Thought For Today Quiet life and pedestrian rights on Prince Street
A columnist argues for enforcing sidewalk parking bans in front of Naff Motor Company Boggess Radiator Shop and Lewis Chevrolet annex to ease traffic on Prince Street. The piece notes past street changes and warns that sidewalk parking harms pedestrians and costs the city, urging equal treatment and public safety.
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Bertrand Russell
Prince Street
Naff Motor Company
Boggess
Lewis Chevrolet Company
Prince
Editor asks why censorship differs from editing in press rights
A reader argues that private media lack government powers and thus editing information is not equivalent to government censorship. The letter asserts newspapers and networks should not be equated with state actions and defends press discretion on releasing or withholding sensitive material.
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Pentagon
New York Times
CBS Television Network
D. O
Virginia
Greatera
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Red China food shipment detained over label claims
The first post 20 year China to United States food shipment faced FDA detentions for faulty labeling. Chrysanthemum tea labels touted sedative and liver soothing effects while vegetable soup claimed to strengthen the stomach and expel rheumatism.
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United States
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Pessimism vs Hope in a Postwar Intellectual Era
The piece surveys European and American thinkers from Sartre to Fromm on whether humanity moves toward progress or self destruction. It cites Monod’s solitude, Bergson’s critique, and Mill’s calls for thought revolution, warning that grim mood may doom society unless a new optimism emerges.
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London
Spaceship Earth
Arthur Koester
Nobel Foundation
Sartre
Levi-Strauss
Chomsky
Marcuse
Jacques Monod
Stalin
Nietzsche
Henri Bergson
Erich Fromm
Fromm
Dostoevsky
Teillard de Chardin
John Stuart Mill
Thieu Accused Of Rigging South Vietnam Election
UPI analysis argues President Thieu shaped Saigon election rules to block rival Ky and ensure controlled results. It notes a 1967 vote with low turnout and describes a 40 legislator or 100 local sign requirement as tightening ballot access. The piece asserts U.S. influence wanes as Thieu prioritizes stability over broad support.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nixon presses for fair Vietnamese election to legitimize exit
President Nixon seeks a credible October election in South Vietnam to show the people determine their destiny. He pressures Thieu to ensure a fair race amid hurdles from Ky and Minh, aiming for legitimacy in diplomacy as U.S. aid talks loom. Ambassador Bunker returns to Washington signaling ongoing pressure on Saigon.
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Eugene V. Risher Washington
UPI
Nixon
South Vietnam
Nuyyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Thieu
Constituent Assembly
Nuyyen Cao Ky
Duong van Minh
Minh
Saigon
Ellsworth Bunker
Washington
Boeing engineers build versatile computer simulator
Boeing aerospace engineers design a fast digital hardware simulator to model other computers and equipment. The facility aims to aid spacecraft design for a late 1970s unmanned grand tour of the outer planets, with a digital computer aboard guiding systems and fault repairs.
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Eldon Barnett
Seattle, Wash
UPI
Boeing Co
Boeing
Aerospace Group
A. W. van Ausdale
Neptune
Pluto
Boeing simulator aids spacecraft computer design
Van Ausdale explains a Boeing built simulator can test a simulated grand tour spacecraft computer under all deep space hazards. The machine handles complex devices and is praised for its user friendly interface as it speaks engineers' language.
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Boeing
van Ausdale
The Budget briefs from Sugarcreek Amish Community
A fragment from The Budget weekly notes Wheat and oats in Ontario Desbor o reports Ben L shelter additions and hay day for Levi Yoder A Dalton visitor shares supper and plans to visit Sam Zehrs from Milverton The column mentions obituaries and a Far East Witness section recounting a Japanese moral dilemma Suzuki and a girl choosing Christ The piece ends with tangential quips about investors and eye doctors.
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Sugarcreek
Tuscarawas County
Ohio
Americas
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Canada
Jakob Ammann
Europe
Desboro
Ont
Ben L
Levi J. Yoders
Claud Wengerds
Dalton
Sam Zehrs
Milverton District
Manitoulin Islands
Noah N. Stutzman
Chesley
Joe Stutzman
Virginia
Missouri
Maryland
North Carolina
Florida
Iowa
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
S. Carolina
British Honduras
Paraguay
Costa Rica
el Salvador
a_ Column
FAR East Witness
Suzuki San
Suzuki
Christ
Japan
David
Timothy
Abashiri
Populist Platform and the 1890s Reform Drive in Omaha
The 1892 Omaha gathering of about 1,400 delegates adopted The People’s Party platform drawn by Ignatius Donnelly. It denounced political corruption, urged government ownership of railroads and communications, and favored free coinage of silver. James Weaver carried four Western states. the movement faded as Democratic leaders absorbed its themes.
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Omaha
People’s Party
United States
Ignatius Donnelly
Congress
Times
James Weaver
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Nevada
Edward McChesney Sait
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Bryan
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Franklin DD. Roosevelt
John D. Hicks
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Jack Newfield
Fred R. Harris
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