FTC Crackdown Targets Business Reciprocity Practice
The FTC announced a tightening stance on reciprocal purchasing where firms buy from each other to gain advantage. Assistant director Harry A. Garfield II noted billions are spent on reciprocity and warned prices may rise. The agency will pursue formal actions rather than voluntary compliance except in rare cases, signaling a broader antitrust push alongside the Justice Department efforts.
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Israel Hard Line for Middle East Talks Returns to New York
Israeli cabinet in Jerusalem adopts a tougher stance for negotiations with Egypt and Jordan as heavy fighting flares on the Lebanese front. UN Ambassador Tekoah to press Arabs for firm peace guarantees and removal of SAM missiles before talks. In Amman, Jordanian officials and Palestinian guerrillas enter a second day of talks amid ongoing clashes and high casualties.
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Cambodians Fight To Retake Srang
Cambodian infantry backed by air strikes push to within 1.5 miles of Srang held by Viet Cong surrounding the town. Viet Cong seized Srang Sunday after a three day battle, reportedly hostage civilians there. Overnight, power lines to Phnom Penh were cut and trains to Baden resumed as Viet Cong sabotage affected the capital’s economy. Further battles in Da Nang and Saigon area with American and South Vietnamese forces reporting casualties and ongoing air raids against North Vietnamese supply routes.
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Francois Mauriac Dies at 85 One of France's Greatest
Paris reports Francois Mauriac died at 2 40 a m at his Paris home at age 85 after extended illness. The renowned writer, born October 11 1885 in Bordeaux, composed about 75 volumes spanning poetry plays and novels and explored religion and sin in works like The River of Fire The Desert of Life and The Lamb. He was nicknamed a left wing Catholic and his career centered on faith and humanity. Mauriac had been treated at Pasteur Institute Hospital since August 23 and a coma preceded his passing.
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At the Movies Drives In Offer Mixed Nightlife Choices
At the Bennington Drive-In through tonight, A Walk in the Spring Rain stars Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman as a sensitive love pair. Getting Straight with Candice Bergen and Elliott Gould runs R rated. How to Succeed with Sex at Cinema Williamstown is Sexville with a wink for red blooded girl watchers. Anne of the Thousand Days and Tell Them Willie Boy is Here play GP at Hathaway's Drive-In Hoosick Falls. Butch Cassidy and Willie Boy get strong but uneven notices.
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Agnews Asian Tour Leaves Washington with Mixed Signals
Stewart Hensley reports that Vice President Agnews rapid swing through Korea Taiwan South Vietnam Cambodia and Thailand drew both support and skepticism. Officials say the trip clarifies Americas Eastern policy while critics view it as a political push to bolster a stable Asia image. The overall impact remains uncertain until US strategy in the region is fully defined.
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Southern officials cheer Supreme Court desegregation review
Southern school leaders welcomed the Court's plan to revisit desegregation guidelines as districts begin a full year under federal rules. About 250,000 Black students joined white peers in nearly 200 districts with some protests. In Stockbridge Georgia white parents opposed a new school pairing plan. Lumbee Indians in Red Springs NC resisted integrated schools. Sumter County Alabama prepared for white protests while many whites enrolled in private academies.
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Fat Albert Builds Reputation As An Efficient People-Mover
Fat Albert the Boeing 747 jumbo jet gains acceptance as a faster, economical transport with over a million passengers carried since January. Despite hijack, lightning, engine problems, and long lavatories, its load factor averages 63 percent, and airlines expect strong future sales.
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Caspian Sea Pollution Threatens Its Future, Soviet Ecologist Warns
Soviet ecologist Prof. A G Kasymov warns in Britain’s marine pollution bulletin that ongoing western Caspian pollution risks turning the world’s largest lake into a dead sea within decades. He cites about one million tons of petroleum yearly plus acids and other toxins, caused mainly by Azeri refining industry and wastewater. He urges purification units and bans on caustic discharges to protect the Caspian from irreversible ecological damage.
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