Revisionist Times and the Kent State generation gap
An editorial notes the Kent State tragedy prompts parental support for patriotic loyalty while some parents favor harsher punishment. It cites James Michener, quotes hostile student and parent attitudes, and urges both generations to heal the rift. The author warns against hate and calls for mutual understanding to bridge the divide.
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Kent State
United States
James Michener
Reader’s Digest
Michener
National Guard
Kent
Jerry Rubin
Laugh Yourself Sick Health Risks Of Laughter Warned
A Stanford psychiatrist warns laughter can disrupt breathing and raise heart rate, with potential clinical implications for hernias ulcers and digestive issues. Gelotology Institute founder Dr. William F. Fry Jr. notes belly laughter stresses the diaphragm and abdominal muscles, making even hearty guffaws potentially dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford University
William F. Fry Jr
Gelotology Institute
San Francisco
Fry
Letters urging clemency and POW release for war
A reader appeals to President Nixon and Congress to restore full honors and pay to Lt. William L. Calley Jr., push for POW repatriation, and seek peace talks to end the Vietnam era conflicts. The letter urges widespread correspondence to Hanoi and Washington for prisoner release and victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. L. Calley Jr
America
William L. Calley Jr
Congress
Nixon
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Richard M. Nixon
Washington, D.C
Tom Duc Thang
Democrat Republic of Vietnam
Hanoi
American Red Cross
W.’s
Margaret Gordon
Abbe Lane Reveals $85 000 to Core a New Club Act
Abbe Lane discusses the high cost of producing a new supper club act including an $3,000 dress, eight weeks of planning and rehearsal, designers, writers and performers, and a payroll of eight plus travel and wardrobe costs. She argues the project is an investment and gamble for returns. Also notes 72-year-old Bill Williams building and flying a repaired 1941 Taylor craft powered by its original engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Abbe Lane
Hotel Plaza
Abbe
Lane
Miss Lane
Paris
Tex
Bill Williams
Williams
State Supreme Court
The
Petroleum Corporation
High Court
Abilene
Court of Criminal Appeals
Dallas
Crawford Martin
Allan Shivers
San Antonio
Martin
Sabine River Authority
Texas Water Rights Commission
Rio Grande
Starr
Hidalgo
Cameron
Willacy
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches
Texas Department of Mental Health
Austin
Terrell
Lubbock
Richmond
Corpus Christi
Texas Drought Impacts Stamford and West Texas Farmers
In Stamford and Breckenridge areas drought presses farming and cattle. Local leaders note water in Lake Stamford and bonds paid, while farmers await rain and subsidies may ease finances. Ranchers compare drought to stock market, and Breckenridge promotes Rain Day with umbrellas but no relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Gene Swenson
Humphrey
Otis Cochran
West Texas Utilities
Tre
Breckenridge
China Ping Pong Politics as Usual
Washington dispatch argues Red China uses table tennis openings to manage Maoist prestige and avoid antagonizing both the United States and the Soviet Union. It notes Mao Lin Piao and Zhou En Lai prioritize national interests over ideology in seeking ties with Nixon administration.
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Washington
Nea
Red
Peking
Mao
Lin Piao
Russia
Red China
Pakistan
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Asia
Nixon
China
Chou En-lai
Texas faces billion-dollar welfare bill as to tax plan moves ahead
Lt. Gov. Barnes warns welfare costs will bankrupt the state without controls as Senate and House push a near billion-dollar tax package to balance the 6.99 billion biennial budget. AFDC and Medicaid costs rise sharply. oil and insurance actions, court cases, drought relief, and new appointments fill the legislative agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Senate
House
AFDC
Blue Cross
Stephenville
Jack Arthur
Preston Smith
Texas College and University System
Smith
W. E. Tinsley
Texas Water Development Board
Gus Mutscher
Wayne Connally
Floresville
Oscar Carrillo Sr
Benavides
Agriculture Commission
Texas
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Pegos Enterprise
Bob Moore
Orb Rowen
Bonnie Dearley
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Arvo
Fes
West Texas Press Association
Boyle
Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Stamford, Tex
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Roy Craig
Stamford American
George Humphrey
Ray Cromley
Railroad Commission
Commission
Policholders
Bill
State Department
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