Drunk Driving Crises Prompt California Action Push
California sees 4700 drunk driving arrests last month up 86 percent from a year earlier as CHP notes alcohol involvement in over half of 400 fatal crashes this period. Officials urge a 10 percent blood alcohol limit and tougher penalties to curb growing highway fatalities.
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Lords Approve New Law on End-of-Life Requests in Britain
The British House of Lords approves legislation enabling doctors to end the lives of some incurable patients upon request. Public opinion splits, with many Britons viewing the Lords as a fitting forum for such authority.
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Nixon Faces Second Big Decision on Vietnam
Washington analysis suggests President Nixon will press a modified Vietnam war to force a cease in Paris peace talks. Public patience wanes while communists continue fighting, with calls for decisive military action growing. Gallup poll data bolster the view that Nixon must continue the war in some form.
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Nixon and Eisenhower on war ends and stalled peace talks
The piece argues that Senators doubt arming for war yields and cites Nixon’s claim that war must end honorably with new approaches if peace talks fail. It compares Eisenhower’s Korea decisions, noting he refused withdrawal and favored decisive action potentially involving nuclear options to break stalemate.
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Eating Chicken Leg While Words Flow In a Dark Night
A reflective piece on the writing life by T N ALEXAKOS. The narrator recalls deadlines and coffee as he considers how writers begin, the struggle to start, the rare moments of fluency, and the brain wrenching, stormy process shared by most authors. He mentions Don Yates and a bookstore guide, noting the Writer's Market and pay scales, while contrasting easy talent with persistent effort.
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Nixon and the missile screen over Washington sparks columnist ire
DON MACLEAN argues that President Nixon’s approval of a missile defense that protects only Washington sets a dangerous precedent. He fears a single city shield will curb bold foreign policy ideas and force him to stop hawkish columns, fearing backlash from readers and the nation’s capital.
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China Flood May Signal Mao Downfall
An analysis links China's Yellow River flood to dynastic decline, citing ancient flood control by the First Emperor and current regime failings. It notes 1967 68 clashes, famine, and rail disruptions, along with opposition to Red China’s UN seat and calls for discrediting the Communist regime. The piece argues floods symbolize governance neglect and political manipulation.
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Washing machines patent marks early tech progress
A 1797 patent for a crude washing machine by Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire highlights early domestic tech. By 1921 beachwear forecasts anticipate form-fitting one-piece bathing suits despite clerical opposition. Madrid fell to Franco forces in 1939, and Chile suffered a deadly earthquake in 1965 with over 40 drowned. Emerson notes that fine manners require others to behave well.
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