First steps in park planning call for restraint
Editorial urges caution on hiring a full time park administrator before parks exist. Proposes part time work by a semi retired professional and lay planning with Tri County and Extension help. Warns new bureau risks voter backlash and costly expansion if funded by Emergency Employment Act funds.
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John Pierce
Park Advisory Board
Park Board
Tri-County
Extension Service
EEA
Fire Prevention Week marks 50th anniversary nationwide
The week of Oct 3 9 celebrates Fire Prevention Week as fires caused over 24 billion dollars in damage in 1970. In Cincinnati the department handled 10 848 alarms 5 111 ambulance calls and 5 405 life saving runs with 233 injuries and 205 rescues. A SCUBA team aided seven drownings and educational programs reached 420 000 youths and 4 700 000 adults. Medina countians pride their volunteer firefighters.
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United States
Cincinnati Fire Department
Cincinnati
First Department
Medina Countians
Nixon Plan Seeks Overhaul of Interstate Commerce Commission
Ralph de Toledano reviews Nixon Administration proposals to revamp the ICC to inject competition, curb rate fixing, and cut regulatory power over railroads and trucking. He warns Congress will decide how far reform goes, noting industry pressure and potential price effects.
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Nixon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
ICC
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Brookings Institution
Civil Aeronautics Board
Mars Viking could land on Moon with few changes
NASA study by Langley and Martin Marietta finds Viking Mars craft could be modified for unmanned Moon missions later this decade. Concepts include a far side lunar relay orbiter, a scaled down Apollo rover, and a sample return module.
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UPI
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Mars
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Martin Marietta Corp
Denver
Colo
Viking
Martin Marietta
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Moon
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
George F. Lawrence
Langley Research Center
William T. Scofield
Lunar
Earth
New Books on Music Theory and Composers Reviewed
The arts column reviews Practical Music Theory by James Lincoln Collier and Composers of Tomorrow's Music by David Ewen. It highlights Charles Ives's pioneering yet neglected life, Harold Schonberg's The Lives of the Great Composers, and Verdi and Bach among thirty eight composers. Verdi redefined opera. Bach pursued music for God and contemplation.
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James Lincoln Collier
David Ewen
Charles Ives
Ives
Harold C. Schonberg
Frank Hobart
Scott Smith
Italy
Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach
New Drug Control Push Signals U S Commitment
The government forms a Cabinet level committee on narcotics chaired by Secretary of State Rogers to step up the fight against international drug traffic. Officials say progress is slow but the move signals serious U S resolve and aims to accelerate action in coming months.
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Rogers
United States
From Pot To Catnip The Catnip Trend In California
A California interview describes hippies buying catnip from pet stores and smoking it instead of pot. They claim it causes a sense of independence and amusement, with stories of rolling yarn and dismissing petting as aggravating. The narrator notes no danger to straight society.
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California
Medina County Gazette Publication Details
Medina County Gazette is published daily except Sundays and Holidays by Medina County Publications Inc. at 885 West Liberty Street Medina Ohio 44256. Rates list single copy 10 cents and mail subscriptions with annual and half year options. Staff includes Arthur D Hudnutt publisher Mike Dungsten managing editor and Stuart A Borden general manager. Telephone numbers provided.
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Medina County Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc
West Liberty Street
Medina
Arthur D. Hudnutt
Mike Dungsten
Stuart A. Borden
Brunswick
Compliment for Gazette Carrier Vicky Thomas
Readers praise Vicky Thomas for town route delivery. They note her handwritten contact details, reliable collection time, prompt service, friendliness, and careful paper placement to protect against weather.
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Vicky Thomas
the Gazette
They Went That-a-Way See Nixon Rural Life Push
Dick West jokes that farm population shrank 6.2 percent in a 12 month period and suggests drastic ideas. He imagines reclassifying farmers as endangered species and even proposes commuter trains or a farm belt subway to keep residents on the land.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Agriculture Department
U.S
Interior Department
Fish and Wildlife Service
America
Long Island Railroad
Medina County Representatives Contact Addresses
Medina Countians may write to their federal and state representatives using listed addresses. The federal names include Saxbe Taft and Mosher with Washington offices, and Batchelder Leedy for Columbus and Columbus area.
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Washington
Medina County
William A. Saxbe
Senate
Robert Taft
Charles Mosher
Rayburn
Columbus
Medina
State Capitol
William Batchelder
James Leedy
c/o
Ohio House of Representatives
New Books Highlighted Amidmusical Collection
The article notes a well stocked musical collection with many new books and a reminder not to miss older selections. It emphasizes the breadth of titles and ongoing additions for readers.
Letter to the Editor condemns Galvin remarks on youth
A reader rebukes Ted Galvin Jr for labeling 18 to 21 year olds as dope addicts and irritable. The letter argues many adults and young people reject violence and bigotry and highlights experiences facing discrimination based on race and age.
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Ted Galvin Jr
the Gazette
Mr. Galvin
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