Ping Pong Diplomacy Sparks A Silly Hong Kong Bell Bill
A playful report notes Senators Hiram Fong and William Spong proposing a bill named the Spong Fong Ping Pong Jong Kong Ding Dong Bell Bill to mark a U S ping pong team’s return via Hong Kong. The item mocks media hype over Washington Beijing rapprochement and its impact on policy toward Communist China.
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Hiram Fong
Hawaii
William Spong
D-Va
Hong Kong
U.S
China
Washington
Peking
Red China
United States
Red Ching
Low Town
Pollution image shift by corporate polluters toward social responsibility
The piece highlights JL and subsidiaries moving to curb pollution and improve social relations, citing IT Rayonier in Hoquiam and Rayonier’s Jessup operations with advanced air and water protections. It notes millions invested in water and air safeguards, public land use for recreation, and community programs including drug education and clinics.
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Stenberg-Flygt AB
Hoquiam
Washington State
Rayonier
Eopitot
Honolulu
Justice's Roadblocks in California Trials Slow Speedy Trial Promise
The piece laments delays in California courts highlighting Charles Manson arraignment on December 11, 1989, slow penalty phase progress, and defense tactics hindering swift justice. It also cites Angela Davis and Ruchell Magee posturing for protracted pre trial stages, underscoring concerns about fair trials.
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U.S
California
Charles Manson
Los Angeles Superior Court
Tate-Lafianca
Manson
Angela Davis
Ruchell Magee
Marion County
Black Panthers Rise and Fall in Civil Rights Era
A critical historical profile traces the Black Panthers as a radical movement forming in Oakland with leaders Huey Newton Bobby Seale and Eldridge Cleaver. It notes their self styling as a nation within a nation their armed presence in California and the public reaction including a gun sighted gallery scene at the state capitol.
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Matin Luther King, Jr
America
Housand
Earl Anthony
Oakland
California
Huey Newton
Robby Seale
Edtridge Cleaver
Stokely Carmichael
Alabama
United States
Teerwits
San Francisco Examiner
Bobby Seate
California State Capitol
Mie
Bobby Seale
Factional clashes and Panther arrests in dawn Oakland
Jim Bishop reports a chaotic dawn as police engaged reporters during panther clashes. Eighteen Panthers later arrested while siphoning gasoline. Huey Newton wounded, Officer Frey killed. others ambushed as Panthers publish anti police imagery and claim a separate nation at war with the U S.
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Huey Newton
Oakland
Newton
John Frey
Herbert Heanes
Gack Panther
Prilice
Roy Wilkins
Asa Randolph
Whitney Young
Martin Luther King, Jr
USS
Vietnam
Mao
Lesaw
Why diastolic pressure matters in high blood pressure
Dr. Lamb explains diastolic readings reflect artery pressure between beats. Persistent low diastolic values can indicate hypertension risk or kidney issues, while overall elevation signals vascular changes. Low blood pressure is often normal and linked to longevity unless caused by disease or shock.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
Br. Lamb
In the Garden and Springtime Puzzle Words
A list of cryptic clues mixing garden terms and general words with numbers and fragments. It appears as a word puzzle entry, including items like Festive Dandelion, Spring flower color, fencing, vital organ, and a series of mismatched phrases.
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Mariner's
Connecticut Leaders Propose Young Voter Internship Plan
Three young Republican lawmakers from Connecticut propose a Washington internship program for 300 youths funded at 150 dollars per scholar and a week of intensive work plus social events. Local service clubs to select nonpartisan candidates, with potential expansion to 400 interns if funds arrive. The plan follows Supreme Court validation of youth voting rights for federal elections.
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Nixon Supreme Court
Gallup
White House
Connecticut
Lowell Weicker
Robert Steele
Stewart McKinney
Washington
Republican
Rotary
Dhe Lions
Kiwanis
Ike
Capitol Hill
Weicker, Steele
McKinney
Supreme Court
Weicker Pushes 18-Year-Old Vote In Connecticut
Republicans show reluctant support for extending the franchise to 18 year olds. Senator Weicker visits Torrington to defend the policy as a future forming vote, while Gallup polls suggest limited immediate youth registration but potential impact in 1972. Connecticut freshmen registrars highlight concern.
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Nixon
Trepublican Town Committee
Torrington
Conn
Weicker
National
Ife
Gallup Polistera
Niort
Gallup
Teddy Kenedy
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Kennedy
Yourgr
Iass
Muskie
Humphrey
Jim Buckley
Ganneeticut
Washington
Question box on Federal Reserve notes and their use as money
The piece argues Federal Reserve notes remain accepted due to lack of alternatives, productivity levels, and established practice. It traces gold and silver shifts in 1935 and 1981, and debates whether the Fed is a government agency or private, questioning constitutional status as money.
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Federal Reserve
U.S
Barbs by Phil Pastoret Raspy Gossip and Odd Metaphors
A cryptic BARBS column blends quirky asides on digestion and laughter with whispers about secretaries and Easter church attendance. The piece puns on social behavior, notes a rise in churchgoers, and references a local gendarmerie incident amid playful, puzzling anecdotage.
The Center as the Tough Arena of Political Action
The center is the toughest arena of social conflict where practical action moves a nation. Centrist leaders must balance left and right, avoid rigid doctrine, and labor in grubby, unseen work to translate principles into programs. Shouting partisans prey on certainty, while centrists endure mockery yet remain essential to credible conflict resolution.
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