Aging population reshapes economy and society
A Census Bureau projection shows 20.6 million Americans aged 65 plus, rising 300 000 to 400 000 yearly, with dominance shifting toward those 75 and older. Gerontologist Dr. Mary M Seguin says power and values will tilt toward older generations as retirement ages compress and new roles emerge for seniors.
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Dr. Seguin
KCET Auctions Raise Record 471000 For Public TV Fund Drive
KCET in Los Angeles held its fifth annual nine day auction raising 471000. Bidders snapped up items including Mark Spitz swim trunks and 100 shares of stock as the station uses auctions to offset operating deficits. Since 1969 the auctions have raised over 14 million for public television.
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Mark Spitz
KCET
Los Angeles
Public TV
Dear Dr Lamb Crash Diets Warn Against Fasting Hazards
Reader letters urge medical supervision for severe fasting and dismiss toxin washing as nonsense. Dr Lamb advises balanced diet plus activity, warns crash diets are dangerous. A reader thanks for dairy milk intolerance insights, notes improved digestion after removing milk sugar and coffee.
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Lamb
Dr. Lamb
Ocean floor features include ridges rises trenches basins
The ocean floor presents distinct elevations such as ridges rises seamounts and sills and depressions like troughs trenches basins and deeps. These features define the underwater topography and influence ocean dynamics and biology.
Worsening Soviet Problems Give Nixon Leverage
Washington reports that Brezhnev's Moscow faces sharper economic and foreign pressures as the Kremlin leader travels to the United States. U.S. assessments note Moscow's growing dependence on direct ties and negotiation leverage amid a waning international position.
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Ray Cromley
Nixon
Washington
Nea
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
U.S
Russia
Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
East Europe
Middle East
Latin America
U.S.S.R
South
Southeast Asia
United States
U S. R
Alo
Today In History Highlights 1215 to 1973 Events
On June 15 highlights span 1215 Magna Carta signing by King John at Runnymeade to 1973 shifts in US and Soviet relations noted by AP. Key moments include Washington taking command in 1775, General Slocum disaster in 1904, and De Gaulle freeing prisoners before French elections.
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Associated Press
John of England
Runnymeade
Leo XI
Martin Luther
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
George Washington
General Slocum
New York
Manhattan Island
France
Jackson
Miss
Medgar W. Evers
Charles de Gaulle
Raoul Sanan
United States
Hanoi
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Would You Dare to Send Mail to Letter Gap WV
Hal Boyle notes West Virginia's quirky place names and rural mail routes. The author lists towns such as Quick in Kanawha County and Mud Sod Dingy Dink Droop Gip Gad Cave Crab Orchard and others highlighting the humor and charm of local nomenclature.
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Hal Boyle
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Hico
Fayette County
Hix
Big City
Twilight
Cinderella
Harmony
Friendly
Romance
Rosedale
Looneyville
Bozoo
Grant County
Raleigh
Grant
Arthur
Artie
McDowell County
Calhoun
West
Coast Guard cites operator error as leading cause of boat accidents
The Coast Guard reports operator inattention or mistakes account for the highest number of pleasure boating incidents, highlighting safety training and vigilance as key remedies.
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The
Coast Guard
Civil Rights Act of 1875 and its 1883 invalidation
The act passed by Congress on March 1 1875 guaranteed equal rights for Negroes in public accommodations and jury service. The Supreme Court ruled in 1883 that the federal government could protect only political rights, allowing segregation in public places.
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U.S. Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Nixon Loyalist Agnew Faces Pressures To Silence
Vice President Agnew sticks with President Nixon amid Watergate strain, resisting calls for silence. Analysts note conservatives fear disloyalty, citing historical parallels from Coolidge and Harding while remarking on Agnew’s ongoing defense of Nixon and the presidency.
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Washington
NEA
Agnew
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
Harding
Coolidge
Warren Harding
Teapot Dome
Donald R. McCoy
W Harding
McCoy
Senate
Albert Fall
Life Companies Expand Corporate Social Responsibility
The life insurance industry expands its corporate social responsibility program with a new reporting system. The Clearinghouse on Corporate Social Responsibility at the Institute of Life Insurance will centralize activity data and measure performance across six focus areas including employee involvement, investments for social good, community projects, contributions, minority and female employment, and environmental policies. The initiative follows the Urban Investment Program and aims to create industrywide accountability.
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William H. Abell
Institute of Life Insurance
Clearinghouse
New York City
U.S
Response
Path of the godly and wise counsel in Proverbs
The Living Bible presents Proverbs 16 17 22 emphasizing paths away from evil safety in following God pride before destruction humility over wealth blessing for obedience and trust in the Lord wisdom as a life giving fountain and prudent speech
Palladium-Tones Oswego Rates and Notice of Consolidation
Oswego Palladium-Times lists post office details, 1925 consolidation of Oswego Palladium and Oswego Times, subscription prices for home delivery and mail, advertising reps Thomson Newspapers, and Associated Press affiliation. The notice notes carrier rates, prepaid options, and variations by region.
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Oswego
N. Y
Clark Morrison
Wayne
Cayuga Co
Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Des Paines Avenues Plaines
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
Associated Press
Pallagium-Times
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