Nixon faces Chinese leverage in Vietnam stalemate
The piece argues Nixon and Kissinger believed Hanoi would negotiate but now fear Hanoi will resist. It outlines Beijing's potential power to pressure Hanoi by curbing Indochina aid, with Mao and Chou poised to talks with the United States to deter Soviet encirclement. The analysis links Moscow’s moves in Asia to China’s stance and US withdrawal implications.
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Vietnam
Peking
Hanoi
Mainland
China
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Russia
Moscow
Suez Canal
Mao
Chou
Fei
Rus
United States
India
New Delhi
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Indonesia
U.S
Laos
South Vietnam
Nongraded high schools in Ontario shift focus to white collar paths
Education U S A reports a two year Ontario experiment with individualized curriculums and no course prerequisites. Enrollment falls in technical trades while satisfaction rises and some students exceed prior performance. Critics doubt lowered standards but praise student contentment and pursuit of higher status careers.
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Ontario
Canada
U.S.A
Wren
Space spy to track drugs via satellite
NASA may launch a narcotics detection satellite as a spy tool. Aviation Week notes a 10 acre opium poppy field could be identified from orbit while marijuana detection is harder since it can grow anywhere and be hidden among crops requiring human analysis.
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NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth Resources
Aviation Week
Space Technology
U.S. vows action over foreign seizures of American property
President Nixon warns high handed governments to compensate for seized private American property or risk loss of U.S. aid. Treasury seeks automatic cutoffs if settlements fail but the State Department fears harming foreign policy. Seizures in Chile Peru Ecuador and Bolivia run into hundreds of millions, prompting a stronger U.S. reply while aid and loans continue.
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United States
Nixon
U.S
Treasury
John Connally
State Department
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
Pollution to Worsen Yet Cure Seems Elusive
Bruce Biassat argues pollution will worsen as global energy use expands, with the United States growing from 2.2 to 6 billion tons of coal energy and the world to 32 billion tons in three decades. He says we cannot abandon technology or curb industry, and stresses funding, imagination, and energy to power anti pollution efforts, including more plants or solar, while warning of costs to education and health.
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Bruce Biossat
United States
America
Harper's Magazine
Peter Drucker
Drucker
Today in History February Second 1972
Today marks the 33rd day of 1972 with notable items from history. Mexico signed a treaty in 1848 to cede Texas New Mexico Arizona and California for 15 million dollars. Buenos Aires was founded in 1535 and New Amsterdam joined as New York in 1635.
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Associated Press
Mexico
United States
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Buenos Aires
New Amsterdam
New York
Cardiff
N. Y
Radio
Berlin
Stalingrad
Santa Maria
Recife
Brazil
Cyrille Adoula
U. N. General Assembly
U. N
Congo
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
U. S. Postal Service
Crime Wave Hits New York Furriers
Burglaries and street crime cripple New York furriers as some insurers pull back on fur dealings. One shopkeeper says customers arrive with minks and sables for repair hidden in tattered shopping bags, reflecting a widening risk to business.
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New York
Those Were The Days Remain In Our Minds
Hal Boyle recalls a bygone era with vivid snapshots of past society. He lists small details from everyday life such as floorwalkers with carnations, wax mustaches, mail cars on trains, private Pullman cars, old dental practices, a 48 star flag, and typical family life.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Pecos Hatch of Yesterdays from Pecos Enterprise Files
Movements and local notes from Pecos in February 1917 include Mrs. Kelton and Miss Montgomery shopping in St. Louis for Farnum Millinery, A B Burchard’s Toyah visit and ranch expansion, rising Pecos poll tax receipts, oil field optimism around Toyah Bell and Bell No 1, Wesley May’s band director trip to Waco, Geophysical Service Company survey crews, Baptist and Presbyterian mission activities, Lions Club talks, Betsy Redus and Robert Inskeep engagement, Trans Pecos Cotton Association meeting set for February 5, and Reeves County Community Chest fundraising plans plus a postponed Pecos City Council meeting and proposed telephone rate rise.
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R. F. Kelton
Lizzie Montgomery
St. Louis
Farnum
A. B. Burchard
Toyah
Burchard
S. P. Coulson
Fielder Couple Buy Venus TV Lab and Take Over
Guy and Rosemary Fielder announce the purchase of Venus TV Lab from Joe and Ava Hagar and assume management. The Fielders, in business since 1953 with a focus on color TV, plan to deliver high quality service in Pecos. Mrs Ann Cannon reports the March of Dimes drive was very successful. Reeves County totals will be released after tabulations.
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Rosemary Fielder
Venus TV Lab
Joe
Ava Hagar
Fielders
Fielder
Pecos
Ann Cannon
March of Dimes
Reeves County
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