Europe Holds the Line as U S Forces Shrink
The piece argues U S forces in Europe stay around 310000 though shrinking, with 25000 in Britain, 10000 in Spain and Turkey, 220000 in West Germany, and a 30000 Mediterranean fleet. It notes a Senate push to bring troops home while Nixon resists to deter allies and leverage arms talks with the Soviet Union.
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Africa
Morocco
Libya
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Spain
Turkey
West Germany
U. S. Mediterranean
NATO
Belgium
Europe
Mike Mansfield
U. S
Nixon
Far North Tensions Rise Over Arctic Control
Dr. Trevor Lloyd of McGill warns Canada may lose control of the Arctic to American influence and supranational corporations. He cites vast land, freshwater, and oil potential north of the 60th parallel and the need for icebreakers, weather services, and navigation aids to prevent U.S. exploitation.
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Canada
Yukon
Northwest
Trevor Lloyd
McGill University
Foranada
Lloyd
United States
Dr. Lloyd
Northwest Passage
Alaska
U. S
Arctic
America
Pompidou Era Shifts French Policy Toward Realism
The article argues that Franco American ties, long framed as mutual sentiment, rest on self interest. Under Pompidou, France pursues Europe and the Mediterranean, stabilizes the franc, and seeks oil from Libya while easing Gaullist myths, signaling cooler relations with the United States.
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United States
France
Atlantic
Paris
Washington
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
William P. Rogers
Libya
Pompidou
Europe
Mediterranean
Willy Brandt
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Chad
Boyle and Yablonski Feud Drives UMW War of Words
Tony Boyle alleges press attempts to topple him amid a bitter union fight with Jack Yablonski. Reporters find Boyle's charges unverified and note Yablonski’s supporters label Boyle insiders as outsiders. The Labor Department flags altered Canadian tally sheets and Jager-supported accusations. In Vietnam, White House monitors casualties under a 100-per-week threshold. A Penn State football plaque mixup prompts a Nixon Agnew reply.
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Tony
UMW
Jack Yablonski
Boyle
Yablonski
Labor Department
Canada
William K. Grossman
Philadelphia
Penn State
University of Texas
White House
Senator Soaper Seeks Leader as Followers Found
A humorous column mocks political leadership searches and social habits. It notes suspect dates for wheel invention and recalls, jokes about Abraham Lincoln and a library trip, and questions air pollution devices and marriage roles in a light political satire tone.
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Abraham Lincoln
Democratic Party
The Bug Flu Invasion From Europe To The United States
A humorous column discusses the flu outbreak sweeping Europe and crossing to the United States. It notes crowded hospitals, varying symptoms, and debates over immunity and remedies. The author humorously traces different flu labels and laments the unpredictability of avoiding The Bug.
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Europe
Central America
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Budzanoski
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