Middle East tensions viewed amid Pompidou visit
The piece analyzes how Georges Pompidou's state visit highlights the volatile Middle East crisis. It argues that Arab leaders struggle to control publics while Russia seeks advantage, and notes the United States faces a tough balance between preventing war and supporting Israel's survival.
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Middle East
France
Libya
Israel
China
United States
Budget Message Turns Car Math Into Ocean of Numbers
The American Chamber of Commerce argues the 200.8 billion budget translates into about 62.7 million cars, enough to circle the globe eight times, with surplus for a traffic light. A quirky calculation then cites a biblical line for emphasis.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Equator
South Pole
North Pole
Integration, busing emerge as political flashpoint for Nixon
Marianne Means notes a shift as school integration and busing become the most explosive campaign issue. Democrats fear jeopardizing careers. Nixon leverages law and order fears, aiming to expand federal dollars for schools while resisting full busing mandates.
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North
Nixon
G. Harrold Carswell
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Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Journal published daily by the News Journal Inc Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices. Per copy 10 cents weekdays 20 cents Sundays. Mail rates vary by area with yearly sums. All subscriptions payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
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First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Middletown, Ohio
USA
Support Your Local Police by Obeying the Law
A columnist notes drivers at Clinton and Central ignore a timed meter while advocating backing police through lawfulness. They urge public support by everyday obedience to conduct, safety and courtesy, warning that many claim to respect lawbreakers while condemning others.
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Clinton and
Central
Buckley Reports Marijuana Risks andCalls for Inquiry
William F Buckley Jr argues marijuana harms are severe and urges a Presidential Commission. He cites a Canadian drugs inquiry led by Dr Keith Yonge, whose memo details personality changes and distortions of perception linked to non medical drug use.
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Edward Koch
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Canada
Keith Yonge
Canadian Psychiatric Association
Department of Psychiatry
University of Alberta
Yonge
Toronto Globe and Mail
Buckley
East 35Th St
New York
Rave
Danger in a Volunteer Army by Joseph Alsop
Washington columnist Joseph Alsop argues that Nixon’s volunteer army plan risks deep social and political side effects even if it works. He links military changes to shifts in power, notes historical patterns from Greece to Byzantium, and warns against weakening civilian life through a fully professional force.
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Europe
Middle East
Crm
Soviet Union
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Melvin Laird
Gen
Curtis LeMay
Moscow
Rodion Malinovsky
Andrei Grechko
Malinovsky
Russia
Grechko
America
The Hump Aids WWII Air Routes to China
Pilots flying aid missions to China in World War II used the Himalayas nicknamed The Hump. The term reflects the perilous mountain air route traversed by Allied aircraft over the Tibetan plateau. The note highlights historical aviation challenges.
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Himalayas
The
Hump
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