Washington bets on detente gamble over SS-9 missiles
Aug 21, 1970 report notes Washington links scrapping Safeguard ABM to limiting SS-9 missiles in SALT talks. Soviets and U S weigh leverage while Red China remains outside negotiations as defense experts assess risk of a 15 megaton SS-9 warhead versus the U S one megaton systems.
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Soviet Union
Washington
United States
U.S
Red China
Moscow
Peking
Ussr
Desegregation Progress Seen in Schools Across the South
Government aided by prominent citizens and state committees seeks to open September schools with limited busing. Judge Merhige approves partial busing for 2600 extra students in Richmond while Roanoke plans allow non full integration. Nixon leads negotiations aiming for voluntary desegregation with local cooperation and possible HEW funding to ease costs.
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Washington
Gov Rad
Ios
U.S
Robert Merhige, Jr
Richmond
Ted Dalton
Roanoke
South
Nixon
Cholera Outbreaks Reported Across Continents
Officials warn of a new cholera wave spreading in Asia Africa and the Americas with cases in Syria Egypt South Korea and Soviet Central Asia. Contaminated water and food drive deaths and early medical care can reduce fatalities, a CDC expert says.
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Syria
Egypt
South Korea
Soviet
Central Asia
Asia
North Africa
Latin America
United States Public Health Service
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
India
Pakistan
Europe
North America
New Mexico
Crime Upturn Widens Gap Between Crime and Punishment
The FBI reports a 12 percent rise in major crimes in 1969, with cautions about data accuracy due to variable local reporting. The text attributes the rise to funding shortfalls for police and delays in the judicial system that slow sentencing and swell jail populations.
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FBI
Larricks Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary at Gore Church
Mr. and Mrs. Brondell L. Larrick of Gore celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at Hebron Baptist Church. Nearly 100 attendees joined the Star's annual outing at Rosemont after press time.
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Brondell L. Larrick
Gore
Hebron Baptist Church
Sarah Margaret Heatwole
Duncan Lawrence Reynard
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Henry Stragisher
Alan Peer
North Frederick
Market Street Methodist Church
Pfc
Clatus Goode
Mindanao
Philippines
The
Star
Rosemont
The Alcohol Problem in Our Time
About five million Americans are alcoholics and three million are problem drinkers. The piece discusses causes, costs, and the role of Alcoholics Anonymous, urging personal responsibility and family example to address the issue. It notes a high relapse risk and calls for serious thinking amid social turbulence.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Nixon Adopts Roosevelt Tactics Amid Campaign Strategy
The piece argues Nixon refines FDR’s wartime public approach balancing national leadership with partisan aims. It notes Nixon avoids overt campaigning, probes public engagement through road shows, and attacks the Democratic Congress over spending while projecting protection for the people.
Prestige Signals That Your Status Is Fading
Hal Boyle jokes that a man’s prestige slips when he ranks low on the public eye. He lists humorous indicators from FBI fugitive lists to fashion mishaps, family nicknames and social awkwardness, concluding the reader may be told to drop out of the rat race.
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Hal Boyle
New York
FBI
Ane
Alcoholics Anonymous
New Hope Dopar Offers Parkinsons Hope with Cautions
Dr Wayne G Brandstadt discusses Dopar as new L dopa treatment for Parkinsons palsy. Availability limited to hospitals and doctors. broad drugstore rollout planned after production. Benefits vary. safety notes include kidney thyroid liver heart diseases and pregnancy. Side effects nausea irregular pulse dizziness agitation low mood confusion managed by dose adjustments.
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United People
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Missouri
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House
Vietnam
By Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
Duke University
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M.D
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I.Q
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William McKinley
Mila
Winchester
Evening Star
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Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O'Connell
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