Paris Expands Metro To Lure Commuters From Cars
Paris plans a 1.1 billion expansion linking the Metro to France’s national rail system. The project aims to speed travel, reduce rush hour congestion, and boost bus use with dedicated lanes. Critics question budget priorities, while officials highlight the urban renewal potential around Pompidou Center and Les Halles.
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Paris
Paris Metro
Metro
France
Pompidou Center
Transit Authority
Odd British Sunday trading laws spark quirky cases and protests
London based coverage notes Vernon Taylor fined for selling soap on Sunday while claiming airplane wing sales were allowed. the 1950 Shop Act restricts Sunday retail in strange ways. AMA and consumer groups push reform as Parliament debates changes amid Sunday markets and union opposition.
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London
Vernon Taylor
Taylor
Wickham Market
Britain
Playboy
Sally Humphries
Association of
Metropolitan Authorities
AMA
U.S
Miss Hum
Consumers’ Association
Home Office
Habitat
Lawyer Says His Profession Threatens Nation's Economy
Washington AP summary of Laurence H. Silberman, a former Justice official now with a Wall Street firm, arguing that an overgrown legal profession threatens economic and democratic systems. He cites rising caseloads, judge made law, and the link between more lawyers and more regulation, urging balanced limits to curb courts guiding policy away from Congress.
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Longworth
Mike Robertson
Robertson
Washington
Laurence H. Silberman
Justice Department
Wall Street
Silberman
U.S
Yugoslavia
American Enterprise Institute Journal On Government and Society
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Library of Congress
Congress
America
Tributes Across Nation Honor Paul Robeson Legacy
New York AP reports widespread tributes to Paul Robeson across the United States praising his multi faceted career as actor singer and activist. Paul Robeson Jr notes his father spoke best through writings films and recordings while cautioning against media myths that he was a political patsy as celebrations highlight his leadership and intellect.
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New York
Paul Robeson Jr
Paul Robeson
Alexander Woolcott
California
Robeson
Sanders of
Eugene O’neill
Emperor Jones
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Foundation
United States
Soviet Union
Mississippi
Georgia
Supreme Court
Pol Pot emerges as a single shadowed Cambodian leader
Yugoslav reporters in Phnom Penh question Pol Pot about his life and reveal a portrait of Saloth Sar, the man behind Cambodia's radical regime. The interview links his Paris years and Karl geopolitics to Pol Pot’s rise, depicting a tightly knit inner circle of trusted allies and kin.
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Thailand
Pol Pot
Cambodia
Radio
Phnom Penh
Asia
Indochina
Saloth Sar
Paris
Communist Party of Kampuchea
Pyongyang
Kompong Thom
France
Norodom Sihanouk
Communist Party
Angka
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Les Halles
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Oxford
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National Federation of Meat Traders
Carter
Jody Powell
Rose Garden
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Walter 8. Mears
Tober
North Korea
Peking
Zagreb
Ieng Sary
Son Sen
National Assembly
Nuon Chen
Won Vet
Khieu Samphan
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