Summit diplomacy and hopes for Nixon meetings abroad
European commentators pursue purpose behind Nixon Pompidou Heath and Brandt summits in Azores Bermuda Key Biscayne and San Clemente noting aims range from steering world affairs to domestic political optics. Analysts debate outcomes and the shift in postwar diplomacy.
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Nixon
Pompidou
Azores
Edward Heath
Bermuda
Germany
Willy Brandt
Key Bissayne
Hla
Japan
Kisaku Sato
San Clemente
Calif
America
The
Guardian of London
Taonden Penimecial Times
Atlantic Alliance
Peking
Tondon Times
Heath
Washington
Yorick Blumen
Feld
London
Brussels
U.S
Guardian
NATO
London Times
British seizure risk over Libyan assets and tanks row
London reports note Britain may claim Libyan deposits and BP assets as compensation after Libya’s refusal to deliver 200 tanks. British Petroleum’s Libya stake valued at about 150 million with government holding substantial shares. The piece also discusses implications of expropriation and international law, plus a 107 year old’s remark on longevity.
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Libya
Israel
Labya
British Petroleum
Ats
Teade
Britain
U.S
Republicans Target 1972 Ballot Strategy Unveiled
Washington report claims GOP plans to run unopposed in 1972 with Democrats tied to a Miami convention. A cousin of a government insider describes a staged scenario where Democratic candidates vie for the nomination while party debt halts phones at the convention. The piece presents a provocative political rumor with unnamed sources.
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Washington
Phone debt blocks political convention in novel satire
A satirical dialogue imagines a Miami Beach phone bill of 1,933,000.25 halting all calls until payment. The discussion mocks public financing of campaigns and wonders if the phone company could decide party fate, with President Nixon cited on objections to public funding.
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Miami Beach
Nixon
United States
Remarkable Career of UN Mediator Ralph Bunche
The article honors Ralph J. Bunche noting his key role in UN peace efforts. It cites his leadership after Folke Bernadotte's death in 1947, the Suez crisis buffer force of 6,000, and his work to prevent Congo horrors in 1960. It notes his rise to Under Secretary General for Special Political Affairs and his death at 67 after health issues.
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United Nations
Ralph J. Bunche
Folke Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Doctor Bunche
Suez Canal
Congo
Unis
Prison overalls during trial not denial of fair trial
The Fifth Circuit in New Orleans ruled that wearing prison attire in court does not by itself deny a defendant a fair trial if street clothes were an option. The decision reversed a Texas district court ruling and noted defense counsel admitted allowing the prison outfit to gain jury sympathy.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
U.S. District Court of the
Texas
Nicholas Garcia, Jr
Vet School At Tech Not Needed Spur Man Avers
Rancher reader counters the Avalanche Journal editorial on Texas veterinary education arguing current and future needs are met. He asserts Emmett’s view and notes A&M’s stepped up program as supporting context.
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Tech
Spur
The
Avalanche Journal
Eimmett
Texas
Emmett
A&m
College degrees not essential for many affluent families
The Conference Board finds over half of households earning above 15000 dollars annually are led by noncollege graduates. Only 9.8 percent started work at elementary level, 11.7 percent had some high school, and 30.7 percent earned a diploma. The piece notes rising college costs and questions the universal earnings payoff of higher education.
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Conference Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
Tive Joker
Russia to join new disarmament body urged by UN sources
The item notes Andrej Vishinsky signaling Russia will participate in a proposed 12 nation disarmament commission under the UN General Assembly. Also mentioned is the Navy’s plan to add the first atomic powered submarine with extensive underwater range in 1954. Odessa polio toll and a Texas Tech Christmas party are briefly reported.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Paris
Andrej Y. Vishinsky
Russia
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
Navy
Red Trade Caution From Henry J. Taylor
Henry J. Taylor warns that Maurice H. Stans faces a dangerous pattern in Iron Curtain trade. He cites large unsettled credits, Fiat’s risky $162 million Russia deal, and looming payment defaults harming Western exporters. He urges skepticism toward government guarantees and urges repairing policy.
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Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Iron Curtain
U.S
Washington
Stans
Soviet Union
MM. Stans
Rome
Russia
Kama River
Fiat
MR. Stans
Moscow
Warsaw
Kazimierz Olszewski
Sugar Versus Starch Fattening Question In Column
L M Boyd notes sugar is far fattertening than starch after Brookhaven labs findings. He cites a 7 year old shoe buying interval from USDA as part of the reader Q and A style.
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Brookhaven National Laboratories
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