Thoughtful warning on Viet Nam and alliance duties
Editorial warns that Vietnam matter decides Europe’s fate and tests NATO credibility. It cites North Viet Nam leader Ho Chi Minh’s long fight, Communist tactics in the region, and calls for allied moral support rather than sharp criticism. It urges compassionate action from allies.
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Hoc Chi Minh
North
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Peking
Southeast Asia
Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Council
Paris
Europe
Manchuria
Ethiopia
NATO
Rusk
United States
Fowler pledges impartial whistle on prices to curb inflation
Treasury Secretary Fowler vows government will identify price and wage threats to stability with no fear or favor. He cites recent rescissions of aluminum and copper increases, while union wage settlements reportedly exceed guidelines, and warns that unions may test government resolve with railroad cost inflation and threats from transit workers in New York City.
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Treasury
Fowler
Reuther
Mike Quill
New York City
Rent A Picket In New York Sparks Paid Demonstrations
Two young entrepreneurs in New York formed Rent A Picket offering to supply signs and manpower for organized demonstrations for or against almost anything. For three dollars an hour they will shoulder your protest, with bearded pickets in demand for higher rates.
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New York
Addis Ababa Worst Humidity? Low December Humidity Report
Ethiopian Airlines cites December humidity in 70 cities with Addis Ababa at 48 percent the lowest among capitals and beating Phoenix 53 percent. The piece notes Ethiopia’s 13 month Julian calendar and sunshine in Abyssinia.
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Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Phoenix
Ariz
Abyssina
Kremlin shuffle heightens Brezhnev control in Soviet leadership
Washington analysis notes Brezhnev elevates loyalists and curbs rivals including Podgorny Shelepin Kapitonov and Schcherbitsky while sidelining Kosygin. The shift cements party dominance, risks foreign policy expertise, and signals continued maneuvering in Asia with North Vietnam Indonesia and India as focal points.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
Enterprise
Assn
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Podgorny
Brezhnev
Alexander N. Shelepin
I. V. Kapitonov
V. V. Schcherbitsky
Ukraine
Khrushchev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Breznev
United States
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Asia
Viet Nam
Indonesia
India
Grandma recalls old fashioned office Christmas party
In a Christmas Eve reminiscence, Grandma recounts how offices once celebrated with gin in the water cooler, long lunches, carols by the tree, war songs, mistletoe, and rowdy antics that kept workers out past Santa. The tale ends with a child's doubt about adults' truthfulness.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Gramps
Grandma
Grandpa
Santa Claus
Record Personal Income Fuels Christmas Spending Boom
Americans push holiday purchases higher with wages and dividends rising. Personal income hits a seasonally adjusted 545.6 billion in November, with factory pay and capital gains boosting consumer spending and expectations of continued growth.
Frustration and rebellion of school-age youths analyzed
Paul Harvey laments anxious students facing modern pressures and mixed messages. He argues military service, religion, and decency are devalued while youths face crime, narcotics, and impersonal fame. He warns of emotional and social instabilities from rapid societal change.
Bookshelf Author tops In delineation of character THE MANDELBAUM GATE
Muriel Spark’s seriocomedy set in 1961 Jerusalem follows Barbara Vaugh an an English woman convert to Catholicism as she visits Israeli and Jordanian shrines. Smuggling and disguises unfold amid tensions and religious contradictions with conspirator Freddy Hamilton in a tangled plot.
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Mandelbaum Gate
Muriel Spark
Knopf
Jerusalem
Barbara Vaughan
Freddy Hamilton
Foreign Office
Barbara
Joe Ramirez
Abdul
Suzi
Lebanon
Miss Spark
Miss Jean Brodie
Miles A. Smith
See through the ventriloquist
Muriel Lawrence explains that an 8 year old girl’s rude questions at an anniversary shower reflect parental influence not innate child mischief. The ventriloquist act conceals the writer’s own malice, suggesting disciplinary caution toward the mother rather than the child.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Chrissie
Charley
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Page and Rates
Local masthead lists W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Subscription rates are shown: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. It notes Associated Press membership and postal information.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
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Universal
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England
Lisbon
Rome
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Bluegrass
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Biddeford - Saco Journal
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Buenos Aires
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