Nigeria Conflict Echoes in Editorial on Peace Talks
An editorial argues the United States will stay out of the Nigeria Biafra war while wishing success to peace talks after a year of fighting that has killed well over 100,000. It notes international arms flows, humanitarian aid cuts, and a forecast of peace talks by May 30 as violence persists in Lagos and Port Harcourt amid regional power shifts.
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United States
Nigeria
Agency For International Development
Peace Corps
France
Portugal
South Africa
Biafra
Britain
America
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Lagos
Johnson Aguiyi-I Ironsi
Ironsi
Yakubu Gowan
Biafea
Tanzania
Gabon
Ivory Coast
Niger
Cameroun
Senegal
Lagos Morning Post
Shell British Petroleum
Port Harcourt
Port Marcourt
Government Money Question Echoed by New Hampshire Homemaker
A New Hampshire housewife writes to Senator Norris Cotton about government funding, saying taxes rise with costs of living and that many family comforts are forgone. Her letter, praised as more meaningful than Senate rhetoric, urges voters to consider where government money comes from before supporting higher spending.
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Iowa Public Service Company
New Hampshire
Norris Catton
Senate
Congress
Successful Investing: Dividend income and stock mix advice
Roger Spear reviews a reader s portfolio weighing in on growth and income stocks. He notes heavy emphasis on United Utilities, suggests switching into higher yielding utilities like Baltimore Gas and Electric and Duquesne Light to narrow the 6 percent loan interest gap, and recommends balanced inflation hedges in real estate and a small business stake. He also corrects Lionel Corp s 1966 and 1967 earnings figures and touts his Investment Guide.
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Ureimy
Roger E. Spears
United Utilities
Perent
CCA
Tim
United Us 2
Baltimore Gas and Electric
Duquesne Light
Potosvac Electric
Lional Corp
G.P. A
Lionel
Roger Spears
Tavestment Guide
Roger F. Spear
Anderson Herald
Box
Éla
Grand Central Station
New York
N.Y
Opr
Gen. Fea. Corp
Harriman's mixed record as diplomat for South Vietnam
A critical portrait traces Averell Harriman’s ambassadorships from Moscow to Laos and Washington. It argues his cautious pragmatism yielded limited gains, citing Poland’s puppet regime, the 1963 nuclear treaty, and Laos neutralization as outcomes shaping policy toward North Vietnam. The piece warns readers to temper expectations of Harriman as a Talleyrand figure.
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Harriman
Averell Harriman
Paris
Joseph Slatin
Stalin
Russia
Roosevelt
Moscow
Truman
FDR
State Department
Maverman Nat
Molotes
Kerr
Poland
Yalta
England
Ghe
John F. Kennedy
Hardmanag
Moreow
United States
Herriman
Laos
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Jacques Nevard
The
New York Times
Thailand
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Mr. Harriman
Washington
Raver Pay
Boola Bola Harriman
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Laois
Talleyrand
Coronary health tips from Dr Brady's advice column
Readers are urged to manage coronary risk with belly breathing, cautious nitroglycerin use, moderate coffee, calcium rich diet, and daily exercise. A New York physician cites breathwork as a potential alternative to nitroglycerin, while Brady notes iron and manganese vitamin tonics have helped some patients. Personal letters to Dr Brady at 625 El Camino, Beverly Hills, are answered selectively.
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New York
Ats
P.r.c
Stich
Mr. Brady
William Brady
el Cavnino
South Bevely Hills
California
The Dress Up of Editorials and the Psychology of Selling
A narrator recalls advising Col. Frank Knox on front page editorial dress up to broaden reader appeal. He demonstrates market psychology using paired advertising titles, revealing how presentation affects attention and sales and urging replication in political and editorial writing.
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Ulate
Cash
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Hoosewelt
Navy
Northwestern University
Als
Cal. Knox
Chicago
Vic
Colon Knox
Col
Knox
Dr. Crane
Arly
Folklore by William Wade on King Wheat and hunger
The piece compares past and present views on hunger and living standards, citing Ninette M. Lowater's "King Wheat" as a prophetic verse. It recalls armored ships, cannons, and flags, then shifts to the image of yellow stalks swaying in terraces, cheered by the bannered heads of wheat. The refrain warns that hunger rules the world.
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United States
Ninette M. Lowater
Jine
Wheat
Roudebush plan ties jobs to tougher riots curb and private aid
Congressman Richard L Roudebush proposes a nationwide job fair to pair employers with unemployed workers, plus on the job training funded privately, as a centerpiece to reduce urban unrest. He aligns with Nixon Rockefeller trainings, Ivy Tech initiatives emerge in Indiana via Kokomo base, with broader aims to retrain nontraditional students for skilled labor.
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Roudebush
Richard L. Rouwlebush
Soome
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Johnson
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Ivy Tech
Indiana Vocational Technicst College
North Central
Kokomo
Ypu
Rowdebush
Knkomo ‘Tribune
Prophecy of Alaska’s central role in naval air strategy
James B. Martin recounts General William Mitchell’s testimony before Congress asserting Alaska as the pivotal northern base for naval aviation. He warned that any aggressor would strike Pearl Harbor first, then Alaska, a path mirrored in history with Japan’s wartime moves. The Aleutians episode ended with a failed Japanese foothold and a humorous aftermath involving stray dogs and a red fire plug.
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William Mitchell
House Committee of Congress
Alaska
Japan
Americas
Pearl Harbor
Aleutian Islands
Navy
U.S
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