Editorial doubts any path to ending poverty in US
The piece argues the War on Poverty failed due to hasty OEO creation and reliance on private contractors. It cites $56.7 million in contracts to 254 firms by 1970 and warns that funds mostly benefited advisers and officials. It advocates workfare and substantial reforms to achieve lasting poverty reduction.
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United States
Johnson
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
OLO
Be A Safe Driver to Achieve Full-Time Safe Operation
A National Safety Council bulletin lists hazards to avoid for full-time safe driving. One-handed driving with a hand on the seat or window, a loose grip, paper or map checking, smoking, turning to talk, adjusting while moving, and failing to buckle up are cited as small habits that can become standard practice and reduce safety.
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National Safety Council
Boyle's Column cartooning office life humor
New York AP column by Hal Boyle reflects executive frictions in business culture. Jokes depict bosses pressured by accounting, decor, travel cuts, spouses, and holiday rules, with managers juggling tempers and perks amid corporate strain.
Timely Quotes Reflect Shift in Work and Speech
Quotes from Walter D. Dance of General Electric on rethinking production lines and worker motivation. Diatribes on political meddling by ministers and rabbis. Gesell defends free speech despite security concerns. Ti Grace Atkinson notes mobilizing women requires safeguarding against backlash. Mayor Lindsay describes Irish, Scotch, and Dutch traits.
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Walter D. Dance
General Electric
Battle over pumped storage hydro plant roils Berkshire region
In a Berkshire Mountains clash, utilities press a plan to build a two million kilowatt pumped storage hydro plant on sites in Massachusetts or Connecticut. Opponents warn of environmental damage to Schenob Brook, Wangum Lake Brook, and surrounding recreation lands, while supporters call pumped storage economical and reliable. The dispute pits Northeast Utilities against the Berkshire Litchfield Environmental Conservancy Council with federal review pending.
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
Niagra Falls
Grand Coulee
Northeast Utilities-Nu
Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Conservancy Council
BLECC
Sherman Knapp
New England Utilities Group
Holger Oleen
Schenob Brook
Sheffield
Plaintain Pond
Wangum Lake
Falls Village
Canaan Mountain
John Roesler
Northfield Mountain
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
EPC
Plantain Pond
Canaai Mountain
FPC
New York
Maryland
California
Minnesota
Florida
No Pets Allowed Law Sparks Tenant Court Fight
The Scotts challenge a No Pets Allowed lease clause arguing Rover is quiet and harmless, but the court rules landlords may enforce pet bans to protect other tenants and property. Other cases show waivers or leniency can affect enforcement. the piece notes broader legal context and public service framing.
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Scotts
Rover
Cuba A Rallying Romance Between Weather Men and Communists
A 1969 Havana link between U S left radicals and Vietnamese and Cuban supporters fueled Chicago street violence in October 1969. Weathermen led by Bernardine Dohrn traveled to Cuba for antiwar exchange, embracing a shared rejection of U S policy and wartime aims.
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Georgia
Anne Geyer
Keyes Beech
Miami Herald
Chicago Daily News
Fidel Castro
Chicago
Weatherman
Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Paris
United States
U. S
New Left
Cuba
North Vietnam
Moscow
Washington
Castro
South
Huynh van Ba
Viet Cong
Havana
van Ba
U. Ss
Bernardine Dohrn
Mexico
Uric Acid Linked to Ambition in Various Groups
Evidence suggests high serum uric acid correlates with ambition and achievement across students professors and workers. Studies note higher levels with stress and status, but the direction of causality remains unclear. Researchers consider whether uric acid drives drive or vice versa.
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South Cedar Street
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NEA
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Yale University
Benjamin Spock
Judiciary
Executive Branch
Gerhard A. Gesell
House
Internal Security Subcommittee
Grace Atkinson
Women's Liberation
Lindsay
William Kincade
Sheffield, Mass
Shay
Daniel Shay
Berkshire Mountains
Federal Power Commission
sUelome
The
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
School For Radicals
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