Southeast Asia faces another bloodied year in 1972
Southeast Asia remains trapped in war and political instability as 1972 opens. In Indochina, Vietnam Cambodia Laos see no end to conflict despite troop withdrawals. Thailand’s November coup, Philippines diplomacy, and rising ideological violence at home shape a region wary of change.
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Saigon
Southeast Asia
China
Family of Nations
Indochina
Vietnams
Cambodia
Laos
South Vietnam
Thailand
Paris
Vietnam
What Happened To Our Economy This Past Year
Washington reports a possible record 9 percent, 95 billion dollar gain in national output for 1972, with about two thirds real due to price controls. The administration cites wage price controls and December dollar devaluation as the main brightening factors despite ongoing inflation concerns. The Nixon plan could create roughly 500 thousand to 650 thousand jobs, but economists warn about overseas recession and domestic inflation pressures from Phase 2 measures and tax relief.
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Washington
Japan
Europe
There’s Still Time To Help TB Campaign
Pontotoc County Christmas Seal Campaign asks unresponsive residents to mail or resend contributions. Campaign chairwoman Mrs. Pat Bonar notes only 89 percent of last year’s total has been raised as $3,209.00. Donors are urged to send gifts to the Oklahoma TB and Respiratory Disease Association with name and address for proper credit.
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Pat Bonar
Pontotoc County
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Oklahoma TB and Respiratory Disease Association
P. O
Oklahoma City
Drive-in perks and travel price notes in mixed parcel
Snippets reveal a drive-in marquee offer with risqué titles and a drive-in church service, a Brooklyn traveler scooping perfume in Athens for 15.50, an unscheduled Shannon stop with a 17.00 ounce, and a New York shop price 16.00. Philippine villagers greet birth with gunfire as a man dies leaving multi‑wife bequests.
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Natalie Rosen
Brooklyn
Athens
Greece
Shannon
Ireland
Gimbel's
New York
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