Myth of China as Great Power Questioned
Washington Insight argues the notion of China as a rising great power is a dangerous self-deception. It cites past myths like territorial integrity and Chiang Kai-shek support, warning that US strategy risks entanglement in Vietnam and misreads Beijing’s unified authority amid Maoist shifts.
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Washington
Joseph Kraft
China
Pearl Harbor
Chiang Kai-shek
UN Security Council
Chiang
Asia
Africa
Soviet Union
United States
Japan
Nixon
Newsweek
Athens Ohio Newspaper Masthead 1972 Edition
The Athens Messenger dated February 23, 1972 lists the paper’s publishing staff and offices at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio 45701. It names Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Ke Fred W Weber M W MecDargh Charles W Reamer Richard R Paynter and others as publisher managing editor circulation and advertising directors.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Ke
Fred W. Weber
M. W. MecDargh
Ner Bush
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Asst
Mansfield Scolds Senate Over Absenteeism and Inaction
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield delivered a sharp rebuke to colleagues for a month of labor with little to show and high absenteeism among presidential hopefuls. He urged maturity and action while noting multiple senators were abroad or absent. A lighter note follows about a kitten trapped in a clothes dryer, showing readers’ letters remain welcome.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Bristle at public service debate marks Stans exit
Washington debate on minority programs features Maurice Stans defending progress in minority business enterprise. He cites rising government support, grants, and purchases, with Mesbic ventures expanding and black and Chicano entrepreneurs entering franchised and service sectors as evidence of gains amid ongoing inequities.
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Washington
John McCormack
Frances Knight
Passport Office
Commerce Department
Maurice Stans
Stans
Paul R. Porter
Boston
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Office of
Minority Business Enterprise
Mesbics
Mesbic
Gallup Poll: U S Views on China Shift as Summit Looms
Princeton report shows favorable China attitudes rising from 5 to 13 percent on a Stapel Scalemeter over four years. A nationwide telephone survey of 517 people finds 15 percent expect the visit to be very effective for world peace, 41 percent fairly effective, 26 percent not at all, 18 percent undecided. Fewer see Red China as a greater threat than Russia, 56 percent vs 27 percent, narrowing from 71 and 20 percent in 1967.
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China
National Public Affairs Center For Television
Red China
Russia
Fourth party candidate tempers Nixon Muskie race
A Princeton survey finds a hypothetical peace party candidate would trim Muskie’s support more than Nixon’s. In a January trial heat Nixon leads Muskie 43 to 42 with Wallace at 12 and 3 percent undecided. adding McCarthy cuts Muskie by five points and Nixon by one.
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Princeton
N.J
Peace
Nixon
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Wallace
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Peace Party
New Hampshire
Your Income Tax Exemptions and Dependency Rules
Exemptions reduce taxable income by 675 and tax liability by at least 94. Married couples may claim 1350. seniors and the blind add further exemptions. Detailed tests cover citizenship residency, household relationships, and income thresholds for dependents under 675, with special rules for students and support.
Understanding the 1971 dependent exemption support test
The text explains how to claim an exemption for a dependent by proving you provided more than half of their support in 1971. It details counting the dependent’s income, what counts as support, joint support rules, Form 2120 for mutual agreements, and guidance on Form 1040 lines for exemptions. It also notes not to submit substantiating documents with the return except Form 2120.
Twins Die 12 Hours Apart Marking Shared Birthday
The Pruitt twins, both aged 88, died within 12 hours of each other in Oregon. Each twin lived in a different city, passing away shortly after their shared birthday.
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Pruitt Twins
Oregon
Athens Messenger Advertising and Delivery Rates Notice
The Athens Messenger announces delivery options by carrier and tube route with daily Sunday and D&S pricing. Mail subscription rates for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere are listed, along with address and post office details for The Messenger Publishing Co. in Athens Ohio.
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Associated Press
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D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
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