Delegates urge new action to aid senior citizens
Delegates at the White House Conference on Aging call for a major shift in federal policy to aid Americans over 65. They urge property tax relief, local senior transportation hubs, volunteer drivers, pre-retirement programs, expanded community service for seniors, and legal aid, with a broader push to reorient national priorities and resources. President Nixon backs a new national attitude toward aging.
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Kenneth B. Dalecki
Herald Washington Bureau
Washington, D. C
White House
Nixon
The
Postal Service weighs two level postage rates
The U S Postal Service studies a two level system that would add a priority option and combine first class letters with advertising mail while separating publications packets and parcels The plan would scrap existing classes and may not take effect for a year or more A spokesman notes major changes and higher rates are likely regardless of the final system The proposals could reach the Postal Rate Commission within six months and must be reclassified by January 1973 under federal law
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Postal Service
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Postal Rate Commission
New York City Opera Plans Washington Stay This Spring
The New York City Opera will perform at Kennedy Center in Washington from May 3 to May 14, offering 15 performances of five operas. In New York a spring season includes Maria Stuarda and Summer and Smoke new productions, with further plans for Hoffmann and Donizetti queen cycle in upcoming seasons.
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New York
New York City
Roberto Devereux
U S sees Mideast balance with a defensive Israel
The Nixon admin defines a balance where Israel can defend the land it holds but cannot strike deep into Egypt. The United States aims to keep power from shifting against Israel, while Israel seeks more Phantom jets. Egypt’s air force lacks pilots, and Soviet or Egyptian planes could alter the balance if they fly offensively.
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Nixon
Israel
Egypt
United States
Jordan
U.S
Side
Music preservation center established in Pretoria
The Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria announces the creation of a documentation center for South African music to collect and preserve works for future study and heritage.
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Pretoria
South Africa
The
Human Sciences Research Council
Lloyds of London as marketplace for 5500 underwriters
Lloyds of London functions not as an insurer but as a marketplace hosting over 5 500 underwriting members grouped into about 300 syndicates that accept insurance business and risks according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Lloyds OF London
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Crown Colony Pitcairn Administered From Fiji Islands
Crown Colony Pitcairn is administered as a British crown colony from the Fiji Islands, over 3,000 miles away. In New York City during a recon strike unattended air bridges were opened and three bridge tenders were suspended.
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Pitcairn
Fiji Islands
New York City
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