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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1969
Page
7
In Paris near Notre Dame a small trader hawks supposed pornographic photos that are actually Louvre reproductions priced at two dollars a packet, while magazines from the United States ask up to nine dollars. Dealers cite puritan tradition and low demand as reasons France remains distant from porn.
Tokyo newspapers report mixed reactions to the U S unilateral ban on offensive biological weapons and some chemical weapons Asahi criticizes the move as incomplete criticizing it for only defensive research while Sankei and Tokyo Shimbun praise the decision as courageous and unilateral European papers frame My Lai amid the debate The coverage notes political motives and moral critique around the policy shift.
The House passed a $1.6 billion foreign aid bill the smallest since World War II era programs. The measure funds fighter planes for Nationalist China and military aid for South Korea, with a last minute bar on aid to countries trading with Communist China. Senate fights loom over policy and a potential later session if stalled before year’s end.
Nationwide Insurance rebutted a union claim that its true profit is higher than reported. The firm said 1968 insurance business totaled 365 million dollars with total profit 16.7 million dollars, a 4.6 percent margin, while critics argued unrealized capital gains should be included.
The article notes that early Spanish explorers regarded the tubers dug by Indigenous peoples as earth nuts. This perspective reflects European misunderstanding of potatoes before their widespread adoption.
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