Brandt wins record mandate in West German vote
In Bonn, Willy Brandt leads with a sweeping victory for his Social Democratic coalition gaining 272 of 496 Bundestag seats and an overwhelming public mandate to push East Berlin outreach and treaties. The CDU trails, FDP rises on alliance, while Brandt vows an unprecedented peace path. A separate note reports 630 A.D. fish remains found at Cambridge Neb. campsites.
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Bonn
Willy Brandt
Christian Democrats
Brandt
Bundestag
East Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Social Democratic Party
Social Democrats
Walter Scheel
Free Democratic Party
Soviet Union
Poland
Stroke deaths may be cut with hypertension control
AP Science writer C. G. McDaniel reports that U S heart specialists say stroke deaths and disability could drop sharply if high blood pressure is better detected and treated. About 500000 Americans suffer strokes annually with around 200000 deaths. experts at American Heart Association sessions estimate up to 100000 cases could be prevented through improved hypertension management.
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Dallas, Tex
United States
American Heart Associ
Nemat 0. Borhani
University of California, Davis
Smith to lead second SALT talks in Geneva
President Nixon sends Gerard C. Smith, 58, New Yorker and former SALT lead, to Geneva for the second round aimed at controlling nuclear arms. Smith’s career spans AEC, State Department policy planning, and private consultancy, with a life shaped by public service and a down to earth negotiating style. The piece also notes a medical session on hypertension and stroke at a related conference, stressing rising stroke incidence and the need for awareness and treatment.
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Washington
U.S. Disarmament Agency
Gerard C. Smith
Smith
U.S
Nixon
Geneva
General Motors
Vladimir S. Semenov
7 year old chess prodigy Oscar Mass from Juarez
Seven year old Oscar Alejandro Mass of Juarez Mexico, despite losing four straight games to much older players, remains focused on chess as his key pursuit. Sponsor Filiberto Terrazas notes he is learning to avoid traps while planning another tournament next month.
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John Lumpkin
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Oscar
Oscar Alejandro Mass
Juarez
Mexico
Filiberto Terrazas
el Ajedrez
Modern bidding shift shown in reverse bids
In a bridge column Oswald explains that a two diamond bid by North functions as a reverse, forcing South to rebid and enabling a four spade contract. Jim notes defenses could limit South, while Oswald recalls early views on reverse strength and today’s rule that any reverse is a one round force.
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Oswald
North
West
South
Jim
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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