Editorial view on big four talks amid Middle East perils
The piece argues that a four power conference including the United States Britain the Soviet Union and France risks perils for the Nixon administration as it seeks to extend U S friendship in the Middle East. It notes France supports the Arab position while the Soviet Union backs Arab states and warns that adopting such a conference could harden lines or serve hidden agendas.
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United Nations
Middle East
France
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Nixon
U. S
Israel
Habib Bourguiba
Tunisia
Model T Ford sighting sparks car repair debate
Virginia Payette surveys a Senate subcommittee discussion on auto repair costs and practices. Testimony cites deliberate breakdowns for profits, piecework pay, and mechanic shortages as factors driving high bills and unsafe service. The piece ends noting Henry Ford's Model T as a model of simple, affordable repair.
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Glenn Kriegel
Ontel
Veena Athel von
Henry
Three Minutes a Day Adds Hundreds of Women Doctors
The Federal Health Service launches a program to bring back 1,890 women doctors who retired after marriage. A survey of 600 willing to return as general practitioners could, after refresher courses and testing, yield the equivalent of six medical school classes. The effort aims to meet rising doctor demand and encourage more to enter medicine.
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Federal Health Service
America
Local Biddeford Newspaper Classified Rates Notice
The notice lists subscription rates payable in advance for the Biddeford Maine daily paper at Adams Street. Rates shown include one month 2.60 dollars, six months 15.50 dollars, and one year 31.00 dollars. The item identifies publisher Paul Casavant and editors and notes Associated Press rights.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
P Ingalls
Telep Business
Associated Press
Oil loophole stained by backroom oil influence
Washington column details how a two word loophole in oil spill regulations allowed companies to dodge civil liability. It cites Rep. Wright and Sen. Muskie while tracing pressure from industry lobbyists and officials including Hickel to tighten drilling rules and update underwater pipe requirements.
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Eeean
Jack Anderson
Washington
California
Jim Wright
Texas
Senate Erees
Wright
Maine
Ed Muskie
Senate
Senate House
Florida
Bill Cramer
Cramer
Eglin Air Force Base
Jary
Wally Hicks
Andel
Santa Bar
New York Barn
Calif
Oil City
Mudge, Stern, Company
Baldwin and
Todd
Richard Nixon
Union Oil
Hickel
Oil Company
Hustling Hicke
Las Vegas 2069 Hughes Drama Highlights a Legend
In a futuristic Las Vegas of 2069 reporters gather at the Sandy Dunes Ranchero Hotel to meet the elusive Howard Hughes figure. The scene riffs on Hughes’ myth, his long-running spokesman Sneel, and a city built by gambling and aviation.
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Glenn
Ilac
Tee
Norman Bennett
Society of Automotive Engineers
Br Oath
Don Maclean
Washington
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
United States
Sandy Dunes Ranchero Hotel
Murgatrood
Smeel
Howard Hughes
Sneel
Mr. Sneel
Y. Hughes
Hughes
O.K
Sneet
Wolfgang T. Sneel
Manfred RK. Sneel
The Needle Historic Health Admits Plowing Era Strain
The note references unhealthy grandfathers due to heavy labor like plowing and planting. It hints at health concerns tied to strenuous work in earlier times, suggesting a broader discussion of physical strain and wellness.
Nixon seen as orderly leader who may falter in crisis
Washington observes President Nixon as cool and organized in routine yet questioned for how he would perform under pressure. Critics doubt his crisis response, while insiders praise his rapid, decisive questioning and clear authority at the crisis table. The White House will provide the ultimate test of his crisis-handling.
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Bruce
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Isappointe
White House
Acheson Seen as Realist on International Affairs
In the Truman era Dean Acheson faced sharp criticism yet is praised here as the most realistic American mind on international affairs. The piece notes his warnings against weak diplomacy with Africa and Rhodesia, his skepticism of third world romanticism, and his call for steady NATO ties and cautious U.S. policy toward Angola and Portugal's African provinces.
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Russell Kirk
Dean Acheson
Portugal
Franco Nogueira
United Nations
Acheson
Nogueira
Washington
Africa
Arthur Goldberg
G. Mennen Williams
Wilder
Angola
Scamamarene
Mozambique
Sepeotney
Aovy
Walton
U.S.S.R
United Arab Republic
Portuguese Africa
Kennedy
NATO
Rhodesia
Security Council
Ron
George
Reso
Congo
United States
Nixson
State Department
Johnson
Fading Fitness Habits From Harvest to Modern Jogging
A fragment discusses seasonal dieting and exercise habits in old days. It notes men ran hard mainly when dinner bell rang and harvest times pressured activity. It contrasts past routines with today’s jogging driven by staying in shape for pursuits and the appeal of strenuous programs.
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U.S. Trust Company
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