Year of Europe tone frames NATO rift and Kissinger trip
The piece argues 1973 failed to renew NATO unity as oil politics reshaped West European ties. It notes Western Europe skirting oil crisis, France wavering on NATO, and US softening stance. Editorial Research Reports sees potential gains in 1974 if Washington aligns with European partners and Kissinger visits Brussels.
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Europe
Santa Claus
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Belgium
NATO
United States
Southeast Asia
Middle East
New York Times
William Safire
France
ERA
Brussels
Archdale Building name considered for Raleigh state office block
In Raleigh a Capital Planning Commission review discussed naming a new 16 story state office building. One official proposed Archdale Building linking Gov John Archdale’s colonial era name with Archdale Precinct and Craven County. A Bush Hill Building suggestion was also floated.
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Raleigh
Archdale
Capital Planning Commission
John Archdale
Archdale Precinct
Craven County
Bush Hill
David Ben-Gurion Visionary Leader of Israel
David Ben-Gurion, born David Green in Plonsk, left Haifa in 1905, led Israel to independence, and became a symbol of determination and visionary leadership. Despite failing to resolve Palestinian refugee issues and ongoing regional tensions, his life inspires perseverance against odds. He died recently, his legacy cited as guiding force for a free democratic homeland.
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David Green
Plonsk
Poland
Haifa
Judean Hills
David Ben- Gurion
Lion Cub
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Controlling the seas amid rising pollution and claims
The piece outlines mounting ocean pollution concerns and a push for a United Nations Law of the Sea conference planned for 1974 in Caracas. It notes rising nationalism, fishing rights conflicts such as Iceland’s cod war, extended to 100 miles by Canada, and exploration of seabed nodules by multinational firms.
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Jacques Cousteau
United Nations
Caraca
Venezuela
U.N
Federation of American Scientists
Africa
Iceland
Great Britain
Canada
U. S
Hugo Grotius
Russia
Truman
Chile
Peru
Law Of The Sea Debate Faces Posture and Perils
Ecuador extended fisheries limits to 200 miles and the 1958 conference defined the continental shelf as land under 200 meters or exploitable waters. The UN declared seabed resources the common heritage of mankind and set up a Peaceful Uses of the Seabed committee for a 1974 conference, but energy crisis and third world militarism threaten agreement. George Herbert’s sea prayer is invoked as a plea for the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. N
George Herbert
Senator Ford Puns and Plastic Shortage Debate
A lighthearted note questions public readiness for punny references to Senator Gerald Ford while shifting to concerns over a potential plastic shortage. The piece cites calls to revert to older materials and hints at broader manufacturing and supply chain implications.
U S Builds Up Saudi Military Aid Network in Riyadh
Washington ramps up arms and training support to Saudi Arabia amid oil embargo tensions. The Defense Department seeks a 25 percent funding rise for a large Riyadh mission of 125 plus personnel with a 3.1 million dollar budget next year, plus a 100-man Corps of Engineers district handling roads airfields and military bases for King Feisal.
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Washington
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United States
Iran
State Department
Pentagon
U.S
Feisal
Defense Department
Riyadh
Army
Navy
Air Force
Corps of Engineers
Engineer
King Feisal
Dhahran Air Base
Cairo
Damascus
Persian Gulf
Mideast
France
Libya
Egypt
Uncle Sam
Henry Kissinger
Capitol Hill
Russia
Arab
Iraq
Saudi King Feisal's mili tary aid drive linked to oil prices
Analyzing U S backing for Saudi arms, 1974 credits cover Bedouin guarding units and a broad U S supplied arsenal. Plans include C 130s F 5Es and 25 F 4 Phantoms, with Mirage negotiations as a hedge while oil policy pressures loom.
Maryfields origin told at Maryfield dedication ceremony
George A Covington called on Leo J Heer to trace Maryfield history for the dedicatory service opening the new Maryfield nursing home section. The piece chronicles from 1947 Sisters from Roehampton to establish care, the four million dollar plant, ecumenical ties, and the people whose courage generosity and sacrifice shaped the facility.
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George A. Covington
Leo J. Heer
Maryfield
Roehampton
England
Vincent S. Waters
Diocese of
Raleigh
George T. Penny
Order
America
Mary Patrice
Mary Benignus
Ellen Fitzgerald
Mary Assumption
Anne Christina
Mary Monica
Ellen
M. Patrice
Amos Kearns
Duke Endowment
Joseph McKinley Bryans
Martha Love Ayres
Nathan
Medical Care Commission
Holt McPherson
Bill Ragsdale
Mary Elizabeth
M. Raymond
Washington Merry-Go-Round Buries Credit Snooping Reform
A Washington column exposes pervasive private credit sleuthing and the shelving of a bill to allow individuals to inspect credit reports and require consent before questions about private life. It cites cases of trivial grounds for loan denial and salacious notes in reports, noting law loopholes that deny rightful access.
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Senate
Wuld
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Wallace Bennett
Utah
William Brock
R-Tenn
Edward Brooke
Mass
William Proxmire
D-Wis
William Hathaway
Maine
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Robert D. Heins
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Detroit News
Mother of God
Piedmont
North Carolina
Pope John XXIII
Pope John
John Wesley
George Fox
Vincent de Paul
King David
Magdalen Taylor
Good Samaritan
Patrice
High Point
Melva Price
Robert MacMillan
Melva
Mary Thomas
Thomases
Bethlehem
Earl Phillips
Herbert
Barthmaier
Myrtle
Hayworth
Bishop Waters
Cardinal Spellman
Shubal Kirkman
Pennyburne
George Penney
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