Meany Defines Free Speech at AFL-CIO Miami Beach Meeting
AFL-CIO leader George Meany says the Miami Beach convention proves Americans can tell the President where to head. He criticizes labor’s stance on Phase II while noting delegates’ refusals to stand for Nixon. The president vows action with or without labor cooperation.
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The Crime Problem in New York Reads Like National Worry
A national magazine and a New York newspaper depict residents sealing themselves in their apartments behind multiple locks and facing break ins. The piece links thefts to a broader crime problem tied to fences, crooked cops, and revolving doors, urging focus beyond criminals alone.
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Censored science in Soviet era foes Medvedev’s account
Russian censors routinely sanitize foreign journals like Science by clipping and pasting over articles and suppressing entire issues. Medvedev notes censorship targets “News and Comment” pieces critical of U S policy, while scientists remain ignorant of the budget. He was briefly jailed as a diagnostic label but freed after international scientist outcry.
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EPA chief warns against bans on no deposit returnables
William D. Ruckelshaus argues against local bans on nonreturnable bottles calling them counterproductive. He cites surveys showing indiscriminate disposal of both returnable and nonreturnable containers and notes heavier glass in returnables adds to environmental burden. He suggests high deposits to deter disposals and cites a California test where 11 cent deposits spurred counterfeit bottle creation for profit.
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Disobedience and Opportunity Across Quotes Across Faiths
A collage of biblical verses and literary quotes reflects on obedience ambition and readiness. It contrasts the value of rebellion in progress with calls to do good and seek opportunity while noting human insignificance before the divine.
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Oscar Wilde
Senate Shifts Posture on Foreign Policy in Bipartisan Move
The article notes a rare Senate reversal on troop withdrawal plans and a push to support the President in Europe and Asia. It cites Nixon administration diplomacy, NATO burdens, and the need for a united Congress to avoid signaling weakness. It also discusses postal mail pressures on agencies and bold memoing by officials.
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Yellow Springs duo survive train collision near Walker Fill Dairy
Milton Staley and Sherwood Smith escaped injury as their teenager truck was struck from the rear by a train near the Walker Fill Dairy. Staley moved the cab in low gear to avoid a fatal collision, while local news notes the daily phone workload and planned vigilance bands to enforce prohibition.
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Pennsylvania boy killed by homemade cannon in Carroll County
Twenty years ago a Pennsylvania boy died from a cannon blast in Carroll County after a piece of metal pierced his heart. Four other youths, including the boy’s four year old brother, were injured in the incident.
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Carroll County
Little Elbow Room Japan Carpeted by Sea to Sea People
Tokyo streets, stations, temples bustle as 100 million Japanese share crowded land. The writer observes courteous crowds, heavy pedestrian flow, cramped traffic, and leisure forms like bowling and pachinko. Sundays turn Ginza into a shoppers’ carnival while people seek natural escapes amid utilitarian postwar cities.
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