The Managua quake history and future meanings
The article links the Managua Nicaragua quake of December 22 to ancient myths of civilizations falling to cataclysm. It notes the epicenter directly beneath the city at two miles depth and explores political implications for Somoza’s regime as refugees rise from a population of four hundred thousand. It argues humanity may learn to predict quakes and reduce loss, though the earth remains a dynamic, ever moving system.
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Mediterranean
Crete
Thera
Atlantis
Managua
Nicaragua
Somoza
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Editorials urge candor over bombing in Vietnam
The piece criticizes the Nixon administration for masking civilian damage from the Hanoi bombing campaign and calls for honesty about the war’s civilian toll. It compares wartime conduct to prior administrations and argues public confidence has eroded due to perceived deception and selective disclosures.
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America
Hanoi
Haiphong
Rotterdam
Coventry
Pentagon
U.S
Bach Mai
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Congress
Formula for becoming a millionaire via steady investments
The article outlines a plan by John Winthrop Wright to reach about 1 million dollars by age 65 starting at 25 with 100 dollars monthly. It details 8 to 10 percent returns, compounding, reinvesting dividends, and tax considerations, plus scenarios at 15 percent. The piece closes with a brief note on Sir Walter Raleigh and potato planting in 1596.
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John Cunniff
New York
Junior
Sam
Wall Street
John Winthrop Wright
Wright
Sir Walter Raleigh
Ireland
Fast track pay rule puts juniors on rise to top
A rule of thumb from Handy Associates links age to pay, suggesting a 25 year old on a fast track if earnings equal age times 750 dollars, yielding about 18750 to 21750. For 30 to 39, age times 1000 dollars equals roughly 30000 to 39000. The joke notes a 40-something still at starter pay and labels it a treadmill to oblivion.
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Handy Associates
New York
Wall Street Journal
Fred Allen
Pointed Comment Sparks Acupuncture Debate
A fellow dismisses acupuncture as fuss and jokes his wife’s relatives have been giving him the needle for years. The remark spotlights ongoing skepticism about the therapy.
Boyle's Column: Odds and Ends of Life and Death
New York columnist HAL BOYLE notes mail can reveal unseen topics. He cites cancer as the top killer, heart disease higher toll, and a century ago birds perished in a huge storm, plus quotable lines from Theodore Roosevelt and Swift.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Lapland
Minnesota
Iowa
Theodore Roosevelt
Athens
Pericles
Omaha
Agathocles
Sicily
Robert Burton
Chalcas
Jonathan Swift
Quebec Province Area Surpasses Much Of France In Size
Quebec, Canada, covers 594,860 square miles according to a recent geographical note, nearly triple the land area of France. The statistic highlights Quebec’s vast territory within Canada’s eastern region.
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Canada
Quebec
France
Light year defined as distance unit in space facts
World Almanac explains a light year as the distance light travels in one year about 5.87 trillion miles at 186,282 miles per second. It notes most stars lie over 100 light years away and the sun’s light reaches Earth in about 8.3 minutes.
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Earth
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Alcoholism Epidemic Reported in the Soviet Union
Western scholars say Soviet alcohol use doubled from 1950 to 1960 and rose again by at least 50 percent. Powell notes intoxication fuels crime, accidents, and absenteeism. Brezhnev leadership marks eradication as a top Kremlin priority despite heavy propaganda and state punishment.
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Washington
Nea
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Communist Party
David E. Powell
University of Virginia
Russia
Powell
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Blue Collar Blues and the Limits of Work Transformation
Bruce Biossat argues that despite sociologists calls for reform the repetitive nature of mass production remains integral. Automation and the rise of service jobs do not remove worker boredom, and many seek on the job distraction rather than meaningful change.
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Washington
NEA
Henry Ford
Europe
America
U.S
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Joe Bradley
Pat Purvis
South Cedar Street
Peons
Texas
Boyle
Ray Cromley
Soviet
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