Sharp Soviet traders challenge American businessmen
American executives facing Soviet counterparts find them shrewd, bureaucratic, and focused on process over volume. The rapid expansion of US USSR trade has left some with costly misunderstandings as Soviets place large grain orders, study plans, and sometimes copy equipment. They seek techniques and sophistication, not just output.
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United States
Ussr
Will Report Our Future Not in the Stars
George F. Will argues against astrology as superstition in a Washington Post column. He cites Nobel laureates and scientists who debunk star influence, noting astrology profits from uncertainty and gives a comforting illusion of control.
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George F. Will Washington
Quotes on Pele and taxes surface in playful newspaper blurbs
A collection of satirical lines from various papers. Pele described as a live volcano goddess with modesty in Honolulu Advertiser. A 65 year old student owning an oil well touted as ideal tax loophole in Rough Notes. A knee slapper about beef prices and beef rising to the moon in Good Reading. A WSJ joke about teenage marriages and homework. A diplomat joke about a wife in a mink coat in Stacyville Monitor Review.
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Pele
Howard Case
Honolulu
Paul Harrington
The
Wall Street Journal
Stacyville
Monitor Review
Biddeford-Lace Journal personnel and years
The records list W. E. Foster 1881 1963 Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 B. F. C. Whitehouse 1889 1972 W. Paul Casavant publisher Charles C. Sutton managing editor Gladys M. Whitehouse president and treasurer
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Senate Report Delays On CIA Assassination Authorization
Washington senators probe who authorized CIA plots against foreign leaders. The 1960 Congo, 1963 Diem, and 1970 Chile cases are reviewed with claims presidents may have approved or condoned actions, while CIA witnesses deny direct orders from the White House.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Senate
CIA
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
United States
Senate Intelligence Committee
White House
Ken
U.S
Saigon
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nixon Lee
Patrice Lumumba
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Trujillo
Henry Cabot Lodge
Diem
Rene Ie Ee
Salvador Allende
Chile
Nixon
Observer A hero at arms
Russell Baker presents a satirical scene where a two year unemployed man named John robs a house to prove a point about government job creation and inflation. The narrator praises Johns resolve while mocking the Ford administration economic policy and its effect on the economy and citizens.
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Russell Baker
John
America
Gran
Ford
White House
New York Times
Rozelle Rule Sparks NFL Player Rights Debate
In The Nation, Tom Wicker explains the Rozelle Rule, which forces an owner to compensate a former club when a player signs with another team. The piece argues the rule restricts player rights, fuels strikes, and prompts debate over bargaining power and league structure amid a potential season delay.
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Tom Wicker
New York
Ron
Brocking
NFL
Pete Rozelle
Ford Motor Comany
General Motors
Ford
New England
Rozelle
New York Times
Biddeford High Fans Back Team After Scrimmage Loss
The writer thanks Biddeford High School supporters for large attendance at a game at Cony High School last Saturday. He notes ten buses from Augusta route with two for the team three for the band and five for students and praises the city School Board for allowing student bus use.
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Biddeford High School
Cony High School
Augusta
Biddeford
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