Benjamin Franklin remembered for lightning kite and many deeds
The piece surveys Franklin's legacy from the electricity experiment to his roles as printer, educator, diplomat, and civic founder. It highlights his broad impact and quotes Calvin Coolidge calling him an epitome of mankind for his diverse achievements and public service.
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Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Mr. Franklin
America
University of Pennsylvania
Calvin Coolidge
Reforming medicine Liberal Thought Radical Theory and Medical Practice
A New England Journal of Medicine discussion notes ongoing deficiencies in U S medical care whether crisis exists or not. It surveys reform proposals from economists and physicians applying input output analysis and market ideas to medicine. The piece contrasts liberal reform aims with radical theories and calls for acknowledging contradictions in reform proposals.
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United States
Organization of American Medicine
Drive to develop auto emission controls for 1975 cars
EPA chief must report to Congress on progress toward exhaust control systems needed for 1975 model year to meet Clean Air Amendments of 1970 known as the Muskie Bill. Standards require 90 percent reductions in carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons versus 1970 levels and nine percent fewer oxides of nitrogen by 1976. No single method solves all pollutants. a very low emission vehicle by 1975 looks hopeful but mass production doubts remain.
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Environmental Science & Technology
American Chemical Association
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William Ruckershaus
Congress
Muskie
Upgrading Police Forces for Better Public Safety
A survey of 191 Pennsylvania police departments shows 53 percent favor higher pay and education for officers. Penn State started a law enforcement degree program. experts urge traffic duties to involve traffic engineering, patrol psychology, and criminology to improve crime investigation and case building.
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Pennsylvania
Barbara Raffel Price
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Welfare System Failure Locks Families in Poverty Generations
The welfare system is criticized as a failure when households remain trapped in poverty across generations. Arguments focus on insufficient mobility, program design flaws, and persistent hardship despite benefits. Advocates call for policy reforms to expand opportunity and break cycles of poverty.
Proverbs and Ecclesiastes Guide Plans and Humility
A devotional note cites Ecclesiastes 9 1 and Proverbs 27 1 advising that all plans are under God's hand. It warns against boasting about tomorrow or completing a five year or five day plan claiming certainty of outcomes.
Disillusionment Across Europe and India Pakistan Crisis
A column surveys Europe and Britain debating royal funding and Western policy while noting Brandt Realpolitik and U.S. troop withdrawal talk. It cites Peregrine Worsthorne on Bengal, moral poverty, and genocide, arguing poverty alone cannot fix terrorism and oppression.
Philadelphia Seeks State Bailout Amid Budget Crises
A Philadelphia school funding clash draws state taxpayers into the fight as city officials push for more aid. Critics argue local effort and mill rates burden non Philadelphia districts, while the Finance Commission proposes a $104 million subsidy boost with Philadelphia set to receive a large share.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania School Finance Commission
Pennsylvania
Law of uneven and combined development in pollution policy
The essay argues for a parallel to Trotsky’s law to resolve pollution fighting enigmas, noting millions of American boat lovers face conflicting eco rules. It critiques landbound lawmakers for drafting seagoing regulations without boaters’ input, citing EPA action against boats dumping sewage and the need to balance land and sea governance.
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Leon Trotsky
America
Environmental Protection Agency
Holding tanks versus shore pollution of coastal boats
In New York and other states, a holding tank rule compels boats to contain sewage during trips and pump out on return, yet enforcement lags. While some towns with treatment could gain from reduced pollution, most coastal areas lack facilities, delaying large gains. New standards proposed by William Ruckelhaus demand an 85 percent reduction in biochemical oxygen demand, pushing costly equipment only feasible on vessels over 100 feet. Boat owners face curtailing cruises or risking law violations as makers race to provide small-boat solutions. The piece also contrasts engine pollution with sewage, notes regulatory tensions, and shifts to the gypsy moth outbreak and the dilemma of spraying versus ecological balance, referencing Silent Spring author Rachel Carson.
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New York State
America
William Ruckelhaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Detroit
Ecology Club
The Nixon Cancer Campaign vs Theoretical Science
Sydney J. Harris argues against a presidential push for a nationwide cancer cure campaign. He contends that science advances through curiosity and serendipity, not targeted funding drives, citing Fleming and Wohler as examples and stressing that technology follows theoretical breakthroughs rather than leading them.
Lowell Thomas Marks 40th Year On CBS Radio News
United Press International reports Tonight's broadcast on the CBS Radio Network will celebrate the 40th year of Lowell Thomas' nightly news program, the longest continuously scheduled radio program.
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United Press International
CBS Radio
Lowell Thomas
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