Wiretap Worries and Country Party Line Wit
The piece laments rising wiretapping and privacy invasion, contrasting urban surveillance with rural party line trust. It humorously recalls ESP gossip among neighbor women and asserts that in country life one can shield conversations from prying eyes.
World Health Organization cites rise in poisonings worldwide
The WHO notes more poisonings due to increased access to lethal substances. In France about 50,900 people are admitted to hospitals yearly for poisoning, while in the Czech Republic admissions total about 8,000 annually behind the Iron Curtain.
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Lyon
France
World Health Organization
Norway Imports Coffee From Brazil Colombia and Ethiopia
Oslo Norway imported 28 700 tons of coffee last year with Brazil supplying 20 600 tons, Colombia 1 900, and Ethiopia 1 233. The figures show Brazil as the largest supplier and underline Norway's postwar coffee trade links.
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Oslo
Norway
Brazil
Columbia
Ethiopia
Plan to quarantine Apollo astronauts in plastic bag
NASA develops a plan to wrap returning moon explorers in a plastic bag with their spacecraft for immediate transport to Houston. They would enter a sealed quarantine building near the Lunar Receiving Laboratory for 30 days to detect lunar infections and allow study of samples.
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The
U.S. Space Agency
Moon
Houston
Texas
Apollo
Atlantic Ocean
Lunar
Earth
United States
City Hall Regulars Missing in North Las Vegas
City Hall’s regular staff away this week leaves the second team to handle duties. Acting city manager and city attorney duties are filled by Deputy City Attorney John Fadgen while City Manager Robert McNutt handles some of Clay Lynch’s functions at the Monday council meeting. Regulars away include Lynch in San Francisco with HUD officials Barker on vacation campaigning for district attorney and planning director Churchalis also on vacation.
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Las Vegas
Clay Lynch
San Francisco
Bill Barker
George Churchalis
John Fadgen
Robert McNutt
Lynch
States Extend Protections for Women Workers in 1985
Three states adopted extended minimum wage protection for women workers for the first time in 1985. Equal pay laws passed in seven states and statutes outlawing employment discrimination based on sex enacted in eight states and the District of Columbia.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Rookie Guy Cartright Ties 1943 Hit-Game Streak Record
Chicago White Sox rookie Guy Cartright extended his major league rookie hit streak to 26 consecutive games in 1943, setting a new mark for sustained hitting.
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Guy Cartright
Chicago White Sox
China Drops Liu To Lower Position
In Beijing Liu Shao chi appears downgraded in a probable politburo reshuffle. The New China News Agency list shows Lin Piao rising to a leadership position, with Liu ranked eighth, amid speculation of his diminished influence and loss of charismatic leadership.
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Liu
Hong Kong
Liu Shao-chi
Chinese
Communist Party
Official
New China News Agency
Peking
Liu Shaochi
Hong Kong China
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