Russians Buy U.S. Plant on Easy Credit Amid Cold War Trade Row
The Soviet Union signs a 45 million dollar deal for a complete American plant to feed a Ukrainian petrochemical complex with electronic tape and textile filament output. The price is slashed to 2.25 million cash, financed by Lummus, banks, and the Export-Import Bank, while the U.S. Treasury funds the credits. Critics say the arrangement underscores lopsided aid to Soviet debt history and question friendship in trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
United States
Ukraine
C.E. Lummus Co
Bloomfield, N.J
U.S. Treasury
U.S
Soviet Union
Watch Your Shoes Health Formula Targets Heart Disease
A Washington release highlights the SHOES concept for preventing heart disease and premature death. It links smoking, hypertension, obesity, exercise, and stress to risk reduction and emphasizes regular medical checkups and personal lifestyle changes.
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Andre Rhoads
Jesus Welcomes Children in Kingdom Message
The passage records Jesus inviting children to come to him and stating that the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. It emphasizes childlike faith and inclusion in divine favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew
Middletown and Lemon Township to Merge School Districts
Middletown and Lemon Township plan a 1954 merger under Ohio law allowing consolidation in even years. Armco Steel backs annexation to the city for better police and fire protection, funding, and a larger district, involving about 4,100 additional students and potential tax implications.
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Daye
Middletown
Lemon Township
Ohio
Joseph E. Heck
Armco
D. E. Reichelderfer
Calvin W. Young
Lemon
Middletown City
American Rolling Mill Co
Heck
Joseph Woodruff
Woodruff
Hugh Wright
C.H. Murray
Economic blackmail and oil politics in the United Nations era
John Chamberlain argues that using economic weaponry for political ends is harmful and urges outlawing boycotts and embargoes in international trade. He notes Rhodesian chrome benefits, criticizes Hubert Humphrey, laments Western complicity, and stresses UN action to curb such tactics.
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U.N
Pennsylvania
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
South Africa
Faisal
U.S
Netherlands
Western
Europe
Israel
Vidal criticisms blur lines between fact and fiction
Gore Vidal suggests Nixon aides might have facts about George Wallace’s shooting. the piece questions whether Vidal or Harper’s misrepresent Watergate and CIA power. The writer urges editors to demand evidence and truth, not sensationalism, noting magazines risk eroding press confidence.
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Vidal
Howard Hunt
Hunt
George Wallace
Fidel Castro
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
CIA
New York Review of Books
Wallace
Harper's
Andrew St. George
St. George
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Harper’s
Washington
Last minute tips and luxury gifts in the New York Christmas guide
Bob Considine surveys holiday shopping scenes urging travelers to Dallas and highlights Neiman Marcus selections. The piece markets futuristic private world designs from Associated Space Design Inc with 12 by 15 foot spaces, soundproof walls, personal entry cards, and configurable furniture and atmosphere, noting price is a key factor.
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New York
Dallas
Neiman- Marcus
Woolworth’s
Frixample
Piaget
N-M
Associated Space Design, Inc
Atlanta
Hermes Shoppe in New York Sells High Priced Oddities
The ancient French firm Hermes opens a New York shop with items priced in the thousands. A $1,050 desk set and a $400 Grace Kelly handbag headline a playful catalog of luxuries amid wry quips about affordability and style.
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Hermes
New York
Grace Kelly
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Civil Service Commission
Sam
George Crout
Armco Steel Corp
Bert Lawler
de See
Charles Reuthe
Lemon Board
City Board of Education
John Chamberlain
New York City
East River
Rhodesia
Copley News Service
Tom Braden
Gore Vidal
Mossadegh
Bob Considine
the Journal
The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
U.S.A
Brooklyn
Dennis the Menace
Santa
Sree
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