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Global brief cites varied 1970s world notes and events
A patchwork digest reports on a South African survey showing black South Africans prefer the term Africans. Rhodesian censors ban Feiffer's book. France promotes a new five digit ZIP code system. A printer in Limerick notes 116 pints donated to blood banks. UK MPs push cafeterias to avoid displaying the House crest on cutlery. Moscow reports theater interest. long ticket queues. A German chase ends in deaths of two policemen and a suspect. An explosion disrupts a Chilean jetliner en route to Miami. US Secretary Laird pledges Europe force reinforcements with new units and reorganizes command. London studies link influenza in pregnancy to higher cancer and leukemia risks in children. These items reflect a wide spread of contemporary world events and studies.