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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1968

Page

5

Russia Moves Into The Mideast

U S officials say Moscow has expanded influence in the Middle East since the June Arab-Israeli war. The Soviet Union now patrols the Mediterranean, arms Arab states, and opens contacts with moderates as it widens military and diplomatic links. Western officials warn against overstatement while NATO and US observers note Moscow seeks prestige and strategic leverage without seeking direct confrontation with the United States.

New York Tines Washington America Mediterranean Crete Navy United States Sixth Fleet Middle East State Department Soviet Union Israel Moscow Vietnam U.S Turkey Dardanelles United Arab Republic Algeria Arab States Yemen Persian Gulf Iraq Hussein Jordan Saudi Arabia Sudan East Africa U.A.R Somalia Tanzania U.S.S.R Aden Europe

Drugs and Mafia Ties Emerge In U S Traffic

An excerpt from a five article series reports on the vast illegal drug network. It describes marijuana dealings in Reynosa near the border, narcotics profits, and ways trafficking shifts among Mafia and Negro gangs in cities like New York Chicago and Los Angeles.

America New York Times Martin Waldron Reynosa Mexico Texas United States United States of America Chicago Houston Los Angeles New York Sierra Madre Mountains Sierra Madres Texas Bureau of Narcotics Durango Minnesota California U.S Middle East France Walter Lee Carlton Mobile Ala Louis Fiana Vito Genovese Narcotics Bureau Leroy Jefferson Warren, Ark Kernan South America Congress Organized Crime Legal Laboratories

Letter to editor argues against Western policy in southern Africa

Mildred Taylor urges Decatur Daily readers to oppose United States and Britain support for Rhodesia and apartheid. She cites a 1967 article and Ralph E. Dodge’s critique, urging diplomacy, sanctions, and nonracial progress while warning of rising violence and long-term harm to Africa and global stability.

Decatur Daily Decatur Ala New York Times News Service South Africa Mildred Taylor P. S Southern Rhodesia Ralph E. Dodge America Kitwe Zambia Africa Uni Nations United Nations South West Africa United States Great Britain World Detroit Newark Zambezi Malawi Kenya Portugal Dodge Methodist Church West U.N

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