Arabs Split Over Summit Funds in Rabat Readout
The Rabat summit of 14 Arab states collapsed over funding to confront Israel, led by Gamal Abdel Nasser who sought more oil money from Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Libya. Saudi King Faisal and Kuwait’s Emir balked, Syrians and Iraqis walked out, and a closing session was boycotted.
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Rabat
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Libya
Faisal
Emir
Tel Aviv
Values Out of Balance Impassioned Reader Warns of Moral Decline
A reader argues that society has lost its sense of values citing soaring pay for actors and athletes vs. public service roles, church offerings vs. leisure spending, and the cost of entertainment compared with police wages. The piece likens misplaced priorities to a prankster changing price tags.
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W. S
United States
Congress
Playboy
Satan
Jail Doors Open A Legend Exits
Willie Sutton, the notorious bank robber known as The Actor, was released from Attica Prison on Christmas Eve after years of crime and notorious jailbreaks. The frail retirement-bound figure avoids violence, saying simply that he robs banks "because that's where the money is" as a final chapter closes.
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Willie Sutton
Willie
Jesse James
Sutton
Jesse
Attica
New York
State Pardon and Parole Board
Nixon Seeks to Heal Rift With Liberal Republican Senators
President Nixon meets with dissident Senators at two luncheons to mend cut off dialogue over antimissile policy and Judge Haynsworth's Supreme Court nomination. Critics push for broader consultation and a national strategy across regions while the South remains a focal point. A separate Mississippi case sees a student group offer a one way ticket to South Africa to a college official who admits racist views.
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Nixon
Capitol Hill
White House
Clement Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Senate
Haynsworth
Bryce Harlow
Sen
Edward
R-Mass
Harry Dent
South Carolina
Dent
North
Brooke
Kevin Philips
John Ehrlichman
Richard Schweiker
GOP
Javits
University of Southern Mississippi
South Africa
Mississippi College
M. M. Roberts
Mississippi Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning
Roberts
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Theodore Bilbo
D-Miss
Progressive Student Association
Despotic Christmas Letter From Ex-Korean Vet Critical of Policy
A Decatur Daily reader letters page features Thomas Edward Ferguson praising leaders and troops while questioning Vietnam policy. He argues for nationalism and American pride, contrasts with tragic war costs, and requests a response. The missive, dated December 19 1969, critiques government scripts and calls for redress.
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Vietnam
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
George Wallace
Thomas Edward Ferguson
Forget Past and Start Afresh in 1970
Norman Vincent Peale urges leaving behind past disappointments and embracing renewed faith and energy for 1970. He cautions against overreliance on horoscopes, stressing personal action with God’s help to shape a better year. He recalls lessons from youth on forging ahead.
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