Red influence ebbs in Middle East and Africa study
Hoover Institution analysis to be published in June finds Communist parties in Iraq Syria Egypt Lebanon Libya Algeria Sudan weakened or neutralized after brief gains. In Iraq two ministers failed to shift policy. in Syria crackdowns followed. in Egypt deputies proved ineffective under Sadat. Israel shows two legal mini parties with little impact.
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Middle East
Africa
Soviet Union
Hoover Institution
Stanford
Calif
Yearbook On
Michel Nabti
NEA
Iraq
Communist Party
Syria
National Progressive Front
Sadat
Lebanon
Libya
Algeria
Sudanese Communist Party
Red
Maghrib
July and August in Belfast seen as bad months in turmoil
Northern Ireland braces for summer bloodletting as IRA violence persists. Despite calm on weekends and crowded streets, checkpoints, bombings, and displacements escalate fear. Church leaders warn of child exploitation and rising violence, with long term psychological tolls.
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N. Ireland
Colin Frost
Associated Press
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Bikes and safety rules push cycling boom in America
The piece notes a surge in bicycle use with 14 million sold last year and 40 million in use, but warns a fifth of accidents involve cars. FDA safety rules target high rise handlebars and sturdier brakes while bikeways could separate traffic and boost health, economy, and air quality.
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Henry Ford
America
River Rouge
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Friends For
Bikeology
Nixon real estate deals tied to new bank charter draw scrutiny
Two men who negotiated private real estate deals with President Nixon helped form Hudson Valley National Bank of Yonkers New York which received a federal charter. Abplanalp and Griffin deny any White House involvement linking the charter to the land purchases as officials say the OCC approved the bank after routine checks of need and organizer background.
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Gaylord Shaw
White House
Dick Barnes
Washington
Nixon
Comptroller of the Currency
Hudson Valley National Bank of
San Clemente
Calif
Griffin
Key Biscayne, Fla
Florida
Abplanalp
Gerald Warren
Precision ValveeCorn
Doctor's Girl Friday hears em all
A humorous collection of patient quips about doctor hours and visits. Jokes touch on delays, names of body parts as doctors, and office life in the waiting room. The tone mimics a light punchline column by Hal Boyle.
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Doctor's Girl
Hal Boyle
New York
Bradley Edges Yorty in Los Angeles Mayoral Race
Thomas Bradley defeats incumbent Sam Yorty to become Los Angeles mayor elect, the city’s first Black chief executive. Bradley campaigned on honesty with Nelson Rising citing Watergate as a favorable backdrop, while Yorty blamed the lower turnout among white working class Democrats for his loss.
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Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Newsmen
Nelson Rising
Thomas Bradley
Bradley
Yorty
Rising
Nixon
Terrariums grow as popular easy indoor gardens
NEA Garden columnists Sheila and Alan Swenson describe terrariums as versatile, easy to maintain projects for schools and homes. They explain container options, basic setup with soil mixes and plant layout, and offer a purchase option for Swenson’s Practical Book of Organic Gardening.
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Sheila
Alan Swenson
NEA
Nathaniel Ward
Swenson
P.O
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Cat lifer buried at Washington State Penitentiary
B J The Cat lived among life term inmates at Washington State Penitentiary, kept as a pet despite rules. He died after a veterinarian bill of 14 dollars. his cellmate Pappy Huson will cover the costs. Lifers mourn the cat and recall his gentle presence in Lifer's Acre.
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Walla Walla
Wash
B.J
Washington State Penitentiary
John Hawkins
Lifer
Pappy Huson
Pappy
The Watergate Crisis and U.S. Economic Policy
An editorial warns Watergate damages the republic by tainting policy approval in Congress and undermining Federal programs. It notes bureaucratic sabotage risks and a potential chill on President Nixon’s initiatives while urging cool, coordinated action to curb inflation and shortages amid a booming economy.
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Washington
Republic
Congress
White House
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