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The article focuses on the rise of feminists groups in U.S. to oppose sexism. It relates on the Dock of the Bay affair wherein several women burned the copies of the underground paper "Dock of the Bay" because it contains a sex sheet. According to Lionel Tiger, there will be a general women's upheaval incited by deep human and economic conditions. It mentions several women's groups including Redstockings, National Organization for Women (NOW) and Women's Radical Action Project (WRAP).

The article focuses on the controversy regarding the midi skirts in the U.S. Many women found the new fashion style disgusting, however, fashion publisher John Burr Fairchild vehemently promoted the new clothing through his periodical "Women's Wear Daily" (WWD). He had decreed that the year 1970 would be year of midi skirts. Through WWD he relentlessly pushed the midi fashion. It continuously campaigned in stories, gossip items and pictures telling that the whole American women would change and the adherent of mini skirts would be left in cold without a fashion to embrace. The article concludes that, midi's real popularity would soon be tested when the weather would be warmer and Fairchild would have to have a clean victory to retain his image as the number one influence in fashion.

Discusses the materialism and culture in the Soviet Union with emphasis on socialism. Comparison of the Soviet culture with that of the U.S.; Degree of satisfaction of the elementary wants of food, clothing and shelter; Popularity of opera and symphonic music in the country; Comparison between the sale of books in the Soviet Union and the U.S.; Establishment and improvement of social security by the Soviet system; Care and protection received by the children.

The article features businessman and former Houston, Texas mayor Roy Mark Hofheinz. He owns Astroworld, the baseball team Houston Astros, and stakes in Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey. He integrated services for African Americans and whites without publicity when he was elected as judge at the age of 24, and fired the city treasurer who allegedly transferred city-purchased land to his own when he became mayor. He sold papers and booked dance groups when he was 15 to help his mother when his father died and earned his law degree at the age of 19.

The article discusses the highlights of the American Medical Association convention that was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1925. Several scientific papers were read, while the House of Delegates debated on the policies of ethical medicine. The doctors passed a resolution that considered whisky, gin, beer and other alcoholic liquors as drugs. Doctor Wendel C. Phillips was elected president of the association for 1926-1927.

This article presents information on books like "Follow the Leader," by Clyde Brion Davis. Like any other many novelists Davis seems to exhaust his creativity on the childhood of his central character. The section of his book that deals with Charles Martel as a puny, sniveling youngster in a small city in Missouri is so superior to what follows as almost to be different in kind, once Charley returns from the war and becomes a power in the community he begins to read like a smooth-paper success story.

The author discusses issues related to college basketball in the U.S. as of December 16, 1974. He says that the best basketball game in the U.S. is the Missouri Valley Conference. His experience of being a basketball fan is explored. A fan of the Bradley Braves basketball team of Bradley University who asked Satan to let the team win in a game against the team of the University of Cincinnati is also featured.

The article offers opinions of several people on the financial aid they receive from the U.S. welfare department. Jerry Fuller, an electrical engineer, says that the welfare does not pay him much to cater to the needs of his family, and Mary Sands, a widowed mother, mentions that she had to face cruelty and indifference from the welfare department. Lawrence Brooks, a lobsterman, says he survives the harsh winter in Milbridge, Maine in a centrally-heated apartment provided by the welfare.

The article reports on the war damage inflicted upon a tiny village Binh Thoi, located near Saigon, Vietnam during the Vietnam war fought between the U.S. and Vietnam from 1961-1975. As reported, before this war Binh Thoi was a prosperous farm village with fertile land having coconut and orange groves. But the U.S. troops and Vietnam's guerrillas turned it into a wasteland. Chu Thao, a teacher from a nearby village divulges that the whole plantation was destroyed. The surface of the earth was left barren. Farmers of the region faced great difficulty in making their soil usable. This Binh Thoi episode, entitled "Resuscitation of the Dead Earth," became quite popular worldwide and also won a second prize in an essay competition organized on nationalism by a local newspaper.

The article discusses the report of Martin Prager Mayer concerning the condition of the educational system in the U.S. It emphasizes that the teachers who do not understand math, foreign languages and unequipped to carry out new methods remain the primary problem in most schools. It also notes that the over reliance on I.Q. levels contribute to the low number of educable children.

The article discusses issues about the use of sexist texts in schoolbooks that teach children reading, writing and the roles they will later play as adult men and women in the U.S. It mentions that school boards using sexist texts may be sued under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, a law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded educational program, since the government helps finance such books. It notes that the Committee to Study Sex Discrimination in the Kalamazoo Public Schools in Michigan filed a complaint with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare alleging that 80% of the leading characters in a book read by elementary school students are boys or men.

