Trade trends give Nixon faint hope amid deficit surge
As Nixon faces a widening trade gap in 1972, optimism grows from a stronger U.S. economy and lower inflation, potentially boosting exports. Yet a surge in imports could blunt gains, while Congress opens 1971 with record foreign travel funded by public funds, highlighting ongoing fiscal and political influences on policy.
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Richard Nixon
San Diego
Cairo
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
World Trade Front
Commerce Department
United States
Europe
Canada
Japan
U.S
Congress
Congressional Quarterly
Congressional
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Lights of Capital: Washington Quietly Becomes City of Lights
Editorial notes Washington D C evolving into a safe darker capital as street lighting campaign cuts crime by about 30 percent in four high crime areas. Since 20 months ago 8000 sodium vapor lights installed. 40000 of 60000 planned will be converted. Tourists now roam streets at night. some streets see people dining and socializing under the new lamps.
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Washington, D.C
City of Lights
Jack Hartley
Washington
Capitol Hill
Blind mother teaches blind adults to sew and cook
Nancy Mackey of Anaheim after eight years of blindness became an instructor for other blind people, teaching sewing and cooking twice weekly while caring for her family. The piece also covers Virginia Beach Mount Trashmore, EPA Mission 9000, and the Savannah River environmental research area near Aiken.
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Nancy Mackey
Anaheim
Calif
Mrs. Mackey
Redford Seeks Freedom and Self Beyond Hollywood Labels
New York AP profile of actor Robert Redford portrays him as a staunch individualist who resists pigeonholing. He values privacy and outdoor spaces, recalls a wild youth, and critiques modern life's packaging. He favors a return to past styles and warns of a sterilized, pill-filled future.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Hollywood
Robert Redford
Bob Redford
Bedford
Bob
Reform raid sparks reform drive in Connecticut workshop
In Hartford a Crime and Corrections Workshop staged by the Connecticut Prison Association simulated a police raid to provoke discussion on law enforcement and prison reform. The exercise led to the Lake Ville Conference in Westport aimed at educating the public and lawmakers on system shortcomings and the roots of crime.
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Hartford
Connecticut Prison Association
Foundation News
Association
Lake Ville
Westport
Conn
National Geographic Society Overview
The National Geographic Society, founded in 1888 for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge, is the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational institution. It publishes National Geographic and produces maps books globes atlases and television programs.
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The
National Geographic Society
World Almanac Notes
National Geographic
Kissinger Saigon Talks Reflect Delicate Vietnam Deal
Washington notes reveal Kissinger’s Saigon meeting with Thieu was prearranged and tied to Paris talks. North Vietnamese leaders plan for a staged cease-fire with underground cadre, while demanding a Communist dominated coalition and U.S. withdrawal. Nixon faces a choice as McGovern’s strength could shift peace plans.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Saigon
Paris
Vietnam
Thieu
South Vietnam
Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
U.S
Indochina
Nixon
St Josephs Hospital honors Good Samaritan Award recipients
The 70th anniversary celebration honors Michael Chavez for saving a grandmother and infant from an irrigation canal, Marilyn Oyhus for aiding an overturned wagon family on I 40, Ellen Murphy for caring for crash victims and taking in 11 Midwest relatives, and Marshall Smith who funded a neighbor's funeral. The awards honor spontaneous acts of mercy over professional selfishness.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Albuquerque
N.M
St. Joseph’s
Michael Chavez
Marilyn Oyhus
St. Joseph's
Ellen Murphy
Midwest
Marshall Smith
Good Samaritan
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