New Breed Of Mayors Tackling Tough Tasks
The piece surveys a new generation of U S mayors confronting tax, housing, and crime issues. It highlights Wes Wise and Patience Latting as reform victors, Mineta backing open housing, Stenvig winning a second Minneapolis term, and Rizzo rising in Philadelphia. It notes black mayors Stokes Gibson Hatcher and Howard Lee delivering governance amid racial tensions. The 38th U S Conference of Mayors gathering in Philadelphia is mentioned as many incumbents plan to retire.
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Wes Wise
Dallas
Patience Latting
Oklahoma City
Norman Y. Mineta
San Jose
Calif
Law and Order
Charles
Stenvig
Minneapolis
Frank L. Rizzo
Philadelphia
Carl B. Stokes
Cleveland
Kenneth A. Gibson
Newark
Richard G. Hatcher
Gary
Howard Lee
Chapel Hill
Question of Japan tests US role in security and trade
The Senate moves toward Okinawa's return while US and Japan clash over security duties and economic policy. The piece argues Japan seeks economic primacy by 2000 with minimal defense contributions, urging tough American action to ease the import surge and balance of payments pressures.
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Senate
Okinawa
Japan
United States
Free World
Africa Leaders Clash Over Unity At OAU Summit
Amid Addis Ababa talks the 41 independent African states face a split between Holy Alliance moderates and activist reformers. The upcoming conference could polarize factions as Ivory Coast proposes dialogue with South Africa, drawing broad opposition from 28 nations representing 69 percent of Africa's population.
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Organization of African Unity
OAU
Africa
Holy Alliance
Old Africa
Russell Warren Howe
Haile Selassie
Ivory Coast
Felix Houphouet-Boigny
South Africa
Ford lobby memo targets Pastore on auto safety bills
A confidential Ford memo details lobbying to influence Senator Pastore over tougher auto safety standards. It cites discussions with Providence dealer Bob Tasca and asserts Pastore’s dual stance, while Pastore denies the conversations. The piece also notes broader Pentagon secrecy and Vietnam contingency plans.
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Washington
Ford
Auto
John Pastore
D-R. I
Pastore
Bob Tasca
Providence
Richard Powers
Bob
Tasca
A. W. Merrell
Henry Ford II
Nixon
Senate Commerce
John Nevin
Zenith
Richard Power
Nevin
Powers
Blood drives and church merges shape North Carolina life
A study criticizes paid blood donations while praising donors, noting serum hepatitis risks and the value of blood in surgery. The Bloodmobile arrives Wednesday and Thomasville reports quota success. Other items cover a Chamber Coffee Club briefing on High Point road work delays, BBB consumer tales, Dr. Murphy Osborne’s return to High Point College, the dedication of Thomasville’s Community General Hospital, and a possible merger forming a new Asbury United Methodist Church in College Village.
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The
Health Insurance Institute
High Point
Thomasville
Chamber of Commerce
R. V. Moss
Murphy Osborne
High Point College
Camp Cheerio
HPC
University of Tennessee
University of North Carolina
University of South Florida
YMCA
Alma Mater
Main Street
College Village
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Holt McPherson
Bible Thought
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Henry Brooks Adams
Hubert Humphrey
New York
John V. Lindsay
Big City
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Congress
Barnett Potter
Potter
Black Africa
Jonathan Kwitny
Nigeria
Switzerland
Ruth
Independent States
U. S
Grafeity
Nta
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Pentagon
Vietnam
New York Times
Times
North Vietnam
Creighton Abrams
Saigon
Haiphong Harbor
Kremlin
Administration
Cambodia
Laos
Macsog
Merry
Carterian
Better Business Bureau
BBB
BBC
Community General Hospital
Berry's
Hea
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