The article reports on the gradual alteration in the population demographics in the U.S. which is characterized by slow growth. Accordingly, the falling American birth rate phenomenon has deeply concerned social planners, politicians, businessmen and educators. It notes that the U.S. population is still on the rise, however, Americans in 1974 are producing fewer babies per family than at any time in history. It adds that the country is moving toward the state of zero population growth and at the theoretical point at which births balance deaths.

The article offers information on Americans with leadership qualities. Robert Abboud, deputy chairman of the First Chicago Corp., is a monetary and economic conservative who considers himself a liberal in social matters. Senator James Abourezk, chairman of the Indian Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate, is a forceful spokesman for the Arab cause in the conflict over a Palestinian state. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Tennessee Council on Crime and Delinquency, has made a point of announcing that he will disclose every single contribution he gets although he is not required to and although it will be a big, burdensome task.

The article focuses on the achievements, works and sports career of renowned baseball player Reggie Jackson in the U.S. It mentions that at age 28, he had a better baseball career compared to other players in the American League because he led in five offensive categories. It states that in 1969, he hit 47 home runs, league-leading 13 home runs, and hammered balls more than 500 feet. Moreover, he was married for four years and divorced in 1972. Moreover, he owned United Development Co. and earned more than 20 million dollars.

The article discusses the implication of drinking alcoholic beverages for people, especially to youths, in the U.S. Morris Chafetz, director of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), stresses that youths are moving from a wide range of other drugs to the most devastating drug, called alcohol. It highlights the facts gathered by NIAAA about alcohol abuse which include most deaths attributed to alcoholism are caused by cirrhosis of the liver which is13,000 per year, an alcoholic's life span is shortened by ten to twelve years, and evidence suggesting that excessive use of alcohol may also quietly contribute to certain kinds of heart diseases.

The article features American song writer Irving Berlin, who is also an insomniac. His compositions include "God Bless America," "Cheek to Cheek" and "This is the Army, Mr. Jones." His other hits include "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam'." The opinion of tunesmith Harry Ruby on Berlin is also cited.

When the Germans sank the Lusitania and slew several hundred women and children, people knew, at least that that was the kind of thing, which Englishmen or Americans could not do. In all the hates and stupidities, the dirt and heartbreaks of the war there was just the light on the horizon: that there were certain things to which Americans at least could never fall, in the name of victory or patriotism or any other of the deadly masked words that are "the unjust stewards of man's ideas." Americans, too, for some cold political end, plunged the unarmed, the weak, the helpless, the children, the suffering women to agonizing death and torture without a tremor.

The article presents information on topics related to the administration in the United States, the yawa disease and the cost of a power plant for the Atomic Energy Commission. Yaws is the tropical disease that dooms a child to hideous disfigurement, a life of torment and economic dependence. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the U.S., at a press conference last week said there was too much speculation on the charge that John Foster Dulles, secretary of state, has committed honor and prestige to holding two ferryboat islets as close to the Chinese mainland.

The article features Eleanor McGovern and Pat Nixon who are wives of two U.S. presidential candidates for the 1972 election. It says that Eleanor, wife of George McGovern, and Pat, wife of U.S. President Richard Nixon, both manifest similar poise and professionalism. It mentions that Pat delivers small talk and spontaneous gesture, while Eleanor gives serious speeches everywhere. Moreover, Pat promises that once her husband is re-elected, she will be a more active First Lady.

The article focuses on the political struggles of Democratic Party delegates during the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. It mentions that delegates under 30 years old such as 24-year-old Kenneth Elstein were elected to be part of the party wherein presidential candidate George McGovern helps formulate the reform rules. It adds that older and regular delegates of the party has been outnumbered by the younger politicians including Lawrence McGarry, and Martin Greenberg.

The article discusses the observations of psychiatrist Robert Coles concerning impoverished Americans which contradict common stereotypes. Coles concludes that impoverished people are courageous and have a healthy mind which can contribute to the progress of the country. It says that contrary to ordinary conception, black mothers are as efficient at child rearing as other mothers. It adds that poor people should not be treated as mere recipients of aids but as active molders of their lives.

