State weighs pollution problem after 25 years
State and local efforts to curb pollution span decades. The Environmental Quality Study Council formed in 1968 to push state action beyond local relief, highlighting water pollution in Los Angeles Harbor where 94 percent of marine life is reportedly dead. Demonstrations at Berkeley rallied against car emissions, signaling broad public discontent with environmental pollution and support for student activism.
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California
Environmental Quality Study Council
David L. Baker
Garden Grove
Los Angeles Harbor
Sleep Debate Sparks Bold Sleep Time Theories
A British psychologist suggests five to six hours sleep may suffice by 2000, sparking disagreement among scientists. The piece notes dreams relieve subconscious tension, warns worry causes insomnia, and contemplates future society using less time for work while pondering generational shifts in work norms.
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Mangalore Pai
Letters to the Editor on Hawaii trip and U S values
A reader describes a six day Hawaii R and R trip for service families with discounts on airfare hotels and car rental. They praise local hospitality and urge others to visit Hawaii for a low cost reunion before addressing a separate letter defending Christian nation values and the Vietnam conflict.
By George Dear Wife: Should I vote if unregistered
The column advises the wife to verify voter registration before addressing her husband’s behavior. It emphasizes checking registration status and the political angle of the situation. The piece frames a domestic query within civic duties.
Nixon's Birthday Note Sparks City Social Plans
Nixon mused on turning 75 with no parties but his sly circle at the Charlontle Observer and Ue Charlotte News lured him to a “company dimmer” in a charming city to discuss the nation amid coffee and cordials.
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Charlontle Observer
Ue Charlotte News
Knight founder reads birthday tributes and memories
John Knight, Knight Newspapers president, hosts a birthday celebration featuring J Montgomery Cucks reading student writings and recalling youth. A cordial note from the White House to Jack Knight is quoted, praising integrity and press freedom, alongside remarks from Dick Nixon and tributes from Elbert P. Tuttle and Sen. Stuart Symington.
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Knight Newspapers
Ize Lilly
Monty" Curtis
J. Montgomery Cucks
American Press Institute of
Columbia University
Elbert P. Tuttle
Therifth
United States Court of Appeals
Cornell
Stuart Symington
Yesteryear
McCarthy Reveals New Book On The Year Of The People
Washington senator Eugene McCarthy releases The Year of the People a 323 page autobographical account of his 1968 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The volume priced at 6.55 plus tax reflects his low key narrative and candid assessment of the era.
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Washington
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Senate
McCarthy novel review questions campaign turmoil and ties
A critical review questions the depth of Eugene McCarthy's portrayal in Albert Eisele's account. The piece notes sparse revelations despite mentions of meetings with Robert Kennedy and Stephen Smith, and suggests the campaign’s chaotic organization reduces dramatic impact.
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Lyndon Johnson
Mennedys
Hubert Humphrey
McCarthy
Lis
Robert Kennedy
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Teddy Kennedy
Bobby
Kennedy
Stephen Smith
Chicago
Blinkers in church connected schools facing closures
Over the past year church connected schools especially Catholic ones have been closing at a dismaying rate. The speaker hopes that the meeting may be arrested, arguing that without religious knowledge it is not possible to proceed.
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White House
McCarthy
Minnesota
Blinking Donkeys and The Call for Ultimate Questions
The essay argues that education should confront ultimate questions about what the world is for and what we are for, citing Chesterton and a Kentucky reader, Prof. Marlin C. Krimm. It contrasts modern rebel youth with a parochial childhood in Louisville, recounting hard labor and frugal schooling to illustrate a disciplined, value-driven education.
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G.K. Chesterton
Chesterton
Kentucky
Marlin C. Krimm
Dr. Krimm
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