Public sentiment on Nixon Vietnam stance poll findings
Sindlinger & Company report shows 76.1 percent affirmative on supporting the President, 66 percent favor his hard line with the Soviet Union, about 46 percent would back escalation for total victory, and roughly 49 percent would vote Nixon again. Businessmen respondents hint at limited Congress opposition amid White House appeals. The piece notes dove sentiment growing as calls for disengagement and diplomacy rise.
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Sindlinger & Company
Swarthmore
Pennsylvania
Nixon
Soviet Union
Mr. Nixon
White House
Meat racketeers target New York meat market in grand jury probe
Federal and New York City investigators expose racketeers pressuring meat suppliers and labor leaders, driving at least 15 percent higher prices for households. Grand jury hearings in New York focus on extortion, bribery, and related crimes, with Rep. John Melcher urging action to break the syndicate.
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New York City
New York
John Melcher
Montana
Democrat
House
Melcher
Grand Jury
Veterans Return to Civilian Life Drives Job Shifts
Between 1969 and 1971 about 3.1 million veterans reentered civilian life and a net 1.8 million rise in the labor force occurred from April 1969 to April 1972. Secretary Hodgson says veterans received 25 percent of new jobs last year and retain preference. 538 veterans found work, 357,000 remain unemployed. Training programs aid skills, with job fairs in Chicago and other cities recruiting thousands for veterans.
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James D. Hodgson
Veterans Administration
Hodgson
Chicago
Oklahoma Legislature Rejects Equal Rights Amendment
Public readers hear Jim Fiebig praise Oklahoma for being first to reject a proposed constitutional amendment on equal rights for women. He mocks Gloria Steinem and predicts more states will follow, arguing women are different but not inferior to men.
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Will Rogers
Oklahoma
Gloria Steinem
Jim Fiebig
Nixon warns Soviets not to count on election leverage in Moscow trip
Charles Bartlett reports that Nixon tells Ambassador Dobrynin not to view his Moscow visit as a hostage in the election year. The piece notes Moscow follows U S political cycles, eyes deals, but seeks tolerance for Nixon's moves to cut Hanoi supplies and shape U S energy policy with talks on liquefied natural gas and a bilateral trade accord.
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U. S
Indochina
U.S
Nixon
Washington
Dobrynin
Kremlin
Moscow
Cuba
Kennedy
Hanoi
Russia
Mr. Nixon
Peter Peterson
Vietnam
World At Large: Majority to Be Outspoken Over Traitors
Boston columnist recounts a May 10 confrontation with antiwar protesters at Columbus and argues the silent majority must become the outspoken majority. He labels demonstrators as traitors, condemns media bias, and questions government leadership amid Vietnam tensions.
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Nixon
Johnson
Librarian's Notebook notes gifts and awards from the library
Memorial gifts honor Henry Mellert from multiple families and supporters. A.V. Root Co. and Lorain County Beekeepers contribute. The library will receive Yankee Magazine as a gift per a card. Mrs. F Elmer Nichols wins excellence in cultural interest for photography and urges amateur entrants for Ohio Library Association contest.
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Henry Mellert
Benn Smalley
R. E. Mellert
Arthur Frambaugh
Valley City
Dore Muntz
Alvin Roser
le Grange
Edward Biha
Collett Mellert
Lydia E. Orth
Eva Root
Spencer
A.I
F. Elmer Nichols
Library Board
American Association of University Women
Story Hour Continues With Community Support
Story hour runs through the summer thanks to Millie Kemp Judy Shearer and helpers Shelia Clappert and others. Mothers thanked include Ann Kuhay Janet Lobinger June Schmith Barbara Wallace Peggy Dague Pat Hobart Sharron Sudinak Elsie Kostelnik Dolores Ashton Christine Mestroberto Peggy Rose Lynn Short and more who pitched in during emergences. Summer reading club for school agers starts now.
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Millie Kemp
Judy Shearer
Millie
Shelia Clappert
Ann Kuhay
Janet Lobinger
June Schmith
Barbara Wallace
Peggy Dague
Pat Hobart
Sharron Sudinak
Elsie Kostelnik
Dolores Ashton
Christine Mestroberto
Peggy Rose
Lynn Short
Letters to the Editor: guns and constitutional rights
The author argues against banning handguns after Gov. Wallace's assassination attempt. He warns that if lawmakers use such events to curb private gun ownership they must also target rifles and shotguns. He cites John Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. as examples of high powered weapons.
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Gov. Wallace
John Kennedy
Martin Luther King
William C. Blynn Hinckley
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Charles Bartlett
World At Large
Lin Williams
Bittman Times
Columbus
Lausche
State Fair Grounds
United States
North Vietnam
Ohio State University
Cona
Nazi Germany
American Cancer Society
Medina County Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc
West Liberty Street
Medina
Medina, O
Arthur D. Hudnutt
Mike Dungien
Stuart A. Borden
Generalanager
Serepnene Medias
Brunswick
Mander-In
Pacificsts
Patriots of
Librarian’‘s Notebook
Gene Marine
Judith van Allien
Ohio Library Association
Rousseau
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