Looking Backward to 1970s Population Shifts and Political Controversies
A retrospective review notes the 31 years since World War II, examining economic gains and living standards while pondering the 1970s. It highlights Census Bureau data showing shifting state population growth, with California, New Jersey, Connecticut slowing and West Virginia, North Dakota, South Dakota reversing to faster growth, and Nevada’s rate waning.
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U.S
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Japan
United States
Census Bureau
California
New Jersey
Connecticut
West Virginia
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nevada
Reward fund grows in Strother murder case
Readers contribute from 2 to 100 dollars, bringing the Strother Fund to 222 as trustees plan a larger kitty to uncover undisclosed details and catch the killer. Retired officials Tom Boyd Bob DeHaven and Erle Edwards will manage the Deer Fund and Strother Fund, merging assets for a common purpose.
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George Strother
George
Tom Boyd
Winchester
Bob DeHaven
Frederick County
Erle Edwards
Sheriff's Office
Walker Dodges McGovern as Ogilvie Seeks Illinois Lead
Illinois voters at a Batavia VFW fundraiser hear Dan Walker decline ties to George McGovern while Richard Ogilvie emphasizes government as problem solver. The race foresees national implications with Walker’s anti establishment stance and Ogilvie courting liberal allies amid rising taxes and a jet airport funding controversy.
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Batavia
Dan Walker
Illinois
VFW Hall
McGovern
Walker
Chicago
George McGovern
Walter
Richard Ogilvie
Daley
Montgomery Ward
Cook County
Ogilvie
Winchester Democrats to open HQ for John C. Marsh Jr.
Democratic leaders Richard J. Rosenberger and William Carpenter announce a Winchester headquarters opening within two weeks to back John C. Marsh Jr. for Congress as the party strengthens its local campaign efforts.
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HOUSE
Kennedy
Winchester
John C. Marsh, Jr
Congress
Richard J. Rosenberger
Democratic Committee
William Carpenter
Frederick County
Star Office
Nature of True Religion by Thomas Mann
The piece defines religiousness as attentive obedience to divine realities and commands. It argues true religion is an inner attitude toward the Great Soul behind creation rather than mere church membership. It warns against persecution and urges self reflection and loving others.
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Thomas Mann
Jencks
Jencks Challenges Equal Education Myth and Poverty Link
Harvard educator Christopher Jencks with Mary Jo Bane argues that equalizing schools has little impact on adult inequality. A four year study published in Saturday Review of Education questions the poverty reduction effect of desegregation and calls for redefining equality and the costs of such reforms.
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Washington
Christopher Jencks
Harvard
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jencks
Mary Jo Bane
Saturday Review of Education
Basic Books
Jencksian
Memory Quiz Challenge Questions and Answers
A list of ten quiz items with spaced prompts and page two reference for the answers. It includes questions on sports city nicknames, coconut product names, crop terminology, mandates in Pacific islands, Hawaii congressional representation, Bastille location, the Spanish American War, Uncle Remus author, Lee DeForest field, and lunar eclipse causation.
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San Francisco
Baltimore
Marshall, Carolina
Mariana
Pacific Islands
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Britain
Soviet Union
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Clarke County All-Stars
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Jack F. Davis
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