Editorial Page Defends Free Speech for Rubin and Dissent
The editorial reiterates support for Jerry Rubin and other dissidents to speak freely despite objectionable language. It contrasts Washington’s defense of speech with Lenin’s suppression, arguing that hearing all viewpoints preserves liberty and prevents tyranny. It asserts signed letters were published without foul language to show respect for discourse.
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Jerry Rubin
Rubin
George Washington
V.I. Lenin
Washington
Lenin
Sears introduces Compactor for home waste disposal
Sears Roebuck & Co unveils a revolutionary home garbage compacting machine called the Compactor. It reduces household trash to one quarter or even one tenth of its original size, aiming to ease growing waste disposal problems and buy time in the environmental crisis.
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Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sears
Arcadia High School teachers push for better pay and budget reform
A Scottsdale teacher writes that 850 teachers at Arcadia High supported not threats but concern over a budget that favors administration and buildings over teachers. The letter urges fair salaries, prudent spending, and warns of possible strikes if educators are not valued.
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Arcadia High School
SFT
Larry Bell
Scottsdale
Editor Letter Urges Realistic Teacher Pay Raise
Mary A. Baltz of Scottsdale critiques decades of editorials on teacher salaries. She notes advocacy for raises but argues $900 is unlikely and suggests finding funds within a 6 percent limit or seeking a referendum.
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Mary A. Baltz O
Scottsdale
Women and 1960s suffrage stamp critique ends with a note
A columnist ridicules women voters for often following husbands’ choices, blaming feminine mystique for passive voting. He argues women imitate men, rarely study issues, and mostly vote to cancel their husbands’ picks. After 50 years he calls it a beginning.
Science of Survival SOS 70 Focuses on Global Food Crisis
Washington hosts the third International Congress of Food Science and Technology with about 3,000 food scientists from 50 nations. The theme SOS 70 highlights dire malnutrition, 10,000 daily deaths, and the need for new foods, better preservation, and acceptable flavors to feed a growing population.
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Washington
Central Africa
Food Science and Technology
London
Warsaw
Israel Urged U.S. to Sell Phantom Jets Amid Soviet Egypt Clash
Washington notes that Russia uses Egypt as a sanctuary for air and ground forces to wage a war of attrition against Israel. Israel seeks authority to buy Phantom supersonic fighters from the United States. The piece cites Egyptian bases at Cairo Alexandria and Aswan and a large Soviet buildup including Mig-23 squadrons and mobile SAM-3 missiles. Democratic lawmakers criticize Nixon for delaying arms sales while urging support for Israel.
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Washington
Russia
Egypt
Israel
U.S
Cairo
Alexandria
High Aswan Dam
Moscow
Aswan Dam
Suez Canal
Suez
House
Senate
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Armed
Nasser
Mediterranean
Free World
Middle East
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