National Strike Hits Bell System Amid Wage Dispute
An aborted Bell system strike idles about half a million workers as union seeks higher pay and policy changes. Beirne brands the offer as scandalous and warns of possible two week disruption. Steel and rail tensions loom while Nixon urges a constructive settlement to protect competitiveness and curb inflation.
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Bell Telephone System
Joseph A. Beirne
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Beirne
CWA
I. W. Abel
Nixon
Nixon stresses moral health as nation’s top priority
The article quotes President Nixon urging moral health as the keystone of democracy and a healthy people, economy, and government. It notes challenges from negativism and drugs among youth, the balance of integrity and purpose, and prospects as America faces global competition. It also cites Ireland’s 1970 fish catch near $100 million and a historic Cripple Creek gold strike yielding $400 million.
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Nixon
United States
America
Vietnam
Western
Europe
Soviet Russia
Red China
Japan
Congress
Boyle's column by Hal Boyle New York AP born loser quiz
A humorous survey of ways a person proves unlucky in life and social miscues. It lists quips about failing memory for wine years, misdirected compliments, odd ailments, and social mishaps, ending with a note on the basenji dog breed that cannot bark.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Boy
Organic Food Boom Expands Across Nation
Growing interest in organic or natural foods spans ages and regions. Health stores multiply from San Francisco to New York as merchants combat mislabeling and push for organic certification while co-ops and small retailers promote locally grown, chemical free produce.
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New York
NEA
Advertising Age
San Francisco
Fred Rohe
Rohe
Bay Area
Erewhon Trading Co
Boston
Pete’s
Second Avenue
7Th Street
California
Berkeley
Calif
Rodale Press
Emmaus
Organic Gardening
America
Organic
Man o War the famed Kentucky racehorse
The World Almanac notes that Man o War known as Big Red was the most renowned thoroughbred stallion. He won 20 races and set five world records in 1919 20 and lost only one race to Upset at Saratoga in 1919.
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Kentucky
World Almanac
Upset
Saratoga
Timely quotes from leaders and public figures
A list of remarks includes Arthur Sulzberger on Pentagon studies and Vietnam policy, Prince Philip on his role, Archibald Rogers on urban life, Hyman Rickover on half truths, Dr. Matthew Gleason on facelifts, Nelson Rockefeller on Lindsay criticism, and a controversial line on gender dynamics.
Night School Singles and Miscellany From L M B Column
The column notes 67 of 100 night school students are unattached and about 65 are under 35, calling night schools fertile for romance. It adds light hair trends in California and named pseudonym quirks for criminals, plus quips on dieting, Zodiac signs, theater menus, waiter tips, and a Sterling Colorado law about kissing. It ends with reader mail to L M Boyd.
Misconceptions on Jefferson and the Declaration Read July 4 Ideals
A columnist challenges the view that the Declaration guides American policy. He notes Jefferson’s expansive powers via the Louisiana Purchase and Embargo Act, while acknowledging his enduring stature. The piece cites Adams and modern historians and calls for honesty about federal ideals versus actions.
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Jefferson
St. John
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Henry Adams
Adams
Louisiana Purchase
Senate
John Quincy Adams
Louisiana
Herbert Agar
Tripoli
Congress
Napoleon
Spain
West
Florida
William Cullen Bryant
Bunk
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Irish Republic
Cripple Creek
Colo
Feuds Enterprise
Dan Painter
Bonnie Dearley
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
Prt Eorder
West Teins Press Associat Ig
Boyle
Berry's
George Meany
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
Pentagon
U. S
Britain
Prince Philip
Archibald Rogers
Hyman G. Rickover
Matthew Gleason
San Diego
Nelson Rockefeller
John Lindsay
New York City
Craig
McCarthy
HN A
L.M.B
Southern
Banco
Johnson
Anderson
Wilson
Grady
Brown
Blake
Smith
Christopher Morley
Cockraus
Sterling
LM. Boyd
P.O
Fort Worth
McNaught Syndicate. Inc
Jeffrey St. John
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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