Come On Bugs In America's Giant Motor Car Industry
Editorial notes April 17 as a turning point when Ford unveils the Maverick a small American made six cylinder model aimed at countering imports from Volkswagen and Toyota. It cites 1968 9.6 million new car sales with nearly a million imports, lists price and mileage comparisons, and forecasts reactions from GM and Chrysler while arguing higher gas taxes push efficiency.
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America
Ford Motor Co
Volkswagen
Toyota
Ford
Mustang
Chrysler
General Motors
Anguilla’s Coup and Britain’s Message to Empire
Anguilla declared independence in 1967, provoking a British gunboat style response. Royal Navy paratroopers marine forces and detectives occupied the island to restore a queen’s commissioner. The 6000 residents faced loss of wealth and power as Britain asserted control. The piece laments Britain’s diminished empire and criticizes its heavy handed act as misjudged overreach.
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London
Whitehall
Anguilla
Freeport
Bahamas
Britain
Royal Navy
Scotland Yard
Fertility Drug Clomiphene Linked to Multiple Births
Dear Dr Thosteson asks about a new fertility drug called Clomiphene that stimulates the ovaries and may raise the chance of multiple births. The doctor notes couples should be warned in advance that twins or more can occur when the drug is used, and asks about potential side effects.
Health questions and medical notes on fertility and emphysema
A mixed set of medical Q and A items discuss fertility drug use and outcomes including multiple births, side effects, and guidance to see a doctor for reassurance. It also covers emphysema diagnosis limits from observation alone, noting barrel-chested appearance in some cases and the role of tests to confirm. A brief prayer excerpt from Matthew 28:7 and a closing prayer follow.
A Vastly Blossoming Industry Big Rental Business In Small Hands
New York AP reports the rental equipment business, once mom and pop, is growing quickly with about 10,000 outlets nationwide and a $1 billion annual gross. Franchisers like A to Z Rental and United Rent-All offer plans from $35,000 to $75,000, while small operators stress turnover efficiency and careful inventory. A key risk is item conversion from renter failure to return.
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New York
California
West
Hertz
Sears, Roebuck
Abbey Rents
United Rent
Los Angeles
A To Z Rental
Chicago
Bill Ristow
Des Plaines
TK American Rental Association of
Moline
United Rent-All
United
Ristow
Why Do People Want To Write Newspaper Columns
The author recalls a North Carolina letter offering $100,000 for rights to a column and muses on the lure of column writing. He notes how readers from many professions imagine they can craft entertaining or insightful pieces, then recounts substituting for Hal Boyle and the impracticality of sustaining a column.
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Deci
Riley
Hal Boyle
Wire
Boyle
Freedom of Relief urged for students in class
Lloyd Dennis, cochairman of the Ontario Royal Commission on Education, told 1,000 teachers at the British Columbia Teachers Federation meeting that students should be allowed to leave class without raising hands. He called hands up rules punitive dictatorial and authoritarian and said individuals know best when to exit a room.
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Vancouver
B.C
Ontario
Royal Commission On Education
British Columbia Teachers Federation
Traffic deaths rise in early 1969 Chicago report
The National Safety Council reports a 4 percent increase in traffic deaths for January and February 1969, with 7,470 fatalities versus 7,160 in the same period the prior year. The two-month data, the council notes, is insufficient to predict overall 1969 trends.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
McGovern faults Safeguard rhetoric over missile defense
Senate opponent George S. McGovern says the Nixon administration keeps changing its reasons for the Safeguard anti missile system. He cites Laird touting SS9 triple warheads and notes officials are silent on Polaris submarine retaliation and first strike implications. McGovern criticizes escalating terror rhetoric to justify deployment.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Laird
Russia
America
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Defense
Jackson
United States
Russell
U. S
Television Log Jam Packed With Daytime And News Highlights
Long listing of daily broadcasts across networks and time slots. Contains numerous show titles from Flintstones to Nightly News, sports, movies, talk shows, soap operas, and game shows. notes multiple channel blocks and syndicated programs across morning to late night hours.
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Thing
Guiding Light
Doctors
Secret Storm
Another World
General Hospital
One Life To Live
Dark Shadows
Mike Douglas
King Family
Beverly
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and AP Rights
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with Tampa rates. It shows subscription prices for trade area and outside, including monthly and yearly options, and notes exclusive AP news rights for local and dispatch content.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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Johnny Carson
Joey Bishop
Laredo
Untouchables
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Whizzo
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