Nixon blockade decision tested by Vietnam and Moscow
The Christian Science Monitor weighs Nixon's televised blockade of Haiphong and the risk to Vietnamization, arguing the move may fail to pressure Hanoi while weakening hopes for a Moscow summit and nuclear arms détente. It cautions the administration faces a difficult trade off between a localized gain and broader world peace goals.
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Nixon
Moscow
United States
Washington
Peking
Hanoi
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Kontum
Hue
White House
Europe
Henry Kissinger
Mr. Brezhnev
Haiphong
Vietnam
DOT Sues Billboard Firm Over Trees Along Turnpike
The Florida Department of Transportation seeks 98000 in damages for more than 400 trees cut along the turnpike right of way by National Advertising Co Inc a subsidiary of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. The column argues for broader action against billboard firms to protect views of trees rather than billboards.
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Florida Department of Transportation
State
National Advertising Co
Tennessee's economy praised under right to work status
The National Right to Work Committee highlights Tennessee and 18 other right to work states as economically stronger than compulsory union states. It cites higher growth, more jobs and greater wealth creation from 1960 to 1970, with lower unemployment and fewer work stoppages, aligning Tennessee with broader regional gains.
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Tennessee
National Right To Work Committee
Labor and Commerce Department
Public Aid Programs Provide High Funding For Large Families
The Library of Congress, at Congresswoman Edith Green's request, shows a mother with four children could receive 11513 dollars annually from all public assistance programs, while a mother with eight could reach 21000 dollars. Green notes the figures illustrate government concern for the poor and urges productive taxpayers to consider the programs.
Boston Globe on Hot Dogs Face Health Attack
The article rejects Consumers Union warnings that hot dogs pose health risks and defends enjoying them with relish. It emphasizes national pride, food culture, and consumer choice against calls to restrict or ban hot dogs.
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Consumers Union
Mom
Scrooge
Nixon Seeks to Shape Vietnam News With Selective Disclosure
The White House releases selective Vietnam information amid claims of miscontextual quotes from generals and Kissinger talks. Sources say Giap’s forces could last three or four months and Soviet arms flow remains undeterred. The piece accuses the president of pick and choose journalism while SEC concedes little about the disclosure.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
White House
Haiphong Harbor
Vo Nguyen Giap
Giap
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
South
Creighton Abrams
Saigon
Abram
Abrams
Henry Kissinger
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
United States
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
Electric Power Takeover Allegations Stir SEC Battle
The story alleges American Electric Power uses political influence to push a $500 million takeover of an Ohio utility. SEC staff accuse a lobbyist of pressuring the commission while lawmakers and officials are drawn into the push.
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American Electric Power
Ohio Electric
American Electric
SEC
Arvin Alexander
William Casey
Irving Schiller
Schiller
Gruff
Grizzed
Sol Freedman
M. E. Sensenbrenner
Columbus
Ohio
Stephen Young
Robert Taft
R-O
Richard Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Senate
ITT
James Nelson
Nelson
Don Cook
Cook
Herbert Cohn
Ohio Company
Chamber of Commerce
Jamestown High School Class Reunion Planned for May 27
Jamestown area residents from the class of 1922 and the class of 1923 plan a double reunion at the old Jamestown High School now an elementary school. Principal Fred Arrowood and teachers from the era will join the event, with notable attendees listed and a weather note predicting mild spring turning to hot July.
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Jamestown High School
Fred Arrowood
Laura Davis
Trinity
Clarence Johnson
Greensboro
Claude Sutton
George A. Covington
Olga Armstrong
Marshall) Kellam
Henry A. Foscue
Sam Strickland
Paul Kirkman
Life Member Honors for W. R. Peters at North Carolina Hospital Association
W. R. Peters receives Life Member status from the North Carolina Hospital Association in recognition of his leadership as president and longtime director, for service to hospitals and the association. The note includes other honors and events from North Carolina figures and cultural circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Peters
North Carolina Hospital Association
Harry Williamson
WITVD
Durham
Miles H. Wolff
Greensboro Daily News
Greensboro
Arts Council
Euterpe Club
High Point College
North Carolina Arts Council
HPC
Lucy E. Hill
George D. Finch
Thomasville
Enterprise
J. Ed Kirkman
J. J. Farriss
Kirkman
Will Ragsdale
Jamestown
Venetia Smith
Elwood Hotel
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Merry
By Jack Anderson
Holt McPherson Enterprise
Spain
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Crestwood Furniture Lines
Rome
Tommy Stout
Carson Stout
Mrs. Stout
Tommy
Ben Garner
Alcohol Education Center
Garner
John Cunniff
U.S
General Motors
High Point
Gordon Bell
Norman Desrosiers
Washton Irving
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