Britain Faces Race Relations Challenge and Reform Calls
The United States is not alone in racial tensions Britain also grapples with immigration from India Pakistan and the West Indies. A major study calls for reform of immigration and citizenship laws and better housing while opposing pupil bussing and denouncing demagogues like Enoch Powell.
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George Wallace
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Nixon Maintains Nonrecognition Policy On Biafra War
Washington sources say President Nixon will continue famine relief and peacemaking for Biafra without recognizing an independent state. Undersecretary Richardson argued recognition would not end hostilities, could cement positions, and risk boosting Soviet influence in federal Nigeria. The policy aims to pursue relief and diplomacy with renewed vigor to end the fighting.
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Shortage of College Presidents and the Rising Executive Burden
John P Roche argues that about 200 colleges seek presidents and as many as 200 deans are needed. Prestigious universities face executive search challenges amid participatory bureaucracy. The president must fundraise, teach, admin, and manage crises while facing hostile factions from faculty students and donors.
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Cornell
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Duke
Nixon’s Moscow trip recalls tense Khrushchev clashes
The account recounts Nixon’s 1959 Moscow visit with Khrushchev, including brief market encounters, a 100 ruble money gesture, and sharp exchanges over color TV and Berlin. The passage notes Nixon’s insistence on verbatim U.S. and Soviet messaging and the tense atmosphere of the meetings.
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War Shadows East Europe and SALT Talks
Joseph Alsop argues that after Kennedy’s Cuba triumph and hopeful liberalization in Europe the Berlin crisis and Czechoslovak occupation reveal hard limits. He warns SALT may fail or be merely a fragile compromise amid Soviet internal divisions and Sino Soviet tension.
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Soviet troop build up near Sino-Soviet frontier alarms China
The article notes a massive Soviet concentration on the China border, surpassing prior Cold War mobilizations. It describes Chinese preparations such as moving factories to the countryside and portrays Moscow's threats as a looming nuclear preventive war. The piece reflects global anxiety and skepticism about the chances of war.
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Middletown Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal Inc. lists subscription prices for daily, Sunday, and mail delivery. Rates include 70c weekly in-city, 21.00 yearly for seven days, and 38.00 outside the trading area. all payments in advance.
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Daughters Surprise Family With Roasted Meat Trick
A mother discovers her daughter cooked a roast without a cover using the broiler pan, but the meat tastes good and inspires the mother to try the method again. A retirement couple in Florida faces a mistaken encounter with an unknown woman while on vacation. A Middletown father refuses a pony for a TV after his daughters call the newspaper ad.
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Dirksen Seeks Constitutional Convention Amid Bipartisan Pressure
Senator Dirksen presses a potential two thirds state vote for a constitutional convention to rebalance legislative apportionment. North Carolina withdrew its support, stoking fears of a runaway convention and possible Bill of Rights repeal. Tugwell proposes a regional district model, while Dirksen asserts proponents would meet constitutional standards.
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