Nixon proposal urged after recurring transportation strikes
AWA Herald reports on President Nixon resubmitting a 1970 plan to handle national transportation strikes following a 400000-strong railroad union walkout. The piece notes repeated calls to action after each crisis, yet with none implemented, and flags that the recent emergency passed without steps taken.
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A ‘Shriver
Nixon
Plan to bring railroads and airlines under Taft-Hartley
The proposal seeks binding settlement options within an 80 day cooling off period to avert strikes. It argues the White House and Congress lack courage to craft new laws for the ailing railroad sector and broader national transport crisis. It criticizes reliance on 1930s-40s mechanisms as outdated.
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Taft-Hartley
White House
Congress
Penn Central
Washington
Doing It Nature's Way California Mosquito Control
Entomologists report stocking rice paddies with 200 mature Gambusia affinis female minnows per acre cuts mosquito production in test plots by 95 percent. California's 400000 acres of paddies are prime habitat, plans to mass rear and helicopter-drop minnows to stock fields for season-long control.
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California
Kansas
Dear Dr Thosteson on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
A patient with a 15 year history of hand pain seeks guidance on the general treatment course for carpal tunnel syndrome. The text notes prior misdiagnoses and aversion to immobilization, emphasizing concern about long-standing symptoms and impact on activity.
Carpal tunnel syndrome details in wrist diagnosis and care
A reader asks about carpal tunnel syndrome and its causes usefulness of wrist flexion as a diagnostic sign and the role of injections and surgery. The reply explains that swelling in the carpal tunnel compresses the median nerve producing night symptoms, weakness, and possible thumb muscle wasting, with causes including hand injuries thyroid issues and arthritis. It notes X rays and thyroid tests help, treatment ranges from steroids and correcting thyroid deficiency to surgery if other methods fail, and clarifies chiropractors cannot prescribe medicine or perform surgery.
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Thosteson
E.H
D.A
F. H. Farley
University of Wisconsin
Actor Enjoys Being Author in Hollywood Book Feature
Hollywood spotlight profiles a muscular actor who authored a first novel The Other which sold fast and went to a second printing before publication. The piece notes Screen rights were bought by 20th Century Fox and details his film career highlights including The Cardinal and Moon Pilot. He recalls a tense moment over a Universal TV project when a lung infection halted filming.
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2Th Century-Fox
The
Tryon
Universal
Shelley Winters
Nixon flags potential understanding in SALT talks
President Nixon indicated the first U.S.-Soviet strategic arms talks may yield an understanding on offensive weapons and an antiballistic missile treaty. He said a broader treaty could follow if an accord emerges, with focus on ABMs and limits on land based missiles.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Russia
U.S
Helsinki
William P. Rogers
Salt
United States
A Matter Of Time
A light essay on relativity of time, commuting delays, and how clocks, schedules, and customs shape daily life. It muses on fixed divisions of time, while proposing flexible day lengths and unusual work hours as potential changes to the rhythm of life.
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East Brunswick
N.J
Einstein
BEM Won Em Over
New York AP profile recalls Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace founded by Harold Willens and Harold Niles. The group faced hostility and hate mail as it urged business leaders to speak out on the war. Willens later started BEF in 1969 to oppose militarization and broaden the advocacy.
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New York
Harold Willens
Los Angeles
Harold Niles
Baltimore Life Insurance Co
Vietnam
Willens
Niles
BEM
BEF
Businessmen’s Educational Fund
America
Economic Pinch Shrinks TV Variety Shows Season 1971 72
New York AP reports the va riety show, once TV’s most popular format, faces cuts with only four of about fifteen survive. High costs of 200000 per program and redundancy among guests drive cancellations. Some veterans like Carol Burnett and Glen Campbell escape, while others including Ed Sullivan and Lawrence Welk are dropped.
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New York
Network
Carol Burnett
Glen Campbell
Dean Martin
Flip Wilson
Television Log Heavy With Afternoon and Evening Lineup
A dense TV grid lists programs by time slot from early afternoon through late night. Included are news, weather, sports, and a mix of dramas, comedies, movies, and game shows featuring many named hosts and series such as Petticoat Junction, Love Lucy, Bewitched, Bonanza, The Beverly Hillbillies, Match Game, and Tonight Show style segments.
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Val Doonican
Mel Torme
ABC
Des O’connor
NBC
Music Hall
Jack Benny
O'Connor
Connie Stevens
Dick van Dyke
Kansas
Petticoat Junction
Filp Wilson
Alias Smith and Jones
Lancer
Ironside
Granddaddy
Dan August
Adam-12
Dean Martin
Johnny Carson
Merv Griffin
Guiding Light
General Hospital
Somerset
Gomer Pyle
Mike Douglas
Lucille Ball
Baseball Royals
Yankees
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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