Pecos Army Air Field History Recounted in Just Musin'
Alton Hughes describes Pecos sewer work funded by Public Works Administration in 1938 39 and the rapid growth of Pecos Army Air Field from 1941 to 1942. He notes bonds issued for land and the arrival of cadets on September 1 1942, with many humorous civilian and military anecdotes.
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Public Works Administration
City of
Pecos
Civil Aeronautics Administration
United States of America
U.S
Army Corps
Bright Prospect
Barney Hubbs
Harry Everett
Pecos Army Air Field
Editorial on preventing blindness and glaucoma screening
The piece cites 442000 Americans blind and 35000 more at risk by 1973, most preventable with regular exams. It describes glaucoma risk, the tonometer, and introduces a noncontact tonometer by Dr Bernard Grolman. Mass screenings using the new device will be organized by various societies with referrals to ophthalmologists.
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National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Virginia Boyce
Bernard Grolman
American Optical Corp
Framingham
Mass
Pollsters in Germany ask about second lives
A German survey asks whether a second life would be as a man or a woman. Among women 26 percent choose man, 13 percent indifferent, 61 percent glad to be girls. Among men 8 percent choose woman, 4 percent no opinion, 88 percent glad to be men.
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Germany
Earth
Remythologizer Sees Youth: Crisis of Consciousness
Dr. Jean Houston, director of the Foundation for Mind Research in New York, says many youths turn to drugs amid a civilization crisis of consciousness. She frames the era as a remythologizing voyage inward to restore a demythologized reality and fuel a greening of America.
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Jean Houston
Foundation For Mind Research
New York
America
Price rises moderate if you exclude March
Treasury Secretary George Shultz argues price gains look moderate when March food price jumps are excluded. Herbert Stein cites encouraging signs on prices. others warned of inflation trends amid early 1980s decontrols and a brief, sharp rise in consumer costs.
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Treasury
George Shultz
Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
James McLane
Cost of Living Council
Side Glances on Economic Progress and Forecasts
The piece questions October forecasts of full employment and price stability from the White House. It notes public sentiment is skeptical of optimistic turning points after more than a year of hopeful projections and prices forecasts. Consumers doubt the rosy outlook despite repeated assurances.
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White House
Quiz Q Why frogs prized by scientists and parks in three states
The common frog has organs similar to larger animals making it a valuable model for study. Yellowstone is the only U.S. national park spanning Idaho Montana and Wyoming. At military weddings a saber is traditionally used to cut the cake.
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U.S. National Park
Yellowstone
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Boyle's column lampooning worries and public concerns
HAL BOYLE muses on balancing worries by ignoring minor anxieties for now. He jokes about climate forecasts, Watergate finger pointing, fashion trends, sports pay, breathing taxes, Sinatra hobbies, debt, psychiatrists, near beer versus free love, and the urge to do something about it all.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Posterity
Watergate
Frank Sinatra
Federal District Courts in U S Operation and Scope
The World Almanac states there are 89 District Courts in the U S federal judiciary. They determine facts and render judgments in federal criminal cases and civil cases exceeding $10,000 where parties reside in different states. They also handle bankruptcy patents trademarks and copyrights.
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U.S
Federal Judiciary System
World Almanac
Today in History Snapshot for April 26
Key events listed include John Smith's 1607 Cape Henry landing establishing Jamestown, Lincoln assassin Booth captured in 1865, Hindenburg elected in 1925, Bremen fall to Britain in 1945, first international satellite launch in 1962, Tanzania formed in 1964, Castro’s 10th anniversary in the USSR, Nevada nuclear test in 1950s, Nixon Vietnam withdrawals in 1970s, and birthdays for Carol Burnett and Cass Canfield.
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John Smith
Cape Henry
America
New York
Nova Scotia
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Port Royal
Paul von Hindenberg
United States
Nevada
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Carol Burnett
Cass Canfield
Bill urges review of U S foreign policy by Congress
A sponsor promotes a bill to require the executive branch to submit all international executive agreements to Congress for 60 days review. If neither house acts, the agreement becomes effective. if both Houses oppose, it never takes effect. The aim is to restore people power without hampering flexible policy.
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United States
Senate
U.S
Congress
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Mitchell’s Watergate disclosures shift blame toward White House aides
Washington sources say grand jury leaks sparked by Jeb Magruder’s testimony pressured John Mitchell into a new narrative. Mitchell reportedly admits participation in bugging talks but declares he vetoed the plan, aiming to cast responsibility on Haldeman Ehrlichman while Dean’s role grows more fraught.
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Washington
Nea
James McCord
Jeb Stuart Magruder
White House
Magruder
John Mitchell
John Dean
Mitchell
Nixon
New York
Mitchel
New York Times
H. R
Bob) Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Dean
Haldeman-Ehrlichman
Ronald Ziegler
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