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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1971
Page
15
The editorial argues Nixon should pursue improved understanding with China while warning that Chinese leaders view the United States as an enemy. It notes two worlds separate the nations, condemns coddling with Red China, and stresses the need for mutual survival without misreading Beijing.
Chiang Ching, wife of Mao, calls for the United States to withdraw its troops from Indochina, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and to cease interference in Middle East and Asian matters. The piece argues Red China seeks a Communist world and that withdrawal would please them, complicating US defense of freedom.
Mayor Lindsay urges a new coalition of progressive Republicans independents and Democrats to join him. The plan would split parties into liberal and conservative camps creating a stark voter choice on issues and emotions. Lindsay aims to defeat Nixon while liberal Republicans and Democrats navigate internal divisions.
Defense experts privately worry that rising costs of advanced fighters like the Navy K-14 and Air Force F-15 could leave the U S outnumbered in future wars. A cheaper hot rod jet, stripped of luxury electronics and armed with guns and sidewinder missiles, could be mass produced under $2.5 million each to complement existing aircraft. A Gallup poll shows 60 percent oppose keeping a residual force in Vietnam after main withdrawal, while American lawyers in London honor Magna Carta at Runnymede during the ABA convention.
A discussion on solid waste challenges argues recycling as the best path. It cites $1 billion yearly in valuable metals, $4 billion to collect waste, and steel cans with a 60 billion annual output. Atlanta proves metal-can salvage profits. Chicago expands steam-byproduct recycling. Oregon weighs bans on nonreturnable bottles. A 198 study notes significant litter from beverage containers and mixed returns on recycling efforts.
The article reports Yugoslav and Romanian intrigue over growing ties with China and Albania while wary of a potential anti Soviet Balkan bloc. It notes Tito’s defiant stance against Brezhnev doctrine and mentions Hungary’s maneuvers and possible Balkan cooperation amid unconfirmed Chinese visits to Romania and Yugoslavia.
The piece argues no complete Vietnam War history exists without reviewing Hanoi's 1954 Geneva accords onward. It highlights suppressed files in Hanoi, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong documents, and limited translations of captured papers, contrasting scholars like Pike with complacent critics.
Alan J. Olmstead details Aug 12 in Connecticut's General Assembly, focusing on Democratic victory amid a financial crisis. The piece highlights public twists of votes, secret pressures on lawmakers, and Senator Lieberman’s remark on situation ethics, portraying politics as cynical and damaging to the state and its image.
Vernon J. Veritas denounces government drug addiction efforts as invasive privacy violations. He ridicules forced testing and federal zeal, condemns paternalism, and questions the cost of expanding health care and drug treatment programs amid a surge of health bills and a proclaimed national emergency.
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at an underground magazine titled Underground Magazine with scattered words about love, Pelley, and a possible reference to Hitt. The text is incomplete, lacking clear events, dates, or names to form a full news item.
The upcoming public treason trial of former Egypt Vice President Ali Sabry and more than a hundred officials sparks regional recriminations. The piece recalls coups, executions, and countercoups from Morocco, Sudan, and Egypt, noting Nimeri's alignment with Beijing and Sadat's close Soviet ties. The analysis hints at Arab leaders testing limits with Moscow as old allegiances shift.
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