War heroin problem cited as U.S. troops return
A Congressional report warns heroin addiction among Vietnam veterans could overwhelm society. It cites Laotian Thai and Vietnamese drug rings trafficking opium and heroin via Saigon routes and U.S. planes. Rep Robert Steele estimates 15 to 20 percent of Americans in Vietnam used heroin.
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Vietnam
Nixon
U. S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Saigon
Robert Steele
Connecticut
Morgan Murphy
D-Iii
Southeast Asia
Steele
South Vietnam
Public Affairs Council
Washington, D. S
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
U.S
Bank politics and bombed banks reflect a troubled era
A caustic, opinionated meditation traces bombings of Bank of America branches to leftist militancy while praising Amadeo Giannini and the Bank's early mission to aid the poor. It contrasts corporate responsibility efforts at GM with church activism and questions whether actions truly help the disadvantaged amid a volatile economic and political landscape.
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John L. Lewis
CIO
Bank of America
Amadeo Peter Giannini
California
Lewis
Giannini
San Francisco
Welfare reform debate shifts to work focused plan
Washington discussion on family assistance and welfare reform shifts to employer based work incentives. Rep Ullman proposes to test employability for AFDC heads, replacing welfare with work or training and adding child care centers funded by a new federal corporation. Critics warn costs may rival FAP while endorsing the core aim of reducing dependency.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Mills
al Ullman
Baker
Ore
Ways and Means
Ullman
Labor Department
Welfare Department
AFDC
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Health column discusses Buerger's disease and smoking risk
A reader asks about the frequency of Buerger's disease in men around 71 and the role of smoking. Dr Thosteson explains smoking worsens the condition but is not the sole cause, notes higher male and Jewish incidence, and that quitting is essential. He also advises on a calcium rich diet for osteoporosis and offers a smoking cessation booklet by mail.
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Thosteson
Buerger's
Buerger
Dr. Thosleson
Proposal leads to wedding chaos and family antics
A humorous reminiscence follows a New York couple as engagement plans bloom into eight months of wedding lore. Relatives flood them with china lists and recipes, while phone calls and a diamond mix up heighten the chaos. The groom endures a recurring nightmare about combat boots at the ceremony.
Five Years Ago Marriage Licenses and Notices
A compact retrospective notes five years past: marriage licenses issued to several couples, a 25 year ago cafeteria ad highlighting Economic Cafeteria, and a 10 years ago graduation count of seventy eight junior college students.
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Charles Sehauland
Anna Quand
William Fulton
Mayme Taylor
J. Frankeretter
Lowise Goofaman
William Curtin
Sussanna Criner
W. 2Nd. St
J.S. Marzek
Pine St
Trene
Donald Drahaus
Angle St
Muscatine County
Harold H. Hanson
Today in History: June 1 Highlights Across Centuries
In 1958 Charles de Gaulle became France’s prime minister. Kentucky joined the Union as the 15th state in 1792 and Tennessee became the 16th in 1798. Brigham Young born 1801 in Vermont. Madison warned of war with Britain in 1812. James Lawrence commanded a doomed ship in 1813. Mexico abolished siesta in 1944. Eisenhower condemned deficit spending in 1959. A lunar spacecraft made a successful soft landing a decade ago. Peru death toll from a 1970 earthquake estimated at 30,000 one year ago.
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Associated Press
Charles de Gaulle
France
Kentucky
Union
Tennessee
Brigham Young
Whitingham
James Madison
Congress
Britain
U.S. Navy
James Lawrence
Boston
Mexico
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Kennedy
Peru
Daily Prayer Reflects God’s Creative Power and Blessings
The prayer thanks God for daily reminders of creation and asks for attunement of heart and mind to recognize and be thankful for blessings. Amen.
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Mark Twain
Twain
Joan Sharks
General Motors
South Africa
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Brickman
SB Brickman
James
Brueger's
G.B
Bureger
F.M
New York
the Daily Prayer
Hazel
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