France devaluation hits tourists and trade
An analysis notes the franc devaluation and price controls in France, raising costs for foreign visitors while aiming to curb imports. It discusses past devaluations, potential global effects, and echoes U.S. inflation concerns amid rising taxes and imports. It cites Life Magazine polling on domestic price controls and public sentiment.
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France
DeGaulle
U.S
West Germany
Europe
United States
Current
Life Magazine
Harris
Life
Pill cancer question sparks debate in JAMA report
A JAMA article questions whether oral contraceptives may cause cancer and notes both sides of the debate. NIH expert Dr. Hertz cites animal studies and concern, while Dr. William Allen of Washington University argues there is little cause for alarm given clinical experience with female hormones.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Roy Hertz
National Institutes of Health
Hertz
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Bethesda
William M. Allen
St. Louis
Allen
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Washington University
Nixon far east tour blocked by snake dancers threat
The threat of snake dancers by the thousands kept President Nixon from including Japan in his Far East tour. Japanese officials say warnings were heeded though reluctantly, with White House involvement noted. Forrest Jordan of Columbus reported Young at 80 still trying to live up to his name after a tennis fall.
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Nixon
Japan
Far East
White House
Washington
Forrest Jordan
Columbus
Young
Nixon trip quiets Japan protests amid Okinawa anger
The report notes Nixon's Japan visit drew little anti US action despite leftist youth unrest over Okinawa. Mrs. Nixon hailed high US prestige abroad as the trip concluded. FBI official Tolson, 69, may outlast J Edgar Hoover, who is 74 and near retirement, with analysts weighing leadership succession.
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Nixon
Nippon
United States
Okinawa
Pat Nixon
U.S
Clyde A. Tolson
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Tolson
Buddy
Hoover
J. Edgar
Hoover-watchers
We can kill bond issue and drive taxes higher
A Los Angeles barrier to bond funding is explained as voters oppose bonds raising costs. In 1966 two hospital projects faced ballot votes with Watts bond failing while Los Angeles County USC Medical Center passed. The county instead used a public authority to issue Watts bonds at higher interest, illustrating how voting against bonds can raise expenses.
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L. A
Phil Magruder
County Economy and Efficiency Committee
Watts
Los Angeles County-Usc Medical Center
Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles
Magruder
Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital
Joint Powers Authority
Public officials clash over jail funding and bond vote
Bill Mayer and Lindon Hollinger clash over building a new jail and whether a public vote is required. Hollinger warns supervisors could be held liable if insufficient facilities exist. The piece notes a 25 percent difference in bond interest rates as a serious concern.
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Lindon Hollinger
Names from Personal Traits Through The Ages
The passage notes how last names emerged from occupations or places but also from personal traits and features. It observes trends such as many Littles or Smalls but few Bigs or Larges, discusses color based surnames, and mentions how ancient names often reflected deformities or distinctive traits like Rufus meaning reddish and references to Oedipus Rex and Plato.
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Rufus
Oedipus Rex
Names through history and the odd origins they bear
The piece traces how given names acquire meanings from languages and cultures. It cites examples such as Cicero for chick pea and William the Bastard, noting how societal fashions alter name perceptions over time and raise questions for future scholars.
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Gary Jennings
William the Conqueror
William
Ursula
Vachel
Wilbur
John
God
Days of McGraw A Nostalgic Baseball Biography
Joseph Durso chronicles 1902 to 1934 covering John McGraw and the New York Giants with rivalries against Connie Mack Mathewson Cobb Ruth and other legends. Photographs praised and the narrative appeals to baseball aficionados and old timers alike.
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Joseph Durso
Prentice,Hall
McGraw
New York Giants
Connie Mack
Mathewson
Cobb
Ruth
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