Irish Christmas in Belfast Amid Bombs and Strife
A column notes Christmas mood in Ireland as IRA violence surges with seven Belfast bombings and sniping across Northern Ireland. Observers link renewed attacks to a Catholic child’s death. 4,000 troops mass in Belfast as shoppers press on while authorities debate Parliament action.
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Scrabble
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Belfast
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House of Commons
London
Selwyn Lloyd
Bethlehem
Cannery Waste Reclaims Salmon Soup for Animal Feed and Oil
Fraser River cannery near Vancouver converts sodium hydroxide and aluminum sulphate treated discard into valuable soup solids sold as animal feed and oil at six dollars per hundred pounds. Production cost runs about fifteen cents per hundred pounds, enticing more plants to reclaim waste.
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Fraser River
Vancouver
B.C
Readers' Opinions on Day's Issues Welcome Here
The page invites letters from the public on topics of broad interest. Preference given to one page letters or shorter, with the editor free to edit for space and clarity. Names and addresses required for publication.
Kennedy leads Democratic field in late 1971 Gallup poll
In Princeton with 560 Democrats surveyed Dec 10 to 13 Kennedy tops the field at 32 percent, Muskie 25 percent, Humphrey 19 percent. If Kennedy withdraws his name, Humphrey would lead with 34 percent and Muskie 31 percent. Lindsay and McGovern tied for third at 8 percent.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Kennedy
Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
John Lindsay
New York
George McGovern
Bethlehem's mirage fades into poverty and neglect
S. L. A. Marshall recalls Bethlehem as it appeared atop a ridge in 1956 and later during the Jordanian civil war. He laments squalor, beggars, and ill kept holy sites, blaming global Christianity for turning away from the city while pondering the duty of the Christian world.
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Bethlehem
Rami Rahel
Jerusalem
Holy Land
The
Manger
The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Staff
The Athens Messenger details its publishing house address at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio and lists founders editors and staff including Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush Kenner Bush Fred W Weber Charles W Reamer M W McDargh and Richard R Paynter with roles for publisher circulation director managing editor and advertising director.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
Charles W. Reamer
M.W. McDargh
Richard R. Paynter
Drop in freshmen enrollment hits college year nationwide
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education reports 110000 fewer freshmen in the 1971-72 college year, though overall undergrad numbers rose 2.4 percent. Minority enrollment climbs with blacks up 15 percent and Spanish-name students 25 percent, while draft deferment fears dampen entering students.
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Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Messenger Publishing Co. notice rates and mailing info
Published daily except Saturdays. Rates for delivery and mail service are listed for Ohio West Virginia and other U S locations. The notice includes office address 43 W Union St Athens Ohio and Second Class Matter status.
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Associated Press
D&s Sefh
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Ohio
Waldheim Named Secretary General Amid UN Power Balances
Former Austrian foreign minister Kurt Waldheim won the UN secretary general nomination as great powers blocked other contenders. Jakobson Herrera Jarring Ortiz de Rozas were vetoed by Russians Americans Chinese and Argentines while Waldheim’s pliancy appealed to major powers. The new chief faces a changed world and a cautious American stance under Nixon as he weighs limits of the office.
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Phil
Kurt Waldheim
U Thant
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General Assembly
Waldheim
Vienna
Peking
Herr Waldheim
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Washington
Nixon
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