Editorial questions Amchitka test risks
The piece weighs the dangers of the Amchitka underground nuclear blast off Alaska four times larger than any prior test. It cites expert uncertainty on quakes volcanos tidal waves and groundwater radiation while noting the AEC insists the risk is small, urging caution to avoid potential world-ending consequences.
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Annual Bird Ode Reflects Spring's Quiet Chorus
The writer notes more birds in the garden this spring and their songs stand out as relaxing. A dog disrupts feeding time, but the piece ends with affection for both birds and dogs and a celebration of the season.
Economic issue eclipses social in March polls for Nixon
Polls by Oliver Quayle show economic concerns rose to 53 percent at year end while social issues fell to 47 percent. The shift undermines attempts by Nixon aides led by John Mitchell to revive a law and order message for 1972.
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Oliver Quayle
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Atty
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Mailbag Letter on Blame in Scottsdale Editor
A Scottsdale taxpayer defends a teacher strike as necessary after failed negotiations. He blames the local community for years of bias and argues eight hundred teachers voted to take action, insisting responsibility lies with those who refused to negotiate.
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Scottsdale
Lapree
Attitude changes urged in Scottsdale school strike
Griffith A Morgan criticizes public apathy toward schools and calls for active parental involvement as teachers and the SEA negotiate. He defends the board and administrators, praises the negotiating team, and urges integrity in leaders to avert future crises.
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Sir Loo
Board of Education
Scottsdale
Arizona Unemployment Rises Amid National Slowdown
The article notes persistent jobless rates in Arizona with Phoenix area over 20,000 unemployed and a 5.7 percent rate. It covers Senate debate on extending unemployment benefits from 26 to 39 weeks, which failed 45 to 40, with Senator Fannin voting yes with the majority and Senator Goldwater absent. It also outlines moves to extend to a full year and discusses the 18-year-old voting age amendment and state-by-state rollout challenges following a Supreme Court ruling.
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Barry Goldwater
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Sam Steiger
Slips Apartment for Rent in Wentzville Missouri
Sixth grade pupils received a letter from President Nixon for a job well done in collecting old gall s for salvage. The deposed champion shook his head in the clinch as if to reassure his idolators.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lancaster
Intelligencer Journal
Delmonico's menu and a jade of exploration in one column
A quirky newspaper fragment mixes an 1834 Delmonico's menu with a party for Michael Leahy and Lewis Cottow, then travels to explorations in New Guinea. It retells Leahy's 1926 voyage, 1933 climb, and encounters with the Wahgi Valley Stone Age peoples, ending with reflections on progress and happiness.
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New Guinea
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