The article discusses the contemporary American Society, where the idea of charity seems illogical and a patronizing concept. It states that corruption in the system is so manifested that even official machinery cannot set society free from evil. It also states that the idea of do-gooders is not a mere epithet but many Americans still practice charity as part of their moral duty. It informs about various eminent philanthropists which includes John Wintrop, William Penn and Ralph Nader.

The article focuses on increasing fascination for Jesus Christ among the young people in U.S. which has been described as the Jesus Revolution or movement. Generation X that has been constantly accused of tripping out or copping out with sex, violence and drugs, is now embracing the most persistent symbol of purity, selflessness and brotherly love. It discusses three groups namely, the Jesus People, the Straight People, and the Catholic Pentecostals who are contributing in the movement.

The article informs about the welfare system in the U.S. that has caused upheaval in the society as the funds allocated for welfare during recession are misused or mismanaged causing greater worries. It presents views of ex-president Ronald Reagan who believes that spending welfare money means an increase in tax payments. It states that poverty in a developed country can produce psychological crunch. An alternative suggested for some respite is to put aside the president's revenue-sharing plan.

The article reports on the growing concern amongst the Americans of their state of prisons and the human rights violations. It looks at the jail census conducted by U.S. Law Enforcement Administration according to which most of the people in jails are undertrials or those who are eligible for bail but are unable to raise cash. It presents the examples of prisons in Arkansas, Indiana and California and the racial tensions in prison. It looks at the prisons of Sweden and the reforms brought in New York and Kansas for bringing reforms in the prisons throughout the country.

The article discusses the rise in unrest among the youths in the U.S. and the widening of generation gap in the country. It is stated that nearly 120,000 youths have been arrested in the country pot possession and sale in 1969 which include Robert Kennedy Jr, son of U.S. Senator Robert Kennedy, and his cousin Eunice Shriver. It is reported that, hundreds of youths tried to attend a rock festival in Turner Falls Park, Oklahoma, which was banned by Governor Dewey Bartlett for drugs, nudity and lawlessness. According to Columbia University's student union president-elect William J. McGill, 505 of American youths belong to an alienated culture which is hostile to science and technology. Experts state that the youths consider the old as immigrants in a world they control but do not understand.

In this article, the author discusses the social conditions of people in the U.S. and social conflicts among them. He criticizes the use of Middle America to denote the home of the silent majority of Americans, and states that the country is divided into closed-minded people on one side and the open-minded one on the other. It describes how the country sets up a parallel between conservatives and radicals. He presents his views on crises in El Dorado and suggests the need for good leadership.

The article focuses on the killing of the four Kent State University students by Ohio National Guardsmen. It reports that objection against the U.S. venture into Cambodia suddenly turned into a nationwide student strike. It reports that Interior Secretary Walter Hickel's letter of criticism to the U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and the abrupt resignation of two young Administration staffers were among the most tangible signs of distress. It focuses on disagreement in the Cabinet over the Cambodian decision that Nixon declined to deny at a press conference.

The article offers information on the characteristics of Ethel Kennedy, wife of late Senator Robert F. Kennedy in the U.S. It states that Ethel Kennedy has been regarded by the Americans as the most admired woman. It notes that Ethel has been obsessed with athletics, where she still plays tennis in her six months of pregnancy. Moreover, her top priority is all memorial projects, where she works diligently on a nationwide series of fund-raising dinners.

The article focuses on the wedding ceremony of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, the wife of assassinated U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and Aristotle Socrates Onassis in Greece in October 1968. It states that the marriage has earned several reactions in the U.S., in which many were disturbed that Kennedy has married out of her church and culture. Furthermore, several theories regarding Kennedy's motivations to wed Onassis such as money and her need of a father image are discussed.

The article focuses on the 1968 presidential campaign of presidential candidates for law and order in the U.S. It states that millions of voters define law and order as a rallying cry while African Americans, who are frequent victims of violence, refer to it as a warning for the arrival of worse times. It adds that the issue on law and order elevated George Wallace to a national force, while Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew lured in the edge of demagogy as they saw Wallace's growing popularity.

The article provides a detailed account on the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy. It states that Bobby had long felt the possibility that he is going to meet the same fate as his brother who was also assassinated. It discusses the events that have transpired from the shootings in the Ambassador Hotel, the investigations, the moment Bobby died a day after in the hospital, and his funeral service.

The article presents information on Robert Francis Kennedy. It describes Robert Kennedy and offers his political perspective. It discusses how people and other politicians look at the presidential candidate and notes a comparison between Robert Kennedy and his brother, the late U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Furthermore, it also talks about Robert Kennedy's effort in his bid for Presidency.