Cuban Exile Group Claims Responsibility for Embassy Bombing
The February 21 attack on the Soviet Embassy in Washington is linked to a Cuban exile group named Poder Cubano. U.S. officials monitor a wave of coast to coast bombings targeting Cuba trade and travel offices, with heightened concern from the State Department.
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New York City
New York
Cuba
Free Cuba Committee
Poder
Ministry of Communications
Radio Havana
State Department
United States
Air Traffic Jam Pulls From Union Pressure At NYC Airports
Kennedy LaGuardia and Newark face peak period crowding with nearly three million travelers in summer months. June flights average 5910 daily, and FAA separation rules stretch operations, prompting calls for 1500 additional tower controllers and longer term expansion with more airports.
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Kennedy, LaGuardia
Newark
New York City
Election's Effect on Wall Street Markets Questioned
The piece notes Wall Street links political uncertainty to weak markets but finds many corporate leaders doubt the forthcoming election is a major factor. Only a small percentage of companies interviewed see the campaign as troublesome.
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Wall Street
Colleges Should Extend Work Periods For Students And Faculty
The essay argues for expanded work studies where students alternate between college and real jobs in firms or communities. It cites Antioch Goddard and Bennington models and highlights experiences at Little Monmouth College and the University of Rochester with extended or Jan Plans. It urges more corporate sponsorship of academic work and closer faculty engagement with practical life.
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Antioch
Goddard
Bennington
Little Monmouth College of Monmouth
Illinois
Washington, D.C
University of Rochester
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Washington
Mackinac College
Lake Superior
Straits of Mackinac
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America
Mackinac Summer School
Peter Carey
Bonn
Reggio Emilia
Italy
Seamen’s Unions
Paris
Berlitz
Ford
General Motors
Percy rejects Nixon for vice presidency in party power struggle
In Washington Sen. Charles H. Percy of Illinois announces support for Gov. Nelson Rockefeller over Richard Nixon. Nixon aides react with brusque denial and Illinois Bourbon influence questions swirl around Percy's decision and potential 1972 renomination.
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Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Herb Klein
Percy
Rockefeller
Chicago
Perey Long
Senate
Barry Goldwater
NBC
Murray Gart
Rank And File Republicans Favor Nixon For Nomination
A Gallup poll shows 60 percent of rank and file Republicans back Richard Nixon for the GOP nomination, 23 percent back Nelson Rockefeller, and 7 percent back Ronald Reagan as the convention nears. Independents tilt toward Nixon as 38 percent, with Rockefeller at 35 and Reagan at 10. Voters seek a candidate pledge to curb deficits and crime while opposing a spendthrift federal policy.
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Nixon
Rockefeller
Reagan
New York
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Johnson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Calm Elections In Latin America
Washington exchange notes a Latin American official describing Colombia’s political system. He cites a rotating two party leadership and four year transfers of power to curb violence, claiming peaceful campaigns and dull politics as a model, while reflecting on U.S. election violence and constitutional reform.
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Washington
U.S
Jose
United States
Colombia
Gallan
Congress
Transit daily paper mirrors bus schedule during strike
Washington strike era reports note the transit company publishing a daily paper with a cadence similar to bus runs. The snippet mentions global unrest in Czechoslovakia and politics around figures like Neville Chamberlain and Eugene McCarthy, plus a Hubert Humphrey photo book. Some GOP delegates may call in votes from Cuba after travel.
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Washington
Transit Company
Miami
Cuba
Monroe News-Star-World Masthead and Address
Entry lists the Monroe post office second class matter date June 1 1909 and credits the News-Star-World Publishing Corporation with staff roles including publisher editors and managers at North 4th and Olive Street Monroe Louisiana 71201. The Associated Press news is exclusive and local news are claimed.
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Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Street
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