Smoke Free Boards Face Off Over Public Air Quality
A Fairfax County board bans smoking in meetings, while Montgomery County Planning Board orders a no smoking sign and extends bans to park buildings. The piece argues schools should also be smoke free, criticizing a Board of Education policy that allows smoking areas in high schools as unsafe and poorly policed.
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Board of Supervisors
Fairfax County
Virginia
Planning Board
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Planning Board
Montgomery
Board of Education
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Tam
Catoctin High School
Moon landings and public interest in space
Assessing Apollo 14 coverage and viewer numbers, the piece argues public fatigue but defends lunar exploration. It compares Apollo 14 costs to broader space program investments, warning against abandoning the moon race or misjudging its value for national mission and long-term gains.
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Space
Alan Shepard
Ed Mitchell
Constrast
United States
America
Mary as the voice: Bell offices test first name introductions
Michigan Bell piloted operators introducing themselves by first name with Mary as an example. Some callers hung up misdial fears, others said they do not care for a name but want the number, while a few flirted. Most patrons favored the change, finding it better than talking to a recording.
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Central
Bell
Mary Speaking
Michigan Bell
Mary
Mises
Nick Kalivoda
Louisiana State University
Walter
David
Rome
Kalivoda
Dick Smith
Ag Pewepapen Pe
Galys
Timely quotes from leaders and athletes spanning sports and politics
A collection of remarks includes Calvin Murphy’s coach notes on his high jump, Ralph Nader addressing Japanese executives, Mrs. Kittie Harvey at 111, President Nixon urging a new governing approach, Gen Goodpaster on NATO costs, and Walter Hickel on 1972 support.
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NATO
U.S
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Europe
Walter J. Hickel
Interior
Nixon
Strong Pool Safety Crusade Follows Personal Loss
A letter from the founder of the National Association for Swimming Pool Safety details her son Sean Ean's drowning and urges stringent safety codes. She argues for mandatory durable enclosures, self closing latches, and barriers impenetrable to toddlers, plus adoption of National Swimming Pool Institute codes with revisions.
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National Asso
Sean Ean
Poseidon MIRV Submarine Drive Expands Nuclear Reach
The Poseidon program moves beyond Polaris with MIRV capable subs converting 31 boats to carry 10 or more warheads each. A single boat could deliver 160 warheads, expanding U S retaliation power and raising pressure for arms talks amid a March SALT horizon.
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Washington
Nea
Soviet Union
U.S
Polaris
Hiroshima
James McCartney
Nixon
Congress
Salt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Residents Seek Rural Route in New Addition Town
Residents of the New Addition petitioned the postmaster general with sixty plus property owners backing the request for a rural delivery route. C S Nicodemus reports a Harpers Ferry Power Company cottage project near Brunswick Heights. Public Athletic League seeks over double current funding, with Dr William Burdick urging $50,000 state aid matched by county.
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New Addition
C.S. Nicodemus
Brunswick
Harpers Ferry Electric Light and Power Company
Brunswick Heights
Petersville Road
H.B. Funk
Public Athletic League
William Burdick
Pamphlet Loaned for Bombing Facts Distributed Citywide
About 12 000 copies of Common Sense Facts About A Bombing were received for city and county distribution announced by Ernest Helfenstein Jr county civil defense director. Martin Luther Johnson 22 of near Wolfsville, reported missing in Korea, has returned to his unit per a Defense Department telegram. Residents in the eastern city section and plant workers heard a loud explosion but police found no blast or fire alarm. dogs barked and pigeons fled.
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Ernest Helfenstein Jr
Civil Defense
Maryland Department of Information
Martin Luther Johnson
Wolfsville
Korea
Johnson
John W. Johnson
Department of Defense
Word to TV News And Not Theater By Don Oakley
Editorial argues television favors theater over news due to format limits and audience appeal. It notes reporters face constraints, suggests combining print and visual strengths, and praises background documentaries while criticizing personality driven newscasts.
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Earth
Calvin
San Diego
Alex Hannum
Calvin Murphy
Archimedes
Ralph Nader
Kittie Harvey
White House
Poseidon
By Bruce Biossat
NSPI
Frederick County
Mary D. Ford National Asso
Adamstown
Kenny Oland
West Main &J. Thurmont
Maryland
Newspaper Enterprise Assh
Berry's
Bios Wan
Ecuador
lews-Post
Ort
Editorial
By Don Oakley
Mewspaper Enterprise Assn
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