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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1970
Page
4
A 63-year-old West German prince and diplomat was killed in Guatemala after rebels demanded the release of 22 prisoners and a $700,000 ransom. Germany recalls embassy staff and demands safety guarantees for diplomats. Guatemala faces strained relations and calls for action.
The slowdown in the economy reduces high paying jobs for graduates and tight money may push unemployment to 7 to 8 percent by mid 1971. Economists warn of keen competition for workers while administration sources expect unemployment around 4.5 percent. In the Middle East 12,000 Russians join 16,000 total, aiding defense networks while UN action is urged to prevent wider conflict.
The article outlines the Apollo program, the Nixon administration’s space budget and goals, including a grand tour of outer planets, a Mars landing in the 1980s, and continued NASA expansion. It notes a budget shift toward environment cleanup and a potential space station, with limited Soviet cooperation.
Washington experts note growing dissension in the Politburo over economic slippage. Brezhnev and Kosygin remain secure, but Moscow faces slowing growth, lagging productivity, and poor harvests. The regime has resorted to importing beef, pork, and poultry from Australia, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, New Zealand and West Germany.
A Harper-like column analyzes how Suslov’s austere stance clashes with Brezhnev’s lavish tastes fueling internal Kremlin tensions amid economic slump. It notes Kosygin’s government faction, revived Stalinist controls, and strain with China and Czechoslovakia.
City leaders met with HUD officials in Atlanta to review credits and timelines for downtown improvements including a parking garage, underground wiring, and the Harrison Street project. Credits may also come from school construction and road realignments as the city works to contract the projects and attract federal money.
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