Computers extend the mind and reshape life
An interview with Walter M. Carlson argues computers, though blamed for errors, expand human capability and enable models for pollution, economics, and technology. He cites rising reliability, notes office managers' resistance, and warns against depersonalization, urging responsible use of computing to improve quality of life.
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Eastern Bank
Fortune Magazine
Penn Central Railroad
Pennsy
New York Central
Walter M. Carlson
Association For Computer Machinery
IBM
Office
Carlson
Army introduces JUMPS pay system for soldiers
The Army unveils the JUMPS pay system offering monthly or semi monthly pay, cash or check options, and direct bank deposits. A monthly leave and earnings statement will be issued. a master pay record will be kept at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana. The upgrade aims to cut errors with electronic processing and attract recruits.
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Army Finance Journal
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Sew a Fine Seam And Be With It
Home sewing has grown into a 3 billion dollar industry with vast sales of fabric notions patterns and machines. More than two million sewing machines were sold last year and half of today s garments are home made. Teen age girls prize sewing as a top hobby and courses enroll millions while the do it yourself trend traces back to postwar self sufficiency and crafts.
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Family Economics Bureau of
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
Retirement dream turns into daydream public hermit venture
HAL BOYLE riffs on retirement with a plan to become a public hermit. He imagines building Daydream Hideaway a rustic lodge with a viewing platform charging visitors to watch him daydream and offer paid consultations. He envisions franchising the concept to allow others over 60 to become public hermits.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Ford Foundation
Equal Alimony Liability Proposed by Canadian Law Expert
Prof. Julien D. Payne of the University of Western Ontario argues for changing the alimony law to make wives equally liable with husbands for support. He says the current bias toward men ignores legal and economic emancipation of married women.
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Equal Rights Toronto
Julien D. Payne
University of Western Ontario
War gaming fad spreads through Corpus Christi hobby shops
Corpus Christi traders report war games as a growing craze with board and miniature formats. Players recreate battles using rules, scenarios, and painted figures while noting differences from actual history and the limits of complete information.
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David Pickering
Corpus Christi
Tex
Patton
Gettysburg
Hanna
Texas A&i University
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
University of Washington
Texas A&i
Timely quotes on Vietnam era politics and university leaders
A collection of remarks from officials and observers about the Vietnam War, university presidents, and public sentiment. Notable voices include Ronald Ziegler, Mike Mansfield, Lt. Calley, and Stanford President Richard Lyman, with reactions to the war's duration and domestic impact.
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White House
Ronald Ziegler
Laos
Vietnam
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Richard W. Lyman
Stanford University
Soviet Women Face Unequal Burden In Industry
In a critique of Soviet gender policy, the piece notes 40 million women workers, 59 percent of the labor force, with 76 percent in chemical and building materials. It highlights male supervisors, limited political rise for women, and social costs like broken marriages and rising juvenile delinquency.
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New York
NEA
Women’s Liberation
Russia
Pravda
United States
West
Kremlin
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Ivan
Literary Gazette
Mary
Peter
Lenochka
Michael
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Mississippi Democrats Split Over McGovern Reforms and 1971 Gubernatorial
National leaders praise McGovern reforms but Mississippi’s real power brokers reject the national party. The split pits two black leaders, Charles Evers and Aaron Henry, against conservative rebels led by Gov. John Bell Williams. A single primary law now forces all candidates into a common ballot, complicating party labels and independent filings.
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Washington
NEA
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Arkansas
Mississippi
Democratic Party
National Party
Charles Evers
Fayette
Aaron Henry
John Bell Williams
Williams
Charles Sullivan
Evers-Henry
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Orb Rowden
Bonnie Dearley
Pleele
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
West Tears Press
Assocha Tgp
Boyle
Building Trades Unions
Robert I. White
Kent State University
Southeast Asia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Sgt
Kirk Coles
U.S
Canada
Robert L. Stanfield
Charles Richter
Soviet Union
By Leon Dennen
Berry's
NEA, Inc
Cancer Salen A
Bruce Biossat
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