Youth Attitudes Mirror Adults in Wide Polls
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education surveyed 160000 on 300 campuses and Scholastic polled 57000 juniors and seniors in 2000 schools. A majority support expulsion for disruptors and arrest for burning the American flag while opposing grade elimination. Pollution and drug abuse rank high among concerns, with crime seen as more serious than inflation or poverty. Extremism is blamed on fanaticism, and a Russian émigré professor urges restraint and nonviolent protest.
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Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Scholastic
Vietnam
1970 Strike Losses Hit 62 Million Man Days
The Labor Department reports over 62 million man days were lost in 1970 due to strikes in the United States the highest in more than a decade though the total declined from 1969. The 71 day General Motors strike alone accounted for almost 16 million lost days.
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United States
Labor Department
General Motors
Virginia Horticultural Society Meets in Roanoke
W W Hunt of National Fruit Product Co will speak at the Virginia State Horticultural Society annual meeting in Roanoke. An organ concert by Glenn Derringer and sister Brenda to raise funds for a Senseny Park gymnasium-auditorium at Shenandoah College. Herman Lee elected president of Centenary Church of Christ Consistory. Ten new Winchester Elks admitted. Salvation Army drive at $3,048.05 of $5,850 goal with one day left. 1441 tins shipped from Stephens City to UNRRA for Europe relief. Walter Duncan of Duncan Brothers joined the Kiwanis Club.
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W.W. Hunt
National Fruit Product Co
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Roanoke
Glenn Derringer
Brenda Derringer
Shenandoah College
Senseny Park
Winchester
Duncan Brothers
Kiwanis Club
What is success in the present situation
The piece argues success is not wealth or status but a spirit guiding right choices. It questions the value of money, marriage, public office, and fast gains, noting historic triumphs and current global danger while stressing character and personality as core to true success.
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England
Columbus
Marconi
Einstein
Hitler
Cambodia
New York
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Vermont
Rembrandt van Rign
Paper-Work Jungle Costs Billions and Privacy in Washington
A column decries the U.S. government’s sprawling paperwork, citing 23 agencies with access to tax returns and 2,600 computers in use. It notes $28 billion yearly in costs to citizens and a 360,000 forms burden, calling for Nixon’s reorganization plan to pass Congress.
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Nixon
Washington
General Services Administration
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Department
Pentagon
House Post Office
Civil Service
Subcommittee
Empire State Building
Eliza Doolittle
Henry Higgins
Congress
Noise Before Birth Probed by Infant Reactions
AP report notes unborn children react to sounds, kicking and elevating heart rate. The column blends science with light social bits and trivia on heat deaths, surgeries, music, and history, all presented in a breezy magazine style.
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New York
Pat Nixon
White House
United States
England
Wales
Rome
Thomas A. Edison
Baldness in Women Is More Common Than Thought
Dear reader questions on female hair loss are answered by Dr. Lamb. Causes include gland issues thyroid function nervousness and harsh beauty treatments. Advice urges dermatology examination home shampoo trials and avoiding chemicals plus lifestyle changes.
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Dr. Lamb
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