Simple wedding in Enlightened China ends with Mao guides gifts
In a 1969 editorial, the Chinese farmer Wang Chu-sheng plans a wedding for his daughter. He consults Maoist texts to avoid waste and gifts, deciding no presents would be accepted. On the wedding day he gives his daughter five Maoist items to start her life, and then abandons Mao as his adviser.
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China
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Wang Chu-sheng
Mao
Wang
Armer Wang
Farmer Wang
Paul Harvey on good neighbors and Latin American dictators
Paul Harvey argues the United States fails to be a true good neighbor by arming Honduras and El Salvador and backing coups. He notes long running Latin American dictatorships and U.S. training of officers, criticizing selective intervention and urging statesmanship and noninterference.
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Paul Harvey
Honduras
el Salvador
United States
E Salvador
U. S
Peru
Ecuador
U.S
Panama Canal Zone
South
Central America
F.D.R
Three Minutes A Day Computer Aided Congress Idea
A draft piece notes that brief computer demonstrations on Capitol Hill showcased rapid information retrieval for the House. Proponents argue modern government needs computerized services, while critics stress public conscience remains essential for lawmakers and public servants to safeguard rights.
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U.S
Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
Daily Maine newspaper masthead and billing note
Publisher details and contact numbers for Daily Except Sunday at 11 Adams Street Iddeford Maine. Subscription rates listed in advance and payment terms. Associated Press note credits local news and second class postage license.
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Adams Street
Iddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
All News
Biddeford
Nixon and Pakistan policy and cigarette ads shift
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes how the United States backed Ayub Khan in Pakistan with arms and diplomacy, yet Pakistan aligned with China and a military junta seized power. The piece contrasts Nixon's impending visit with shifts away from tobacco in advertising and public life, detailing industry moves and hearings led by Senator Magnuson and Mormon leaders.
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Pakistan
Pete Nixon
Jony
Peru
United States
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Ayub
Sandhurst
West Point
Dulles
India
USA
Jackie Kennedy
Potomac
Mount Vernon
Jackie
Wer
Pro Ayub
China
East Africa
Sinkiang Province
Ledock
Tibet
Kashmir
Nixon
Peking
Chou En-lai
Asia
Russia
Chou
Mac's World Knickknacks hinder Mars flight
DON MACLEAN cites NASA worries at Goddard Space Flight Center about Mars missions. He notes the weight issue as crucial beyond payloads, highlighting luggage like flags, plaques, and commemoratives added to lunar gear. The piece riffs on future gear lists and Agnew era politics.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Goddard Space Flight Center
Ane
Mars
Lunar
Spiro Agnew
Enouh
Meimnbers
Congressional Aeronautics and Space Committees
Moon
Ae Agnew
Nixon's new approach shapes his governance style
Washington dispatch outlines how President Nixon pursues policy through process and dialogue rather than pure liberal or conservative aims. It highlights Packard’s quiet talks with textile firms, and Nixon’s court-based push on desegregation as aligning laws with constitutional practice.
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Ray Cromley
Oashington
Nixon
American Medical Association of
South
Kennedy
Johnson
Defense
David Packard
Packard
John Mitchell
Kennedy impact looms on 1972 Democratic path
The piece argues Senator Edward Kennedy will likely not seek or win the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination. It discusses party disarray, leadership gaps, and how Kennedy’s troubles reshape Senate and congressional races, with McCarthy Humphrey and Muskie as diminished rivals. The article notes Democratic Committee chair Har ris aligning with Kennedy and the erosion of Kennedy’s influence.
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William
White Washington
Massachusetts
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
National Committee
Republican
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nixon
Letters praise lifeguards at Old Orchard Beach
The Journal prints reader praise for lifeguards at Old Orchard Beach and Ocean Park. In a July incident, guards responded to powerful waves and strong undertow within minutes. Readers Jane Lehoux of Biddeford and Gail Kennedy of Biddeford commend their calm, friendly, and swift actions.
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Old Orchard Beach
Ocean Park
Jane Lehoux
Laurier St
Biddeford
Gail Kennedy
Mason St. Biddeford
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