Trade gaps widen as rich nations guard markets
The article argues that the United States Japan and Western Europe dominate world trade while underdeveloped regions such as Latin America Africa and parts of Asia bear the cost. It notes falling terms of trade rising import prices unemployment high and protectionism from the EU UK and the Burke Hartke bill threatening low technology export nations.
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United States
Japan
Europe
Latin America
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Africa
Asia
India
Taiwan
South Korea
America
U.S
Nixon
Editorial: War Critics Must Keep Silent on Return of POWs
The piece argues Americans should reaffirm faith in noble ideals and resist antiwar zealotry. It condemns pacifist critics for prolonging war, praises freedom to oppose government, and calls for a cease-fire within the nation, while affirming enduring American values.
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Vietnam
America
Philip Berrigan
Western
Europe
Berrigans
North Vietnam
United States
Calley
My Lai
South Vietnam
Readers Welcome Letters to Editor Guidelines
The note explains submission rules for letters to the editor. Authors must include signature and address, withheld if requested. Letters should not exceed 500 words and must be of general interest. Submissions in poor taste will be rejected.
Ancient play garden opens in New York City park
The new Central Park playground features ancient Middle East style with pyramids obelisks and aqueducts. Architect Richard Datner says the garden helps children sense ancient cultures and understand nature through design and play.
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N.Y. New York
Central Park
Richard Dattner
Devaluation debated as 10 percent dollar move analyzed
AP Business analysis outlines why a 10 percent dollar devaluation may not improve the economy. Inflation, import costs, and competitiveness are weighed against productivity gains and trade balance considerations.
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John Cunniff
New York
Annie Oakley haircuts spark shift in barbering
In Charlotte, Annie remains a star at Star Mountain Barbershop as women enter barber schools and join a field long dominated by men. The Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians note only about one percent of barbers are women, signaling broader changes in the trade. The piece blends personal reflections with social context as clients and workers discuss sports, Playboy centerfolds, and evolving norms.
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Tom Wells
Associated Press
Charlotte, N. C
Okla
Annie Oakley
Annie
Starmount
Charlotte
Nelson Snyder
Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians
Snyder
Playboy
Sports Illustrated
Albermarle
N. C
North Carolina
Houston
Tex
Homestead Act details from 1863 World Almanac
The World Almanac explains the 1863 Homestead Act opened public land for settlement. To claim 160 acres a homesteader must reside there and cultivate a portion, then after six months pay $1.25 per acre to purchase.
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America
Second Coming of Islam in Europe
Howard G. Hageman of the Church Herald surveys Muslim influence in Western Europe. A major Utrecht mosque is planned at a $20 million cost with multilingual services, shops, and a hotel to foster Christian Muslim dialogue amid tensions in Yorkshire over a derelict St. Mary’s church sale.
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Mohammed
Middle East
Charles Martel
Tours
France
Europe
Church Herald
Reformed Church In
America
Howard G. Hageman
Holland
Great Britain
Utrecht
Hageman
Netherlands
Turkey
Indonesia
England
Yorkshire
Church of England
St. Mary’s
Initiative, not labor, blamed for U S trade crisis
Ray Cromley argues the dollar crisis stems from management failures and lack of initiative rather than cheap foreign labor. He cites Japanese leaders and Detroit auto makers who overlook small cars and production improvements that could raise output 10 to 20 percent with modest investment.
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U.S
Japan
United States
Detroit
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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