Editorial: Holiday highway tolls rival wartime suffering
The piece warns that a long Fourth of July weekend could yield up to 500 traffic deaths and cites NTSB data on drunken driving, young driver inexperience, unsafe crossings, and pedestrian risks. It argues slogans and education fail to reduce fatalities and urges reflection on holiday risk.
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National Transportation Safety Board
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McGovern’s Folly in Vietnam War Funding Debate
Senator McGovern presses for a fixed withdrawal date but faces Senate rejection as amendments to cut off funds or set deadlines fail. House votes mirror opposition to altering Nixon policy despite calls to end the war and curb drug use among troops. President Nixon argues for a careful wind down and an honorable peace plan rejected by Hanoi.
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George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Vietnam
Nixon
Indochina
Senate
McGovern-Hatfield
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
House
McGovern
Hanoi
Milton Young
R-N.d
Appropriations Committee
Southeast Asia
Boyle's Column explores modern gender cues and clues
HAL BOYLE notes that while people strive to look alike across sexes, many telltale habits remain. He lists everyday behaviors distinguishing males and females such as listening, spending, and flirtations, then jokes about teenage ambiguity and the futility of guessing names.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Papa
Mama
Terry
Breakfast cereals regain top spot after Choate attacks
Nearly a year after critic Robert Choate accused cereals of being empty calories, Kellogg Post and General Mills report shoppers returning to familiar brands. Fortified cereals gain traction in Jewel and Giant stores, while FTC notes industry responses but offers no comment on competition findings.
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G. David Wallace
Washington
Robert Choate
Senate
Kellogg, Post
General Mills
A&p
Chicago
Jewel Food
Giant Food
Choate
Nei
Cereal Institute
Kellogg’s
and Post
Kellogg
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Timely quotes about city finances and real estate terms
Cities face serious financial strain from inflation rising costs and shrinking tax bases. Sam Zagoria of the National League of Cities and U S Conference of Mayors weighs in on fiscal troubles. Frank L Whitney of Walter Kidde Constructors discusses the evolving use of the term improvement in real estate and its potential misuse.
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Sam Zagoria
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Frank L. Whitney
Walter Kidde Constructors Inc
Odd Clippings and Quips From a Bygone Newspaper Page
A collage of cheeky observations and trivia from a mid century humor column. It covers topics from mating quirks among midgets to fashion quirks in the Highlands and witty Q and A on everyday life. It closes with a Santayana quote about youth and laughter.
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England
1972 GOP Outlook Is Gloomy For Nixon In Four Big States
The Nixon presidency faces peril in California Illinois Ohio and New Jersey as GOP organization weakens and young voters may tilt the scales. Analysts note historic patterns warning that losing six of eight northern states could doom re election.
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Washington
Nea
Nixon
California
Illinois
Ohio
New Jersey
Richard Ogilvie
Ronald Reagan
U.S
John Mitchell
GOP
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Subsidies to defense contractors create Pentagon dependence
A detailed examination argues that over 20 years the Pentagon has bailed out a core group of firms, notably Lockheed, through price adjustments, advance payments, guaranteed loans, and targeted work. The arrangement eases management of defense programs but narrows competition, raises costs, and potentially endangers national security and free enterprise.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
U.S
Defense Department
Lockheed
Pentagon
United States
Defense
Congress
National Defense
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