Spotlight on alcohol shows Prohibition failures and new HEW view
The editorial argues Prohibition failed in the 1920s leading to bootlegging and crime. HEW calls alcohol the nation's most abused drug with 9.6 million alcoholics. It cites links to one third of homicides and traffic deaths, urging treatment over penalties. Arizona considers repealing drunkness crimes to adopt rehabilitation.
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Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Hew
United States
America
Arizona
Critics debate Dr. Commoner's Closing Circle thesis
Stewart Udall and Jeff Stansbury summarize a clash with Barry Commoner over postwar technology and pollution. Ehrlich and ZPG argue pollution is only part of the problem, citing land use, crowding, and resource depletion as major threats.
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Commoner
Paul R. Ehrlich
Stanford University
Saturday Review
Ehrlich
Dr. Commoner
Dr. Ehrlich
The Bureau of Reclamation Under Criticism Over CAP Study
A writer argues the Bureau, a major water contractor, should not perform the environmental impact study for the Central Arizona Project. The piece contends the agency has motive to promote projects, threatening objectivity, and suggests an impartial group should conduct the studies to protect public interests.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Central Arizona
Congress
Acupuncture Tour in Peking Hospital Tour Report
A traveling group observed nine patients undergoing acupuncture anesthesia at a 600 bed hospital in Peking. Doctors claimed long use of needle therapy with electric charges for relief of pain and some surgeries performed while patients remained calm. The visit included thyroid, ovarian, gastric, eye, and dental procedures with nurses inserting needles as surgeons operated, and patients responded without distress.
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Peking
American Express
Tru
China
Mao
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at The Progress
The Progress invites letters to the editor but restricts length to 400 words and asks writers to include name and home address for verification. Typewritten letters are preferred for readability.
Our Man Nixon and the China Trip Sparks Party Image
A humorous reminiscence depicts Nixon’s China visit as a turning point driven by late hours and Mao Tai toasts. The piece follows his posttrip behavior, public perception shifts, and a dramatic 1969 election victory framed by his new, more flamboyant image.
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Arthur Hoppe
Nixon
China
Peking
Mao Tai
Mr. Nixon
Mrs. Nixon
Thanks to Scottsdale Jaycees for rodeo access
AFS students thank the Scottsdale Jaycees and Scottsdale High student body president Jeff Lesk for free rodeo tickets. They credit the parade and rodeo as great experiences and acknowledge families who hosted students overnight.
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Scottsdale Jaycees
AFS
Scottsdale ‘Jaycees
Scottsdale High
Jeff Lesk
Magistrate Seen as Lucky by IRS Locals in Albuquerque
IRS officials in Albuquerque NM asked the newspaper to publish a long list of unlocated tax refund recipients. The list included a U S magistrate whose office sits across from the IRS headquarters. Critics say he was lucky not to be an average taxpayer nearby.
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Jill St. John
Jackie Gleason
Independence
Truman
Mr. Nixon
Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Albuquerque
N.M
IRS
U.S
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Boston Globe
Boston, Mass
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Jonathan Marshall
Jerry McElfresh
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