West German Election Tests CDU Grip on Germany
West Germany’s 20 year Christian Democrat leadership faced a weak showing in a Sunday vote, suggesting Willy Brandt may gain chancellor support from Free Democrats. The ballot produced a stalemate with no clear mandate, leaving economic and monetary questions to market forces rather than Bonn.
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Christian Democrats
West Germany
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Kurt Kiesinger
Federal Republic
Bonn
Social Democrats
Germany
Berets Case Dropped Over National Security Concerns
Army Secretary Stanley Resor halted the murder trial of eight Green Berets after the CIA refused to allow agents to testify. He deemed a fair trial impossible, transferring the men to different duties as questions linger over the Vietnamese double agent murders tied to the CIA. The affair has stirred public sympathy for the accused and raised concerns about national security skullduggery.
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Army
Stanley Resor
Green Berets
CIA
South Vietnam
Brass
Labor's Soul and Brighton Conference Shape Party Future
Labor's 68th congress in Brighton faces a growing deficit and shrinking membership as tensions rise between the government and unions. Wilson's stance on industrial democracy is challenged by critics and MPs, while polls hint at shifting momentum toward the Conservatives despite hints of a Labour comeback.
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Brighton
London
Labor
England
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Trade Union Council
British Labor Movement
The
Observer
Sunday Times
Economist
Christopher Mayhew
Jamestown
Attorneys ride Nixon bull market for GOP credentials in Washington
Washington politics fuel a boom in corporate law with firms like Rhyne and Rhyne and Shimmel Hill Bishop gaining major clients. Republican ties drive work before federal agencies while some Democrats also find opportunities, including George Smathers. The piece notes long-time players Clifford Acheson Williams stay busy as the Nixon era reshapes legal fortunes.
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White House
Charles S. Rhyne
Nixon
Duke University
Rhyne
American Bar Association
ABA
America
Shimmel-Hill-Bishop
General Dynamics
Continental Airlines
Capitol Southwest Corporation
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Toilet Goods Association
Clark Clifford
Dean Acheson
Edward Bennett Williams
Ragsdale takes Maryfield Nursing Home chair in city notes
Jamestown mayor Thomas C. Ragsdale becomes board chair at Maryfield Nursing Home after the annual officer election. The feature highlights a six- figure endowment for the home, Wofford College’s ties to High Point and Dr. Hardin, Hedrick family sorrow, and community notes on education, sports, and local events including a RUN-WALK-SWIM program and a YMCA volleyball league.
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Thomas C. Ragsdale
Maryfield Nursing Home
High Point
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Phil Dixon
Winston-Salem
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High Point College
Paul Hardin III
Methodist
Wofford
North Carolina
Hardin
G. Edwin Hedrick
Lexington
Ed Hedrick
John W. Hedrick
Jess Washburn
Johns Hopkins
Jess
Arthur Corpening
Duke Hospital
Dennis H. Cooke
Tom Lambeth
High Pointer
Jack Hunt
Boyce Clardy
YMCA
Mike Wilburn
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