Myth of Black Bloc voting explodes across cities
The off year elections show blacks voting for men and issues over race across cities like Cleveland Newark Philadelphia and Mississippi. Blacks split with party blocs electing white liberals or conservatives while leaders like Lindsay and Rizzo gain support, signaling a shift in black political influence.
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Cleveland
Gary
Newark
New York
John V. Lindsay
Carl Stokes
Ralph J. Park
Arnold R. Pinkney
Democratic Organization
James M. Carney
North Carolina
Robert Brown
White House
Sammie Chess
Superior Court
Sam Burford
Law and Order
Mississippi
William Waller
Fayette
Charles Evers
Evers
Ism
Castro Ends Cuban Exodus Flight Policy Amid Discontent
The article notes Fidel Castro will soon halt the mass Cuban exodus as he processes the last thousand awaiting shipment. It argues many Cubans are disenchanted with the regime and warns that restricting escape underscores Marxist limits on freedom. It contrasts with U S leftist views and the Berlin Wall.
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Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Caribbean
U. S
Cuba
Berlin Wall
Reagan as Cupid: Governor Reagan Delivers Roses
Air Force T-Sgt Earl Huffman in Vietnam wrote to California Governor Ronald Reagan asking him to personally deliver a dozen roses to Huffman's wife. Reagan, then a former actor, obliged and appears to have enjoyed playing Cupid.
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Air Force
Earl Huffman
Vietnam
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Cupid
Vintners confront a cool damp harvest in France and rising pop wines
The piece notes a 20 percent drop in wine output after June rains and August hail in France, with September sun offering hope for bouquet. It details grape production, regional preferences, and high prices in Champagne, plus U S pop wines gaining share with brands like Boone's Farm and Ripple.
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Rheims
France
Paris Herald Tribune
Dom Perignon
Moet Et Chandon
Bollinger
United States
Boone's Farm
Ripple
Key Largo
Love
You
Angeles Times
Nixon Faces Criticism Over Nazi Ties At White House
The article accuses President Nixon of soft handling toward Nazi sympathizers. It cites Dr. Joseph Pauco, a GOP adviser linked to pro Nazi activity in Slovakia, still serving unofficially with the SBA. It also questions Nixon and Agnew tributes to anti semitic editor Gene Szebedinsky and the White House response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Nixon
Harry Truman
Dean Acheson
Joseph Panco
Slovakia
Joseph Tiso
Anti-Defamation League
Republican National Committee
Pauco
Tom Kleppe
State
Pennsylvania
Agnew
Gene Szebedinsky
Magyarsag
Szebedinsky
Bulgarian extremist linked to White House visit in 1970s article
The piece profiles Ivan Docheff claiming leadership of the National Legion in Bulgaria and a 1970s photo with Nixon and Agnew causing uproar among Bulgarian Americans. It also recounts Laszlo Pasztor’s wartime ties to the Arrow Cross and GOP concerns over right wing extremism in ethnic groups.
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Ivan Docheff
White House
Docheff
National Legion
Bulgaria
Laszlo Pasztor
GOP
Hungary
Pasztor
Arrowcross
Berlin
Szalasi
Les Whitten
Prayer for Cancer Fight and Triad Export News
The piece cites a Dr. Weldon prayer from Upper Room editor and notes his Russia trip. It covers warnings from the Better Business Bureau about scams and promotes the Triad World Trade Club event on November 19. It also reports Girls Haven of North Carolina purchasing land near Burnsville for a girls home and supports Boys Home at Lake Waccamaw with A D Peacock as executive director.
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Wilson O. Weldon
Nashville
Tenn
North Carolina
American Cancer Society
Raleigh
Weldon
Dr. Weldon
Russia
Triad World Trade Club
U.S
Triad Area
Germany
Japan
Canada
Triad Group
Girls Haven of North Carolina, Inc
Burnsville
Lake Waccamaw
A. D. Peacock
Boys Home
Girls Haven
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Philadelphia
Frank L. Rizzo
Rizzo
Reagan As
Vino Veritas
Washington
Pance
Peace Corps
Peru
Joe Blatchford
Doug Burck
Blatchford
Federal Trade Commission
Daniel Kane
Koppers Co
Kane
Koppers
FTC
Rufus
Duke
Wilson
By Jack Anderson
Holt McPherson
God
Better Business Bureau
Omega
Hamilton
Guilford
Tn Erie
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