Swiss neutral diplomat serves 11 nations in Havana
In Havana the Swiss Ambassador Silvio Masnata represents 10 other governments in dealings with Cuba along with his own. The 10 governments have severed ties with Castro and use Masnata as their official representative on their interests. The United States is among them as the antihijacking talks with Washington proceed. The Swiss run protective power missions for 20 governments in 11 countries, a role accepted with host government approval.
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Switzerland
United Nations
Havana
Silvio Masnata
Masnata
United States
U.S
Washington
Sin Taxes Asks, But States Gain From Vice Revenue
Virginia notes sin taxes fund schools hospitals and police, with cigarettes leading revenue at $2.6 billion nationwide in 1971, liquor taxes booming at $1.5 billion, and gasoline taxes at nearly $3.5 billion, while lotteries add muddied gains and public budgets stay in the red.
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U.s.urgeon General
California
New York
Black widow crisis spares craftsman after cricket defeats spider
John Webster Brown of St Petersburg, Florida made cross hair sights for surveying. A hungry cricket killed Mac the black widow to halt his business. A Largo couple provided a new female spider, reviving his work while urging faith based aid for the jobless.
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John Webster Brown
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mr. Brown
Mac
Largo
United States
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Details and Rates
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Wm. E. Foster Alta W. Foster B F C. Whitehouse W. Paul Casavant publisher and editor staff including Gladys M. Whitehouse, with a Maine address. Subscription rates shown: one month $3.00, three months $18.00, one year $36.00. Associated Press member. National ad reps in New York City.
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Associated Press
Mathews-Shannon-Cullen Inc
3Rd Ave
New York City
Washington Merry-Go-Round on Urban Indians Plight
The column reports urban Indians face extreme poverty and neglect, with the Broken Treaties Papers alleging BIA inaction and White House resistance to extending aid beyond reservations. It notes Nixon administration centralizing power and sidelining dissent, plus Congressmen probing the study's fate and legislative maneuvers over tax breaks.
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Louis Bruce
BIA
Nixon
Frank Carlucci
White House
Aneaony
Harrison Loesch
Bureau
Bennett
Johnson
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
Helms
CIA
Capitol Hill
Senate
Special Interest
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Wisconsin
Les Aspin
Henry Reuss
California
Phil Burton
Frank Church
Church
Mac's World Estates Row Shows Lawyer Fee Fights
In a Washington column, Don MacLean critiques lawyers handling estates noting slow probate and high, variable fees. He suggests a Ralph Nader probe into estate practices, fee limits, and timeframes, arguing reform could curb windfalls for firms and reduce heirs’ delays. The piece ends with light musings on actors seeking immortality and Christmas tree woes.
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Don Maclean
Washington
New York
Ralph Nader
Nader
Congress
General staff system eyed to run government reforms
Washington notes describe Nixon administration plans for a clearinghouse like the National Security Council to unify policy across agencies. Treasury Secretary Schultz would head a new Council of Economic Policy with multiple department representatives to align domestic and foreign economic goals.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
Nixon Administration
Treasury and
Commerce Department
State Department
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture Department
FDA
White House
Nixon
National Security Council
Treasury
George B. Schultz
Council of Economic Policy
Labor, Commerce, Agriculture, State and Treasury Departments
Council of Economic Advisers
Office of Management
Budget
Cost of Living Council
Council On International Economic Policy
Thomas Aquinas College Draws Note of Dutiful Inquiry
A column discusses student discontent with typical universities and highlights Thomas Aquinas College in California as a model of liberal education. Letters from applicants praise small classes, traditional study, and a focus on mind and conscience amid broader campus unrest.
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Ronald McArthur
Thomas Aquinas College
Calabasas
California
Thomas Aquinas
Ewssevswe
Behemoth U
Ivy
America
University of California At Santa Cruz
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