War Weariness in Saigon during Christmas Ceasefire described by U.S. sources
The Christmas ceasefire in Vietnam, hailed as the quietest since 1965, reveals fatigue among South Vietnamese civilians and combatants. In Saigon thousands of youths celebrated the lull, crowds filled downtown, and the main street was closed to traffic, signaling a desire for an end to the war amid waning patriotic ardor.
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Something Is Missing in Dassault Wealth Formula Paradox
Reports from Paris suggest Dassault’s hot holiday book offers money tips but raises doubt if the author truly has a path to wealth. Critics note confident claims about imagination, perseverance, hard work, and willpower, yet many wonder where luck or genuine advantage fits in. Parish prayer ends the piece in a reflective, scattershot column tone.
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Rustin Dinner Seen As Non Event Yet Signals coalition Hope
New York hosted a testimonial for Austin Bayard Rustin with a diverse crowd including Meany Wilkens Ellison and Randolph. The event underscored a revived labor civil rights coalition and Rustin’s nonviolent, integrated approach amid talk of future political movements in 1972.
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Middletown Journal publication and subscription note
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio outlines subscription rates for daily, Sunday, and mail delivery including in-town and out-of-area options. It notes prices per year and international rates, with emphasis on advance payment and founding in 1857.
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New Year Resolve Aim for Peace and Self Control
Dave Began Here And There urges readers to set New Year resolutions focused on emotional health. It argues worry, prejudice, hate and envy harm body and mind, praising peace of mind and happiness. Echoing Pope Paul, it calls readers to free themselves from selfishness and class interest.
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Subtax could revive economy says Washington consultant
Richard Nixon scrapped the surtax and faced mixed results while economist William Fitzgerald proposed a subtax as a counter to inflation. Fitzgerald, trained at Dartmouth and Wayne, argues middle aged earners drive durable goods demand. a 5 percent tax cut could boost spending by billions, aiding housing and autos and delaying need for money printing before 1972 elections.
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Problems For POWs Wives Rise From Hanoi Figures
New York report questions enemy held prisoner numbers after North Vietnamese lists match earlier counts. Twenty of 339 POWs have died or been injured, nine released, while families debate the data, delays, and possible remarriage of wives as public uncertainty persists. The piece notes lack of communication for POWs in South Vietnam and potential future releases.
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First football cheer origins and distant permafrost facts
Factographs note the 1869 Princeton Rutgers battle cry Siss boom ah inspired by Seventh Regiment rocket yell. It lists frozen ground depths of Poiney Barrow Alaska 1330 feet Thule Greenland 1000 feet and deepest permafrost 2800 feet in Eastern Siberia. Hawaii imports include pineapple ukulele grass skirt. Earth receives four million pounds of meteorites annually, could bury world an inch in 5000 years.
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