Red China and the UN debate over peace and war
A Telegram opinion piece questions U.S. support for Red China's UN entry, contrasts Japan and Germany's postwar paths, and notes a UPI report of Communist Chinese forces with radar directed anti air weapons in Laos. It argues peaceful coexistence has not changed Maoist China and warns against redefining aggressor labels.
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China
Yalu River
Korea
Japan
Germany
West Germany
United States
Mao
Chow En-Lai
United Nations
Yvan
U.N
Opinion Research Corporation
Princeton
Red China
America
Tosa
U.S
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Romania
Washington
UPI
Laos
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thumpers at a Texan Watermelon Stand
A writer recalls his boyhood visits to Adolph Kohoul's fruit stand in Schuyler where Texas watermelons arrive. The piece playfully describes melon thumping rituals, types of shoppers, and the local daughter running the stand, celebrating the art of judging a melon by sound.
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Adolph Kohoul
Schuyler
Texas
Pattain
Adolph’s
Preenie
National Hot Dog Month Highlights 20th Century Growth
The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council notes hot dogs evolved since 1901 St Louis exposition. U.S. output nears vast figures with 14.8 billion eaten in 1970 and 15.9 billion projected for 1971. Factories in Retrait and Montreal show hourly capacities of 62 000 and 72 000 dogs.
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National
Retrait
Montreal
The Affair That Keeps a Marriage Whole
A long ago tale describes a married couple staging weekly “affairs” to preserve romance. The husband phones mid day to arrange a discreet meeting while the wife plans childcare and drives to a rendezvous near town. They check into a motel and pretend a secret romance to sustain the marriage.
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Arb Buchwald
George
de Clare
14Th Street
Serviceable Affair Discovered In Quiet Suburban Life
A married man and a secret lover carry on a weekend tryst described through their car rendezvous and after hours chats. They exchange vows to keep things discreet, while both return home to routine family life and a shared, uneasy smile at dinner.
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Los
Poscas
Leo
Turing
Freedom News Motto Inaugurates Readership Drive
A Columbus Nebraska publication from August 12 1971 champions freedom as self control and responsibility, aligning with moral guides and the Declaration of Independence. It advocates informing readers to promote liberty and personal responsibility.
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Gy Telegram
Your Freedom News
Peate
Mme
Columbus
Nebraska
Mail order diet prompts expert caution and warnings
Dr Lawrence Lamb warns readers against mail order weight loss schemes claiming rapid results and safe capsules. He notes dangers from pills containing digitalis and diuretics, urges medical supervision, and asks FDA and FTC to investigate. He shares a lighter note about a child chewing toothpaste, suggesting it may be curiosity, not harm, with a spaceflight toothpaste anecdote.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
Jose
Travelogue of Fragmented Names and Odd Phrases
A garbled travelogue of scattered terms and partial place names from various languages, listing islands, towns, rivers, and items. The text mixes foreign phrases, numbers, and mislabeled terms, creating a collage of potential locations and objects without coherent narrative.
Protests at Longwood Tennis Championship Amid Apartheid Debate
Protesters from the Boston NAACP disrupted the Longwood Cricket Club event in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts challenging apartheid. They heckled South African players including Ron McMillan as part of a broader debate on racial policy, integration and political activism in sports. The piece also notes Alan Paton's shifted stance on South Africa's separate development policy and reflects on ideological constraints in political discourse.
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Longwood Cricket Club
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Boston
NAACP
Ron McMillan
South Africa
Cilles
United States
Europe
England
Medi
Alan Pa
London ‘Times
Liberal Party
Paton
London Times
Talladay
Nation's Press Argues Schools Are Not Essential
An essay argues that great minds like Lincoln and Franklin thrived with little formal schooling. It cautions against overreliance on institutions, saying true education comes from self-education, effort, and responsibility. The piece critiques passive learning and urges lifelong discipline to gain knowledge and purpose.
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V. Orval Watts
The
Freeman
Abe Litcoln
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Ben Franklin
Franklin
Lincoln
Eastern College
Ile
Abe Lincoln
Douglas Woodruff
Liehie
Mane on the wane at University of Chicago barber shop
The University of Chicago barber shop manager Carl Alkire reports a shift from long to neater, moderately long hair among students and faculty since 1985. He notes younger students and graduates preferring shorter styles and teachers trimming more often, suggesting a broader trend toward tidier appearance.
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University of Chicago
Carl Alkire
University
Alkire
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