Editorial backs six hours of race relations in military training
The editorial supports Defense Secretary Melvin Laird plan requiring annual race relations instruction for all service members. It criticizes Rep. John Rarick for calling it brainwashing and racism training, urges restraint, and praises Col. Howard Krise's point that those who need it most may skip sessions.
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Defense
Melvin Laird
John Rarick
Louisiana
Laird
Rep. Rariek
Howard F. Krise
Department of Commerce Clock Fails in Bold Display
Editors nominate the Department of Commerce for the top award in Hard-To-Believe. The electronic GDP clock, showing $1 trillion, stopped working after two days when found unplugged for relocation, a top economist saying he could not explain what happened. The incident highlights human intervention in an automated age and prompts questions about progress.
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Department of Commerce
What can you do as a DC transit delay sparks rage
In Washington a small group waits in rain for a Maryland suburbs express bus due at 8 48 am. At 9 15 the bus arrives badly late provoking frustration from a lawyer and others. The scene captures urban powerlessness and daily travel frustration.
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Washington
D.C
Maryland
Hal
Urban Life and Demands Within Modern City Limits
The essay discusses daily city living stresses from commuting to home maintenance failures and power outages. It notes powerless heat, cooking, and sanitation issues during outages or strikes, with a critical view of service responses. It closes with literary notices on translations of Neruda Parra Brecht and Arlovich.
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Napless
Credibility gap surge sparks VP Agnew critique of press
In Boston, Vice President Agnew attacked the national news media led by CBS, calling out a widening credibility gap between the press and the American people. He urged reflection on truthfulness amid coverage of Laos turmoil as Chronicle and Examiner reported, raising questions about sourcing and confidence in AP accounts.
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San Francisco
Boston
Agnew
Columbia Broadcasting System
Nixon
Chronicle
Examiner
Laos
Viels
Associated Press
ASA
Tre Amia
National Association of Independent
Kustners
Richard M. Markus
American Trial Lawyers Association
Los Angeles
William P. Camusi
Calfornia Trial Lawyers Assoc
Shadow over news credibility rekindles press distrust
Along article critiques how reporters, journalism schools, networks, and critics have eroded trust in media. While CBS documentary The Selling of the Pentagon is judged essentially fair, bias in Vietnam coverage taints public perception. The author urges clear labeling of opinion and steadfast, dispassionate reporting to restore credibility.
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New York
Chicago
Daley
Net
CBS
Pentagon
Congressman I
Edward Hebert
Artors
Vietnam
Letters and notes on Long Beach schools and public figures
A collection of reader letters praising the Long Beach Unified School District for fiscal stability and urging support for incumbents Dr James Crawford and Jerald Jacobs on the upcoming school board election. The page also features tributes to bus driver John Espee, a critique of no fault automobile insurance proposals, reflections on Francis Sinatra’s humanitarian award, and other local reader comments from Long Beach and Lakewood.
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Long Beach Board of Education
Long Beach
S Am
Jobin
John Espee
Studebaker
Long Beach Public Transportation Co
John
C. R. Humet
Wdivor
California
James Crawford
Jerald Jacobs Hays
Sophie L, Servance
Anthony Beilenson
American Insurance Assoc
Beilenson
American Manuel Insurance Alliance
National Association of Independent Insurers
Francis
Francis Albert Sinatry
Peace Corps
Sinatra
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Toledo Times
Louis Cassels
Power Company
Homos Arbatius
Antiirais
Sinne Marie Pilot
Miller Willams
New Directions
Bertolt Brecht
Wor
Harvest Books
Harcourt
Dave Arlovich
Brecht
Mr. Agnew
Porime
Assogated Press
James Kilpatrick
America
Agnewa Penindus
Richard
Charles G. Davis
Huffman
David
Lakewood
Cordon Whittey
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