Concorde funding gamble prompts cautious airline stance
Pan Am and TWA drop options on the Anglo-French Concorde while Sir George Edwards calls the move a setback not a mortal blow. Government subsidies soften the risk, but doubts linger about commercial feasibility and environmental impact as Britain and France back the project. Potential rivals like Russia’s TU-144 loom as service nears in 1975, leaving governments to weigh public benefit against costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American World Airways
Trans World Airlines
George Edwards
British Aircraft Corp
British Overseas Airways
Air France
Britain
France
America
TWA
Pan Am
Russia
Note Of Hope In Mail Shambles
The article reviews the 1971 shift from Post Office Department to the U S Postal Service and its bid to operate more like a business. It notes rising rates, service delays, and broad public frustration while outlining reforms like standardized envelopes and bulk mail facilities, with cautious optimism for fall improvements.
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U.S
Post Office Department
Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Los Angeles Times
Baytown Sun Classified Notice
Baytown Sun lists circulation details and office address at 1101 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77526. It notes second class matter status under federal act and states subscription rates by carrier and mail with associated agencies and rights of republication.
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Baytown
Texas Post Office
Memorial Drive
Teray
Bor
General Advertising Service
Uo $ Suburban Press
Coastal Publcations
Peace And Prosperity Time For Period Of Good Feeling
Washington argues the two party system remains broad in support while the nation enjoys prosperity and low war risk. A constitutional crisis between executive and legislative branches is criticized as unnecessary and brinkmanship risks vital services and public welfare. The piece cites historical calls for presidential power and ends with a biblical verse.
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Ernest Cuneo
Washington
U.S
Great Britain
Union
Europe
Monroe
Executive
Legisla
Code of Gentlemen
Gentleman's Club
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Jackson
Wilson
Fdb-R
Truman
L-B-J
Lincoln
Kiss note hoax exposes fragile Bell system safety at Microwave Station
A Green Beret pranked AT&T by leaving KISS notes at a Flagstaff microwave site. The stunt revealed security lapses and prompted a costly response from Bell officials. Col W R Smith confirmed the notes were from Special Forces team KISS, not a bomber, but the incident exposed system vulnerability.
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Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph
Flagstaff
Aziz
W. R. Smith
Kiss
Bell
D. J. Lyons
Green Berets
Long Lines
Mountain Bell Security Office
Nixon Keeps Core US Bombing Force in Thailand
After tense White House talks President Nixon decides to retain a nucleus of U S bombing capability in Thailand to deter North Vietnamese violations and support South Vietnam. The force will be limited and used to pressure Hanoi if peace terms are endangered. Kissinger will ensure treaty compliance and coordinate aid and talks with China and the Soviet Union to discourage arms support to Hanoi.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Thailand
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Pacific
United States
United Stat
Asia
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Hanos
Hanui
Kissinger
China
Peking
Soviet Union
Liberalized deduction rules offer new tax options this year
The article explains a generous standard deduction of 14 percent of adjusted gross income up to $2,000 and $3,000 for married couples filing separately. It urges comparing itemized deductions with the 15 percent method, and suggests alternating years of itemizing and taking the standard deduction to maximize benefits.
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Che Baytown Sun
Preston Pendergrass
Jim Finley
Wanda Orton
Paul Putman
Dwight Moody
Sean Brown
Fred Siartman
John Wadley
Ann B Pritchett
AL ‘Department
Edistor
Congress
Thaddeus Stevens
Andrew Johnson
Republic
Jeremiah
NEA
Jack Anderson
At&t
FBI
New York City
U. S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Lester Wolff
D-N. Y
Southeast Asia
Hong Kong
State Department
Wolff
Comnley
Enterprie Assn
P.O
RADIO
New York
N.Y
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