More Than 250 Animals On Edge Of Doom
London reports omnivorous predators threaten extinction of many species. Conservationists warn a billion years of life on Earth may be at risk as man’s actions and greed shrink habitats. The piece cites passenger pigeon, quagga, bison, blue whale, Siberian tiger, Barbary hyena, and Arabian oryx among endangered species and notes renewed global efforts to protect wildlife.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
London
UPS
Nature
United States
South Africa
Africa
Nepal
Duke of Edinburgh
Congress
China
Purdey Shotguns Crafted for World’s Wealthiest Sportsmen
London firm James Purdey & Sons markets the price of its handmade sporting shotguns at 2650 dollars, appealing to the world’s wealthiest buyers. The article notes Purdey’s prestige in royal circles and the long wait for custom orders, reflecting a tradition of elite firearm craftsmanship.
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London
UPL
James Purdey
Purdey’s
Alexei Kosyvin
Nikita Khrushchev
Purdey
Texas
Harry Lawrence
Lawrence
Patronage Potential for Nixon Administration
The incoming Nixon White House could access about 6,500 federal jobs with minimum combined salaries around 106.4 million dollars annually. This exceeds the roughly 6,000 patronage positions available to the Kennedy Administration during the last party transition.
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T. G. Hayes
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Nixon
Kennedy
White House
U. & Civil Service System
Senate
Civil Service
Eisenhower
Johnson
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Public Housing Funds Urged To Maintain Upkeep Standards
A National Commission on Urban Problems urged that federal public housing allocations include operating funds, not just capital investment, to prevent decay. The report says tenants must share responsibility, and services must be delivered to spur resident involvement and rebuild confidence in city housing programs.
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Washington
UPI
National Commission On Urban Problems
Reader's Digest tips on building child self esteem
Brief ad style summary noting tips on creating a positive home atmosphere to boost a child’s self esteem. Encourages parents to impart supportive traits to help success in school and life, prompting readers to pick up the magazine issue.
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Elias
Catholics Hold New Year Sit-In Protest at Sao Domingos
About 200 dissident Catholics including intellectuals students and a dozen priests staged a New Year sit-in at the Sao Domingos church in Lisbon to denounce Portugal s involvement in Africa s wars and seek talks with black nationalists. They remained until 530 am despite priestly protests noting the church is for prayer not politics. Public debate on the issue is suppressed in Portugal.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Church of Sao Domingos
Angola
Mozambique
Guinea
Bathing Band Follows King in Weymouth Sea
In Weymouth the town band waded into the sea after King George III as he bathed. The musicians remained fully clothed and kept time up to their knees, never missing a note of God Save the King.
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George III of England
Weymouth
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