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The article discusses the social conditions of police officers in the U.S. as of 2015, and it mentions police-community relations in America, as well as the social impacts of police shootings across the country. The attitudes of various law enforcement officials are examined, including patrol officer Angelo Harris in Hampton, Virginia, Sheriff Nancy Hove in Pierce County, Washington, and Sergeant Bryan Shelton in Birmingham, Alabama. Body camera laws and community policing are examined.

The article features focuses on the strategy of George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts in managing the baseball team Cincinnati Redlegs. It states that Tebbetts appears to be relaxed but he is thinking the problems, indecisions, and gambles of his competitor inside wherein he stayed at a corner of a bench to do his strategy which he used to do when he was just a catcher. General manager Gabe Paul mentions that the ability of Tebbets to handle men is his most important attributes.

The article focuses on baseball players in the U.S. It highlights pitcher Tom Seaver, who transferred back to New York Mets after almost six years player for Cincinnati Reds. It also mentions other players including Jim Kaat of the St. Louis Cardinals, Masanori Murakami of San Francisco Giants and Pete Rose of Philadelphia Phillies.

The article reports on the 75th anniversary meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. J. Playfair McMurrich, professor of anatomy at the University of Toronto and president of the association in 1922, delivered a keynote speech with a retrospective view of biological science and the theory of organic revolution. Dr. Robert T. Hance of the University of Pennsylvania discussed observations about a technique for studying the chromosomes of chicks. Dr. Thomas Crowder Chamberlin of the University of Chicago talked abut geology.

The article describes how businessman Walter E. Schott of Cincinnati, Ohio, was able to put together a family holding company with enterprises worth an estimated 20 million U.S. dollars and controlling some 26 companies spread across the U.S. and Canada. It cites Schott's foundation of the holding company with his wife and a brother by 1938 and its acquisition of 18 new businesses in 10 years. Schott's business philosophy and rule for financing a new business are also noted.

The article presents a humorous discussion on practical politics in America and the campaign-related stunts that some U.S. presidential candidates have performed as of 2015. Mother's Day telephone calls by Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton are mentioned, along with Republican Marco Rubio's decision to fly to Miami, Florida to announce his bid for the U.S. presidency in 2016. Ohio senatorial candidate P.G. Sittenfeld's ideas about campaigning are examined, along with linebacker Dhani Jones.

The article discusses how Major League Baseball's implementation of additional rules in 2015 might speed up the game of professional baseball in America, and it mentions how the average length of baseball games has increased between 1970 and 2014. According to the article, hitters will be generally required to keep one foot in the batter's box. It also states that a stadium clock will count down the time between innings. A winning percentage-related chart is also provided.

The article offers information on the good performance of Paul Brown's Cincinnati Bengals in National Football League's A.F.C. Central. It profiles Ken Anderson, who has been the best quarterback in the N.F.L and the most valuable player in the league in 1982. Moreover, it mentions the success of the team in 17 seasons of the football playoffs in Cleveland, Ohio.

The article discusses a court case wherein Hamilton County Prosecutor Simon Leis Jr has convicted the brassy publisher Larry Flynt of pin-up magazine Hustler. It notes that Leis has meted Flynt seven to 25 years in prison and fined $11,000 for the misdemeanor of pandering obscenity and the felony of engaging in organized crime in the U.S. It adds that the obscenity trials in Flynt's case has abandoned the notion on national standards of what is acceptably sexually explicit in print and film.

The article discusses the events in the National League play-offs and the World Series competed by several baseball teams including the Yankees of New York, Big Red Machine of Cincinnati, and Phillies of Philadelphia. It says that the World Champion Reds had their fifth division win and the Reds claimed another title. In the National League play-offs, the Reds and the Phillies were the opponents. It notes that Philadelphia and Cincinnati fit for the league finale, Philadelphia has the edge in pitching while Reds have Joe Morgan who was named the most valuable player in 1975 playoff. It mentions that in the Yankees-Royals match, the Yankees have the edge in base running and pitching while the Royals have the tight defense and leading hitters such as George Brett.

The article reports on the resignation of several musical conductors in the U.S. It mentions that Thor Johnson has decided to leave the Cincinnati Symphony to be a part of the Northwestern University's music department. It states that conductor Vladimir Golschmann of St. Louis Symphony will resign at the end of his 27th season to have more time for guest-conducting. Meanwhile, Massimo Freccia of the Baltimore Symphony has experienced a series of budgetary crises for five years in Baltimore.

The article reports on the dedication of a laboratory building for the U.S. Public Health Service called Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center by Secretary Oveta Gulf Hobby in Cincinnati, Ohio in April 1954. Since 1913, the city is known as a center for public-health studies. Contamination of water and food by viruses and fungi, synthetic chemicals and radioactivity will be the focus of the center under research director Doctor Leslie A. Chambers. Other waste problems facing sanity engineers are cited.

The article looks at a speech about the United Nations (UN) and the Korean war by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Robert Taft which was delivered by his son, lawyer Robert Taft Jr., before a dinner of the National Conference of Christians and Jews in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1953. The speech was dictated while Taft was staying at Holmes Hospital. He encouraged the U.S. to negotiate the Korean truce instead of relying on the UN. He stressed that U.S. foreign policy makers are doing their best to address the issue.

The article reports on the detailed Plan of Union that was signed by the delegates from the Northern Presbyterians (Presbyterian Church, U.S.), the Southern Presbyterians (Presbyterian Church, U.S.) and the United Presbyterians during their conference in Cincinnati in mid-April 1953. The plan calls for the creation of a united Presbyterian church to be called the Presbyterian Church of the U.S. The other smaller churches will also need to approve the plan, including the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

The article reports on the prevalence of working-level church unions in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1952. A combined congregation of Presbyterians and Episcopalians in Indian Hill dedicated a church building in December. In West Cincinnati, a combined congregation with approximately 200 members would meet in the West Cincinnati Presbyterian Church with Presbyterian minister Maurice McCrackin.

The article profiles 1952 U.S. presidential candidate W. Averell Harriman. He has learned to smile at the television camera, greet the photographers and shake hands in an effort to make the voters remember him. He learned to gauge the audience and adjust his speech during the annual convention of the League of Women Voters. However, newsmen criticize his habit of getting things done in a hurry that creates a negative impact on his campaign.

The article focuses on the sales of gifts during the time of Christmas in the U.S. It informs that for attracting the consumers, many retail stores in the country have turned for unique accessories and extremely unusual pre-Christmas sales. It tells that many store managers have reported a decline in the sales of expensive items such as jewelry and furs. Presently, the consumers have shifted to cheaper and more practical gifts like electric hair combs and digital clocks.

The article profiles Irishman Pete Rose, a right fielder from National League's Cincinnati Reds who has batted better than .300 in each of the past seasons of 1968 in the U.S. It states that Rose has hit .273 in the season, covered second like a seasoned pro and was named Rookie of the Year. It notes that Rose has handled third base and left field and has established himself as one of the most dangerous hitters of the game.