Fascinating reading

I'm leafing through copies of the 1975 and 1974 Guardian. Fascinating things noticed so far:

- Much more print; much less white space (in fact, barely any gutters at all between columns of text)
- Some seriously wacky news, some of it due to the 70s Guardian's much more pronounced leftwing orientation, some just... well. (Example of the former: articles about Chinese newspapers debating the role of the hero of a 13th century epic that may have influenced Mao; example of the latter: writer on the occult tries to free bank robber; knife crime after allegations of witchcraft; far left plots to subvert the Labour Party)
- "Heal a broken family today: invite your husband's mistress to move in." - Someone write that. Now. With Gene and the Missus, and Sam as the mistress (obviously).
- A lot of the news is practically identical to today's news. (Energy crisis. Food crisis. Economic crisis. African mothers bottlefeeding their babies and doctors warning that that is *not* a good thing.)
- There *has* to be a better way to research the 70s...

Addendum: Good advice from the Department of Energy, 1974:

"Switching Off Something really helps - Switch Off Something - don't ease off."

;-)

What's with all the slashy adverts?

If I weren't so staunchly a non-slasher, I swear the Guardian would give me bunnies. Ads for "'Strip' briefs for men" (transparent nylon, apparently, yikes)... an ad for "Street Boy", the memoirs of a male prostitute...