Pearl Buck dies. Nobel laureate and author of The Good Earth
Private services planned in Buckingham Pennsylvania for Pearl S Buck 1892 1973 famed author of The Good Earth died at her Vermont home. noted as a bridge between East and West she won the Pulitzer in 1932 and Nobel Prize in 197? Born in West Virginia Buck lived in China as a child and later founded the Pearl Buck Foundation. She wrote many novels promoting love and humanitarian work with extensive charity giving.
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Postmaster General Admits Mail Service Falls Short
Washington D C Postmaster General Klassen told Congress he is far from satisfied with mail delivery. He cited delays and wrong deliveries as top complaints, noting 180 000 grievances from 10 billion pieces last Christmas. He urged improved airline contracts and better handling rather than a rate hike.
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Typhoid Cases Rise at Florida Migrant Camp
In Homestead Florida the typhoid fever outbreak among migrant farm labor families at the South Dade labor camp grows with confirmed cases reaching 57 and hospitalizations at 133. Two new cases appear in Collier County as health officials install an emergency water supply and close a child day care center to curb the spread.
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Nixon mourns Pearl Buck via tribute as global bridge
President Nixon issued a statement mourning Pearl Buck, calling her a human bridge between Eastern and Western civilizations. He praised her simple eloquence in translating love for Chinese culture into a rich literary heritage treasured by Asians and others.
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China
Pearl Buck Passes Away Revered Author and Philanthropist
The noted writer and translator Pearl Buck died after a long life of art and service. She inspired millions by portraying China and its people, and her years saw improved ties between Americans and Chinese. Mrs Nixon and many others mourn her loss and honor her contributions.
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Saigon Expels UPI Bureau Head Over Alleged Bias
Saigon government moves to expel Donald A. Davis, acting UPI Saigon manager, citing inaccurate and distorted reporting. UPI vice president Robert Page protests, denouncing the action as a threat to press freedom. Davis’s visa nonrenewal follows NBC correspondent Ron Nessen’s earlier expulsion.
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Republican Ton Young wins Alaska lone House seat
Republican Ton Young defeats Democrat Emil Notti for Alaska’s only U S House seat. With 933 of 493 precincts reporting Young leads 21 298 to 27 761 and is seen widening when rural bush returns arrive. Notti led in early southeastern returns but Young built margins in Anchorage and Fairbanks to secure victory. Begich’s vacancy arose after his disappearance on a 1972 campaign flight.
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Fairbanks
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Joseph Papp to takeover Lincoln Center theaters
The Lincoln Center Repertory Theater ends after nine seasons as Amyas Ames announces Joseph Papp and his New York company will take over the Lincoln Center theaters in a move shaping national theater plans. A new era begins for the Lincoln Center complex and its audience.
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Oath vetoed as Texas House rejects truth-telling rule
The Texas House voted down a proposed rule requiring lawmakers to swear to tell the truth at hearings while keeping the truth oath for other officials and private citizens. Shakespeare Festival to run Beaumont and Forum theaters in Lincoln Center with full autonomy and funding needs. Papp seeks $1 million yearly from private, foundations, and public sources for five years, with a decision in six to eight weeks. Lincoln Repertory Theater to conclude performances by May 1.
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Around Vermont Phone hike hearing tonight
Rutland residents may voice opinions tonight on a proposed New England Telephone rate hike. The plan calls for an average statewide increase of 2.1 percent and about 36 percent for one party service in Rutland.
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County official fired amid in subordination charge
Joseph Pastore, head of the Rensselaer County Givil Service Employes Association, was fired from the county highway department after a letter from County Highway Supt. Paul A. Weiss cited "a few points of Insubordination." Pastore seeks a hearing under Civil Service law. Albany reports a 25 cent daily lottery ticket may test in major cities to compete with the numbers racket.
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Berkshire County regional plan aims to form eight member nucleus
In Berkshire North Adams the committee approved creating an eight member nucleus to draft objectives and strategy for a regional government. The panel will include a Berkshire selectman, Pittsfield mayor, a state representative, and members from planning and development bodies plus two League of Women Voters members. The study will analyze services and town spending. In North Adams the Redevelopment Authority backed installing a basement cinema at the North Adams Inn with parking conditions. Williamstown voters rejected a new elementary school despite a majority yes. the two thirds needed failed by about ten percent.
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