Bottled Water Boom Driven by Pollution Fears
A report from the Division of Water Hygiene notes rising bottled water sales as concerns over polluted public supplies grow. Bottlers offer various sizes at about 39 to 42 cents per half gallon, with U.S. sales near 80 to 100 million dollars. The piece links fluoridation debates and public health edicts to shifts in consumer behavior and cites Thomasville as a local example of forced adoption.
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Division of Water Hygiene
New Environmental Agency
U.S
Thomasville
Georgia Public Health Dept
Ivy League admissions slip as costs deter applicants
The Montgomery Advertiser notes a 7 percent spring drop in applications across Yale Harvard and six peers with Yale hardest hit at nearly 20 percent. Registrar blame high costs and tuition 4700 dollars plus room and board for Harvard. A Yale official calls it a natural leveling after coed change.
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Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Ivy League
Montgomery
Ala
Press Receives Degree in Denunciation From Top Court
In a scathing commencement style piece, Justice Warren Burger and Vice President Spiro Agnew are portrayed as awarding the press a Bachelor of Antagonism for its reporting. The editorial mocks hostile press scrutiny and celebrates blunt public criticism of media. The Athens Daily Post-Athens reflects on press critique.
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America
United States Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Justice Burger
Athens
Tenn
Daily Post
Athenian
President’s Agent Pressures CBS to Fire Dan Rather
Marianne Means reports that John Ehrlichman visited CBS News President Richard Salant to demand firing Dan Rather, accusing him of bias. Salant supported Rather, while Walter Cronkite condemned administration pressure on the press, underscoring the fight over press independence and government oversight.
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Marianne
Washington
Nixon
CBS News
Richard Salant
White House
John Ehrlichman
Salant
Manhattan
Ehrlichman
CBS
Dan Rather
Democratic National Committee
Rather
Walter Cronkite
FCC
Agnew
Pentagon
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Lockheed Board Pressure Over Johnson Sparks Debate
The piece argues Senator Cranston’s call for Lockheed board resignations to secure a $250 million government loan risks losing Kelly Johnson, Lockheed’s famed designer. It notes Johnson’s pivotal role in the U 2, SR-71, YF-12A, and other programs, and warns that removing him could erode national defense capabilities amid Cold War tensions.
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John Chanberlain
New York
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Rolls Royce
England
Alan Cranston
Calif
Lockheed Board of Directors
Lockheed Board
Cranston
Lockheed
Clarence L
Kelly
Johnson
Kelly Johnson
Francis Gary Powers
Russia
U.S
American Metals Association
Cleveland
William Proxmire
Lockheed High Command
Pentagon
Good Plumber Respected as Physicist Makes More Money
Hal Boyle notes a plumber's rising status and pay, compares it to physicists, and jokes on social behavior and career choices. He argues success hinges on adapting to bosses and winds alike, with quips on etiquette and ambition.
Today in History highlights 1940 to 1968 events
Key events noted include Norway's 1940 surrender to Germany, Nero's 68 suicide, 1815 Vienna Congress closure, 1893 Ford's Theatre collapse, Lusitania aftermath 1915, 1943 withholding tax law, 1953 Worcester tornado death toll, 10 years ago UN urged Portugal on Angola, five years ago Western Union contract end of a strike.
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Associated Press
Norway
Nero
Ford
Washington
Lusitania
United States
Germany
Congress
New England
Worcester
Mass
U.N. Security Council
Portugal
Angola
Western Union
My Gina the greyhound doubts speed with age
An elderly greyhound owner reflects on Gina the Italian greyhound and their shared decline from running like the wind. He jokes about image, age, ESP moments, and past beach runs, noting they now avoid indiscriminate sprinting and prefer quiet companionship.
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Gina
Richard Nixon
Muskie
Hugo
Dog
Kismet
Aries to Pisces Horoscope Forecasts with Advice
Daily sun sign guidance urging financial caution for Aries, efficient action for Taurus, policy moves for Gemini, wardrobe upgrades for Moon Children, prudent romance for Leo, harmony for Virgo, detail focus for Libra, property repairs for Scorpio, process checks for Sagittarius, careful planning for Capricorn, relationship boosts for Aquarius, and credit fixes for Pisces. Each sign advised to act with clarity and restraint.
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Moon Children
Leo
VIRGO
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
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Lee E. Kelly
L. Edward Kelly Jr
Europe
Jesus
Justice Awards
New York Times
David Halberstam
Vietnam
Halberstam
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Democratic Party
Hal Boyle
Keer
Plant City
Buster
Burbank
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
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