Editorial urges strong defense to curb Soviet arms drive
The piece asserts Soviet aims for strategic superiority in missiles and space, urging continued US programs under Secretary Laird. It notes ongoing arms talks, warns anti-military opposition weakens security, and stresses maintaining strength as a condition for any arms limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Defense
Laird
Soviet Union
Congress
Russia
United States
New York
U. S
U. S.S.R
Free World
Earth Week Facts From the U S Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey outlines Earth facts including mass about 6.588 quintillion tons and atmosphere water about 5.7 quadrillion tons. It notes the center lies ~4000 miles below, humans drilled ~5 miles, and permafrost covers ~20 percent of land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Geological Survey
Antarctic
Not Just a Pipe Dream for Alaska Oil Pipeline
Waterford Virginia engineer Kenneth Lefever patents a triple-thickness pipeline to move hot oil from Arctic fields 789 miles to Valdez. The design nests hot oil inside insulated pipes and an outer pipe carries cooled gas to prevent thawing. Interior Department studies the idea despite higher costs and controversy.
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Waterford
Kenneth Lefever
Alaska
Lefever
Arctic
Valdez
Interior Department
Draft Debate Weighs Fairness Of Universal College Draft
The piece contrasts positions on ending conscription and argues for drafting everyone into college as a thought experiment. It cites Roscoe C. Born and the National Observer noting claims that deferments favor the rich but draft fairness would also hurt the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe C. Born
National Observer
Peg leg the duck’s brave mischief lives on in memory
In Boyle's Column Pierce Lehmbeg recounts Peg leg the duck a Merganzer who survived frost bite and a snow plow accident only to be killed by a passing vehicle on a warm day. The writer laments the loss and notes no other duck may cross the country lane again.
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Pierce Lehmbeck
Egremont
Mass
Pegleg
Peg-leg
Peg- Leg
Berkshire
Peg Leg
Road Department
Interview with Duvalier Reveals a Mad Calm Power
AP report from Paris recounts Francois Duvalier guiding an hour long dialogue filled with elusive, ceremonial phrases. He recalls past executions and refutes opposition while presenting a mystified image of leadership and a signed copy of his Breviary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vinocur
Associated Press
PARIS
PapaDoc
Bugs Bunny
Maiti
Chiang Kai-shek
Lyndon B. Johnson
Haile Selassie
Pope Paul VI
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Duvallier
Presidential
Papa Doc
Eddie Adams
Marie Denise
Col
Max Dominique
New York
Dominique
Turkey
Kemal Ataturk
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Washington in Small Business The Anti Establishment
The National Federation of Independent Business surveys suggest about 5,000,000 teen job openings are blocked by federal policy. Independent retailers and wholesalers would hire nearly one teen per firm, while independent manufacturers average nine tenths per firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation of Independent Business
Youth anti union bias rises as wage rules bite
The discussion notes that excluding minimum wage would add jobs per firm across finance transportation and professions while thousands of teens remain unemployable under current rules. In San Francisco restaurant workers clash with unions as younger employees vote out organizers amid anti establishment sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Restaurant Workers Union
San Francisco
Chinese Science Looks Westward
A Western report notes Chinese scientists seek closer ties with American and Western experts to advance China’s science and tech. It cites missile and jet propulsion links, discontent with Russian secrecy, and Mao era advisers backing broader Western exchanges for Chinese researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Mainland
China
California Institute of Technology
Hong Kong
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
West
Far East
Mao Tse-tung
Ailing Cities Need More Than Money
The piece surveys urban decay across 1970s America, citing Detroit as a symbol of hollowed commercial districts and rising ghetto conditions. It notes fragile black and white coexistence, arson, burglaries, and the cost of revival, arguing that money alone cannot restore cities without genuine will, commitment, and national revenue-sharing.
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Washington
I. Nea
America
Detroit
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Ely
Rockefeller
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Bob Moore
Orbrowden
Bonnie Dearley
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
Freerider, West Teks Press
Msoc Atigy
Berry's
Red
Boyle
Texas Highway Department
Pablum
AKO Services
University of Michigan
Isms
Spa
Thanx
John Dromey Baring
NEA, Inc
National Federation of Independent Rus
Ness
Ray Cromley
Nea
Tokyo
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bruce Biossat
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