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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1970
Page
2
In Gainesville, Dr. Ismet Karacan pays pregnant women 10 a night to sleep in a lab to analyze brain waves and sleep patterns. The study, funded by the federal government with 80,000, aims to predict postpartum blues and prevent severe postpartum depression after birth.
President Nixon hosted a Labor Day dinner for more than sixty union chiefs and their wives, a rare White House event praised by AFL CIO leaders. The gathering featured toasts between Nixon and AFL CIO president George Meany, with jokes about Meany’s pay cut and Shultz’s former post as labor secretary. Meany cited past presidents’ effort to serve the country, while Nixon called unions steadfast allies when needed.
Medals symbolize achievement and morale and Vietnam veterans have received more decorations than in Korea or World War I. Army bronze stars, sometimes awarded broadly within units, account for most awards. Vietnam saw 317,670 bronze stars versus 73,464 in Korea and 395,379 in World War I.
LUSAKA Zambia AP President Kenneth Kaunda opened the third nonaligned summit urging a place of honor for nonaligned nations. Indira Gandhi and Sirimavo Bandaranaike listened as leaders including Haile Selassie Tito Obote and Nyerere attended. Cambodia’s seat was vacant amid admission disputes. Kaunda denounced China’s UN exclusion and urged majority rule in Africa with a push for reforms and less dependence on dominant powers. Selassie urged a trade embargo on South Africa and a tougher stand against Pretoria.
Johns Hopkins University president Dr Lincol n Gordon welcomed incoming freshmen in Baltimore as he urged new content for general education in the late 20th century. He proposed reforms including more seminars and problem oriented courses, and noted the private school's finances show a $82.7 million operating budget with $87 million in expenditures for the coming year.
Retired Army colonel Robert B. Riggs proposes dedicated units for long haired or bearded soldiers, arguing morale benefits and a potential adjustment of standards rather than lowering them. He writes in Military Review, official Army publication.
Washington waits as the Senate opens debate on a Constitutional amendment for direct presidential election. Supporters like Sen. Birch Bayh champion indirect calls for two thirds Senate approval and state ratification, while opponents warn of harm to the two party system and federalism. President Nixon backs the plan, though passage before 1972 faces tough odds and possible filibusters.
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