First bowling alley in all the Russias opens in Moscow
The article notes Moscow will host Russia's first bowling alley next July, built by Brunswick with 24 lanes and automatic pinsetters. It cites Kremlin approval, Western firms eyeing the Soviet market, and BI guidance on navigating the state trading system for long term gains.
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Russia
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U.S.S.R
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Switzerland
State Department
Ocean-going auto teased by Wankel Zisch 69B debut
German inventor Felix Wankel unveils the Zisch 69B an ocean capable car with a fighter plane like cabin and porpoise shape. It uses glider fins for calm seas and would foam through waves in rough surf a full size prototype planned for next spring with mass production envisioned for ocean travel.
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Felix Wankel
Wankel
Lake Constance
Silence Guns of Eagle Slayers
A National Audubon Society program highlights golden eagle traits and the threat from shooting and poisoning. Federal protection exists, yet about 2000 eagles die yearly in Texas and New Mexico, with 800 shot in Wyoming and Colorado last year. The piece argues for compensation to ranchers for lamb losses to deter killings.
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National Audubon Society
America
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Colorado
Audubon Society
The Feather Merchants Consumer Woes and FTC Crackdown
A review of widespread consumer complaints about faulty goods and deceptive advertising. The article notes government attention led by Mrs. Virginia Knauer and FTC chief Robert Pitofsky, highlights unit pricing push, false claims crackdown, and retailer delivery remedies amid rising consumer activism and regulatory boldness.
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Virginia Knauer
Nixon
Mrs. Knauer
FTC
Tarzan
Oddities and notes from Hal Boyle columnist column
New York AP column surveys curious trivia. Baby alligators grow fast. NYC sanitation handles 25 000 tons daily. Octopus can reach 28 feet. blue ringed octopus is deadly. Antarctica may have joined with other continents. fossil finds support this. Sparking term origins traced to Indiana farm life. City cats darken with evolution. dogs bark possibly due to human voice. Edward Damaresqu, pension record holder, lived 85 on a pension from 1821 to 1906. Lord Chesterfield on a quiet conscience and life.
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New York City
Australia
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Africa
India
National Geographic Society
John F. Kennedy
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East India Company
Lord Chesterfield
Mars probe footage echoes old cinema in sharper detail
Televised images from the Mars probe resemble classic science fiction films, though with clearer, more vivid visuals. The resemblance to ancient movies prompts speculation about how space footage is presented to the public.
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Mars
Today in History December 28, 1971
On this date in history events include Spain recognizing Mexican independence in 1836, Iowa’s statehood in 1846, Woodrow Wilson’s birth in 1856, and a 1908 Sicily earthquake. JFK welcomed Cuban prisoners in 1962, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson died in 1962, China’s fifth atomic bomb in 1965, a Spanish court death sentence for Basque separatists in 1970, and related items.
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Associated Press
Spain
Mexico
Iowa
Union
U. S
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
William Semple
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Messina
Sicily
Calcutta
India
John F. Kennedy
Miami
Fla
Washington
China
Pecos Youth Societies Donate Clothes to New Mexico
The Young People's Missionary Society and Junior Missionary Society sent a clothing box valued at 65 to a needy preacher's family in New Mexico. Community updates include a new restaurant planned by H. E. Johnson, local defense bond drives, Christmas gatherings, and local honors and civic activities in Pecos.
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Young People’s Missionary Society of
The
Methodist Church
J. H. Walker
Junior Missionary Society
Ben Randall
New Mexico
Carolyn Abernethy
C. L. Abernethy
Jimmy Ray Rankin
Pecos
W. A. Kirby
Eden
Texas
A. Hope Owen
Wayland Baptist College
L. R. Hudson
Lions Club
Labor's image eroding as strikes and trade frictions bite
Bruce Biossat notes labor’s public support shrinking amid dock and public service strikes and questions about free trade. He argues exports create jobs while imports do not cut them, and cites U.S. productivity lag behind Japan and Western Europe. He warns devaluation costs to consumers and that labor’s political influence may wobble in 1972 despite money and organization remaining strong.
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Tarzan
Jane
Pitofsky
FTC
Bing Crosby
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Washington
NEA
Public Service
United States
U.S
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