Swiss road tax sparks protests across Europe
Switzerland faced strong international backlash as a new road tax charged cars 12 dollars per trip on major highways. Proponents cite revenue for the state, while opponents warn it may alienate neighbors and car owners. Estimates show foreign vehicles would bear most costs, straining ties with Germany, France and others.
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Switzerland
West Germany
Italy
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Finland
First Baby honors for Helen Hollingsworth in 1945
Baytown era notes list Helen Louise Hollingsworth’s birth on January 1 1945 at Lillie Duke Hospital and time of arrival. Also mention Lions Club Mile-a-Dimes success of $5 103, local dog licensing measure, and various civic notes from 1955 and 1965 including school board resignation and church activities.
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Helen Hollingsworth
Baytown Sun
Helen Louise Hollingsworth
Henry C. Holingsworth
Republic
Lillie Duke Hospital
G.L. Bennett
Lions Club
Mile-a-Dimes
Booth
Bennett
Goose Creek City
LF. Sehorne
France
Mose Sumner
Joint Distribution Committee
The
National Council
New York
JW. Pyle
Ethiopian refugee boys flee famine and war to the United States
Jack Anderson profiles Ethiopian refugees Daniel Keleta and Leelai Negga in Boston. He notes few teenage boys remain in famine camps due to conscription, while parents bribe their sons to flee across Sudan. The youths blame Addis Ababa for the crisis and reflect on returning home only after a new government.
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Washington
Sudan
Italy
West Germany
United States
Daniel Keleta
Leelai Negga
Vicki Warren
Boston
Mekonnen Meshesha
Leelai
Addis Ababa
Danilo
Becki Griffith Reflects Through a Philadelphia Visit
The writer returns from the holidays to reflect on familiar places and family, then recounts a sobering tour of Temple University in North Philly. She contrasts campus vibrancy with surrounding poverty, hunger, and decay, noting the gap between the haves and have-nots and the stark urban reality beyond the college milieu.
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Philadelphia
Suburbia
Temple University
North
Philly
Temple
Columbia
New York
Today in History Jan 3 Highlights From 1959 to 1967
On January 3 1959 Eisenhower signed Alaska statehood. In 1921 Martin Luther excommunicated. In 1777 Washington defeated British at Princeton. In 1833 Britain seized Falkland Islands. In 1938 March of Dimes formed. In 1946 Lord Haw Haw hanged. In 1961 US cut ties with Cuba. In 1967 Jack Ruby died in Dallas.
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Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alaska
Union
Martin Luther
George Washington
Princeton
N.J
Britain
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Argentina
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Germany
London
Joyce
United States
Cuba
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Dallas
Americans' repugnance of apartheid grows in US ranks
Don Graff notes a shift from Carter’s pressure to Reagan’s constructive engagement, yet US opposition to apartheid has intensified. Daily protests target South Africa’s embassy. lawmakers threaten sanctions. US firms face pressure to end apartheid and divest. Pretoria earns few gains from Washington’s incentives while offering little in return.
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New York
Pretoria
Washington
Ronald Reagan
United States
Carter
South Africa
Reagan
Desmond Tutu
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Ronald
Don Graff
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Bible Verse Genesis 2 7 about creation of man
The text describes God forming man from dust and breathing life into nostrils, giving the living soul. It cites Genesis 2 7 as the source of this creation act.
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R.E. Kappler
Board of Redeemer Lutheran Church
L.W. Foerster
Fred Clark
W.V. Dorman
R.E. Brockman
Don Wynnemer
James Robison
Pasadena
Second Baptist Church
Joe Atkinson
Ned
Leon Brown
Fred Hornberge
Fred Hartman
Wanda Orton
Joan McAnall
Bill Cornwell
Gary Dobbs
Advertising Department
Baytown
Texas Post Office
Focal
Aetver
Herm Preasé
Jack Anderson
Ethiopia
Sweden
Congress
United Feature Syndicate
ST Ein
Becki Griffith
Berry's
Anaae
Jas
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