Red China erases four olds amid Cultural Revolution purge
Hong Kong reports describe sweeping destruction of old religious practices customs and dress as Maoist drive aims to uproot old ideas. Homes lack family altars temples and ancestral tablets while religious sites close or repurposed. Old literature vanishes replaced by Maoist works as women wear modern garments and small families become common.
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Nixon Administration Sees Economy Improving Amid Unemployment Fears
Washington reports growing evidence of a pickup from last year’s recession though private fears remain that joblessness will stay high. Unemployment hovers near 6 percent since December, with rising interest rates risking slower business expansion. Steel labor talks loom, risking layoffs in downstream industries. Commerce’s leading indicators rose 1.4 percent in April, marking a sixth straight gain, fueling hopes of a solid expansion says Harold Passer.
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Prisoner challenges NE Corrections Compact transfer
Alfred Angeli a Medford man serving 2 1/2 years for an insurer fraud fire seeks habeas corpus in Windsor County Court Woodstock contesting his transfer by the New England State Corrections Compact from Vermont to Walpole Massachusetts without a hearing or counsel. His lawyer says the case questions the transfer procedure within the region.
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