Historic Anchorage Meeting to Link Nixon and Japanese Emperor
Hirohito may visit Alaska for a historic meeting with President Nixon in late September. It would be the first American presidential and reigning Japanese emperor encounter and the first emperor on American soil. The talks come amid U S China policy shifts and Japan’s export implications as the yen strengthens.
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South Africa Faces Reform Amid Press and Political Shifts
In Durban and across the country, Afrikaner intellectuals call for apartheid modifications while urbanization grows. The nation tests press freedom, contemplates coalitions, and expands large scale slum clearance with Bantu families paying about ten dollars monthly for new four room homes.
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Prosecutors Face Shortages and Training Gaps Nationwide
A nationwide study by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations finds prosecutors underpaid and poorly trained, with many spending little time on public duties. It warns grand juries delay justice, calls for higher state support, and urges expanded public defender funding amid widespread defense shortages.
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Cannikin Test Debates Earthquakes and Tidal Risks
The Cannikin test, October code name for a 5 million ton TNT equivalent device buried 6,000 feet deep on Amchitka, sparks protests over potential earthquakes and tsunami threats to Hawaii. Critics warn wildlife harm while the Atomic Energy Commission calls such outcomes highly unlikely and argues testing is militarily necessary with much of the $200 million spent on drilling and devices.
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Astronaut David Scott Taps Panel From Apollo 15 Glitch
A malfunctioning light on astronaut David Scott’s Apollo 15 panel briefly illuminated without reason. He tapped the panel and the light went out, with tests later confirming it as a recurring electronic circuitry glitch. San Diego union
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Freeze On Profits Would Be Error
Washington opinion argues that freezing profits would choke capital and job creation during a recession. It cites high wage costs and inflation as key drivers of rising production costs, warns that profit limits reduce incentives, and notes union calls for wage and price controls shifting as administration imposes restraints.
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Washington
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California’s slow growth puzzles and policy shifts
California faces a mixed outlook as unemployment nears 7 percent and industry strikes squeeze wages. Migration cools from 360,000 yearly to about 26,000, while population projections drop from 26 million to 23 million by 1980. Real estate activity remains brisk with rising high rises, and university enrollment cools while welfare rolls edge down under new residency rules.
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Art Seidenbaum
Los Angeles
Cortles
Earl Coke
University of California
Reagan
Writing Book Not Easy Writing Book Not Easy
A humorous vignette set in Martha's Vineyard about the writer’s day. The narrator details distractions from sea gulls, family, a coast guard call, lobster runs, tennis with Norma Brustein, and a constant tug between work and life, ending with the idea that help is always near on the Vineyard.
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Monroe News-Star masthead and staff listings PDF notice
The Monroe News-Star publishes in Monroe Louisiana as a independent daily except weekends. The notice lists editors publishers and staff across years and notes Associated Press affiliation and national advertising representatives.
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