Prosperity reshapes Spain as Franco era nears its end
Madrid reports on July 18 holiday scenes showing prosperity spreading from cities to countryside. Growth of GNP around 8 percent and income rising from 500 to 600 dollars per person in five years accompany faster transport, higher education, and expanded European contact. The regime, led by Franco, faces rising labor and Catholic reformist pressure, presses a new press law, and hosts growing protests from students, professors, and intellectuals signaling a push for political modernization and broader freedoms.
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Tad Szulc
New York Times
Madrid
U. S
Europe
Spain
Workers’ Commissions
Sir Percy Spender A Man of Strong Convictions
Sir Percy Spender, Australian diplomat and judge, shaped policy from Sydney to The Hague. He cast the pivotal vote to break a 7-7 tie at the world court on South West Africa and helped push the Southeast Asian treaty organization. A longtime public figure, he rose from Sydney clerk to foreign minister, ambassador to the U.S., and International Court of Justice president.
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New York Times
Percy Spender
U. N
General Assembly
South - West Africa
Sydney
Australia
John Foster Dulles
San Francisco
Sir Percy
China
University of Sydney
Percy
Liberal Party
Robert G. Menzies
Australa
U. S
Washington
International Court of Justice
The
Hague
Lady Spender
Picasso
the Justice
Royal Vicanen Order
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
World Court
Southwest Africa
Haven
Frankfurter
Theater Column on LBJ Jokes Stir Frank Debate
A Las Vegas nightclub comic mocks Lyndon Johnson with a faux Texas foreman routine. The act reflects broad public distrust of the President amid Viet Nam war concerns and civil rights achievements, highlighting tensions between leadership and popular belief.
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New York Times News Service
Las Vegas
LBJ Ranch
Mny
Congress
Viet Nam
Las’ Vegas
Nicice
Texas
Bobby Baker
Fat Cat Presidents Club
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Lindy's East in Hong Kong Promises Kosher Pastrami Fusion
A New York style Lindy’s East opens on Queen's Road Hong Kong touting itself as the only kosher restaurant east of the United States. Shareholders led by Irwin Koval promise American imports from corned beef to rye bread and an American style egg cream while courting American service members and Chinese businessmen.
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New York Times News
Hong Kong
Canton
Shanghai
Peking
Szechwan
Lindy’s East
United States
Europe
Israel
Irwin Koval
Bronx
Borseat Belt
Restaurant Associates
Four Seasons
New York
Korval
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Koval
Lindy‘s
East
American Expo
Rields Jourines
Nat Inds Kast i Jund Gidit
Kovali
Dobsters
Maine
Queen's Road
Viet Nam
Linny
World Court Decision Reflects U S Rulings
London dispatch analyzes World Court ruling on standing in the Ethiopia Liberia South Africa case. It notes the court’s procedural grounds masking political concerns and contrasts with US Supreme Court history on standing from Connecticut birth control cases.
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U.S
New York Times
London
Leme
South Africa
Supreme Court of the
United States
Rifts
Berneath
Ethiopia
Liberia
Rncial
Reading Supreme Court
Connecticut
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