentucky offers a televised analysis of the Nixon Agnew ticket. He notes Nixon’s centrism, Agnew’s cross regional appeal, and reasons Rockefeller lagged as Morton reflects on southern bloc dynamics and party strategy.
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Thurston B. Morton
Kentucky
Republican National Committee
Nelson Rockefeller
CBS
Nixon - Agnew
Agnew
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Alabama
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Nixon
John Tower
Texas
Howard Baker, Jr
Tennessee
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
United States
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Congress
Jefferson County
Nix
Nixon Faces Urban Plan Push In 1960s Campaign
Richard Nixon vows to win over black voters and tackles urban renewal ideas. He works with researchers Martin Anderson and Richard Whalen and invites Dr. Thomas Matthew to build a Negro business network called the little common market. CORE leader Roy Innis may resist political engagement while Miami riots spur talk of community participation led by Iz Candeub.
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Jackie Robinson
Miami Beach
Nixon
Democratic Society
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Society For
Convention Hall
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Biscayne Bay
Dick Nixon
Gulf
America
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Richard Whalen
Alan Greenspan
Nixonites
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New York
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Noliev
Dr. Matthew
Matthew
Tom Ryan
Ryan
Los Angeles
Roy Innis
CORE
House of Representatives
John McClaughry
Charles Percy
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Iz Candeub
Newark
Harlem
No Living With Greeks Now
Washington satire on Greek Americans after Spiro Agnew’s vice presidential nomination. A narrator and wife riff on Greek identity, politics, and media coverage, predicting Greek influence in Washington and public life. The piece mixes humor with cultural stereotypes and topical 1970s political references.
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Spiro T. Anagnostopoulous
Huntley-Brinkley
Nixon
Lindsay
Reagan
Rockefeller
Volpe
Percy
Hatfield
Spiro
Miami
Agnew
Maryland
Baltimore
G.O.P
Athens
Republican unity shown in TV remarks on national ticket
A former Senate aide and secretary of state official notes that Republican leaders nationally align with the party ticket on television. Dissent exists but is seen as customary. Congress members and other Republicans aim to back straight-ticket voting, especially in machine-using areas.
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Senate
Congress
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
France pollutes atmosphere with H-bomb tests claims
The piece alleges France conducts H-bomb tests and mocks its pollution of the atmosphere. It also notes rumors that Lyndon B. Johnson might again seek the presidency after a long media absence.
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France
Monroe News-Star Declaration of Editorial Stance and History
The Monroe News-Star outlines its 1909 post office filing, publishing schedule, and leadership history from 1929 to 1952. It states independence, AP affiliation, and a pledge to print news impartially and without party bias.
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Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Street
Ee Robert Ewing, Jr
John DO. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
William H. Bronson
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
T. Gen. Mgr
Jack C. Gates
William C. Hardin
The
Monroe News-Star
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