Gun ban in Manila linked to crime drop cited by Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor notes that turning in 13,000 guns and a million rounds in the Philippines under martial law coincided with a reported 90 percent drop in Manila murders. It argues gun restrictions can curb crime, while acknowledging civil liberties costs.
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Christian Science Monitor
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippines
Manila
Chicago
Islands
United States
Appalachian Power Blue Ridge project blocked by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Appalachian Power Co may not proceed with the Blue Ridge power project until the Federal Power Commission files an environmental impact report. Ashe and Alleghany counties face major losses if dams flood valley croplands, fueling eight years of debate and ongoing court appeals.
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North Carolina
West Virginia
U. S. Supreme Court
Appalachian Power Co
Blue Ridge
Federal Power Commission
Ashe
Alleghany
Appalachian Company
Nannies as British Institution In Gathorne-Hardy Book
A review of Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy’s work on the nanny culture in 19th century Britain. The piece traces how upper class child raising with nannies shaped English manners, class status, and national character, citing Churchill’s nurse and Norland training. It notes enduring demand for nannies and the cultural reverence for order and propriety.
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London
Jonathan Gathorne - Hardy
Gathorne-Hardy
Elie de Rothchild
the Observer
W. H. Auden
Knightsbridge Nannies
Norland Nursery Training College
Berkshire
Norland
Nannyland
Albert Memorial
A. P. Herbert
England
Nixon aides led sabotage campaign against Democrats
Investigators say White House strategists coordinated dirty tricks to undermine Muskie Wallace and McGovern. They targeted Muskie with forged letters, fostered Wallace as a third candidate, aided McGovern in California, and sought to frame McGovern as radical after nomination. Haldeman directed and monitored reporting on all phases of the effort.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Ed Muskie
Maine
Muskie
George Wallace
Alabama
Florida
Henry Jackson
Wallace
Jackson
George McGovern
McGovern
California
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington Post
Howard Hunt
Coral Beach
Miami Beach
Frank Mankiewicz
H. R. Haldeman
Abet McGovern
Haldeman
Dirty campaign tricks linked to White House aides emerge
The Washington Post ties Dwight Chapin and Gordon Strachan to dirty tricks with Haldeman. Aimed at Democratic candidates Muskie Jackson and McGovern, sabotages included fake flyers false calls and misleads at campaigns and primaries. A nonpartisan commission should probe before November.
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Dwight Chapin
Washington Post
Haldeman
White House
Gordon Strachan
Time Magazine
Florida
Jackson
Muskie
California
Oregon
Salem
Ore
Humphrey
U.S. Attorney's Office
Tampa
New Hampshire
Miami
Harry Cain
Cain
Bethune-Cookman College
Daytona Beach
McGovern
Gary Hart
Afl-Cio
George Meany
New York City
Meany
Jersey City
Sargent Shriver
Nart
Cronkite
Fall furniture market nears as Heers retires at High Point
The industry enters the 1972 fourth quarter with booming orders and cautious planning. Leo Heer retires after 20 years leading the Southern Furniture Exposition Building, handing reins to Robert Gruenberg. The High Point scene eyes a busy Press Party and warns against gambling at markets, while local history and redevelopment reshape N Main Street landmarks.
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High Point
Lenoir
Mary Mitchell
Mary Stuart
Chamber of Commerce
Leo J. Heer
Robert Gruenberg
SFEB
Leo Heer
Frances
Léo Heer
Robert W. Conner
Harold Bennett
Bennett
Conner
RWC Corp
N. Main
Wilber Smith Associates
United Fund
Phil Phillips
Herman Bernard
Murphy Osborne
GTI
High Point College
W. T. Powell
I. Paul Ingle
Asheville
Old Battery Park
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N. Main Street
Sheraton
Randolph County
New Yorker
Tate
R. D. Dickson
Davidson
Presbyterian Seminary
University of North Carolina
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