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London papers urge return of electric chair in U S
London editors comment on U S crime rate and capital punishment, Apollo 17 spaceflight, and coffee pricing politics. The Evening Standard warns of a possible return to the electric chair during Nixon’s term amid rising crime, while the Sun notes the Apollo missions' routine nature and a potential space tragedy, and Brazil’s O Estado criticizes the U S coffee price stance. The Financial Times critiques Brazil’s export quotas, and Paula Akey is crowned Fiesta Bowl queen in Phoenix.
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