Waldheim Named UN Secretary General In Acclaimed Vote
Kurt Waldheim of Austria accepted the post by acclamation in the General Assembly, replacing U Thant. He urged the UN to be an instrument of peace, calling for reforms to empower the Security Council and to curb veto power, as global tensions from India Pakistan and the Middle East loom.
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Pakistan
East Pakistan
Red China
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India
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POW Criticism Should Be Fair
The piece critiques two Michigan Democrats Reps Lucien Nedzi and James O Hara for accusing the Defense Department of bungling prisoner releases in Vietnam while urging fair treatment. It notes Christmas timing influences prisoner messages from Hanoi via Paris backed by antiwar activists and urges balanced perspective on U S offers and quiet exchanges amid public concern.
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Michigan
Lucien Nedzi
James O'Hara
Defense Department
Nedzi
O'Hara
U.S
Paris
Hanoi
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Russia Gains in Asia As India Loses Friends
Washington reports describe the Soviet Union strengthening its Asia position through a robust India alliance and increased naval power in the Indian Ocean. The piece argues the United Nations role is undermined, predicts wider regional tensions, and notes shifting U S aid policies toward India and Pakistan amid ongoing conflict in East Pakistan.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Asia
India
Indian Ocean
United Nations
Pakistan
Africa
United States
India-Pakistan
That Girl on Broadway Says A Secret Worth Keeping
Seasonal warning: one for the road can put you in the ditch. Today’s Pome urges calm and love, noting Christmas is in the air. Anonymous line ends with an old adage about those who have and those who do not.
Mistletoe myths and Texas Christmas lore excerpted
An essay blending folklore and history covers mistletoe's Druids, Balder, and later Christian bans. notes on its uses, dangers to trees, and even early Boston misuses. It shifts to Texas Christmas origins in 1683 at Presidio, then light social vignettes about shopping, shaving jokes, and local talk.
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Balder
Brittany
Boston
Harvard College
Pei
Texas
Jack Macguire
Rio Grande
Presidio
Juan Dominguez de Mendoza
East
Kingdom of
Spain
Wall Street outlook and cautions for 1972
Henry J. Taylor analyzes December stock trends, the unpredictability of markets, and long term investor discipline. He reviews past election-year performance, notes the Nixon era volatility, and forecasts a potential 1972 Dow rise from a May 1970 low, while stressing caution against timing moves and chasing highs.
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Nixon
Wall Street
Roscoe
Atlantic City
Pass It On and Curious Linguistic Snippets
A column compiles reader requests for venison sausage recipes with a mimeographed offer, a riddle about bones in hands, a note on the origin of escape, nostalgia on early billiard fame, and assorted curiosities on crime, dental prices, and health disparities.
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