Britain postal strike ends without pay rise
Editorial notes Britain's 47 day postal walkout ends with no wage increase but backed by a three man inquiry promising later funds. It caused millions in losses, service reductions, and possible long term changes to mail delivery. The piece applauds US rail unions for postponing a strike over work rules as a more constructive path forward.
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Britain
Postal
Department
United Transportation Union
Washington
Egypt and Israel eyes on talks as cease-fire ends
Sadat rejects extending the cease-fire but says negotiations will proceed. He stresses Egypt reserves the right to act under the right circumstances while Cairo cooperates diplomatically. Nixon notes restraint by U.S. and Soviet Union as Eban pushes Israel to UN talks on withdrawal.
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Egypt
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Russia
Sadat
Kremlin
Nixon
U.S
Abba Eban
U Than
Cairo
Eban
U.N
Bygones and Memories Warm an Uneasy Today
HAL BOYLE reflects on memories shaping modern life. He recalls wooden skates, gypsy caravans, boogeymen, dusty Bibles, hospital myths, gumption tests, 25 cent babysitting, and old town quirks. The column muses how memory frames our present.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Ree
Timely quotes on Vietnam war, Arabs, and generation gap
Gen Hershey predicts a volunteer army by 1973 if Vietnam ends and regional tensions ease. Miriam Battle argues the generation gap drives progress and civilization, praising younger cohorts as building blocks for the future.
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Vietnam
Israel
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Miriam Battle
Cleveland, Ohio
Texans Debate Mixed Drinks Bill In Texas Senate
Texans who voted for liquor by the drink last November expect a late March or early April Senate debate on Christie’s mixed drinks bill. The Senate committee approved it Feb. 23 but no motion to bring it up has been made, with votes delayed by rule suspensions and districting cautions.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Senate
House
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Joe Christi
el Paso
Senate Committee
Dallas, Fort Worth
San Antonio
Houston
West Texas
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Supreme Court
Liquor Board
O. N. Humphrey Jr
Readers urge action to curb teen delinquency at derelict packing house
A letter from a concerned reader asks the editor to address teen problems by closing or regulating harmful spots such as the Crow Packing House site. The writer describes teens 15 to 22 gathering to drink and smoke at night, hiding from approaching cars, and pleads for adults to stop providing such environments.
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Crow Packing House
Nixon Way Holds Key to US Soviet Accord Says Panel
Nixon and aides argue Moscow seeks signs of U.S. will in Indochina war and other crises. A determined U S stance, including potential risks in Cambodia Laos and Vietnam, could avert Russian adventurism and aid arms talks and peace efforts.
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Washington
Nea
Nixon
United States
U.S
Vietnam
Moscow
Cambodia
Laos
North Vietnam
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
White House
Bay of Pigs
Middle East
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Berlin
Soviet Union
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Britain Eyes Indian Ocean Strategy With South Africa Arms Sale
The Heath government backs limited arms sales to South Africa under the Simonstown accord, prompting UN rebuke. Britain warns of Soviet sea power expansion in the Indian Ocean as Moscow builds bases from Yemen to Somalia and eyes Suez reopening to link fleets.
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United Nations
Volga River
Britain
Suez
Yemen
Berbera
Somalia
Scotora
Red Sea
Washington
Heath
Nixon
Russia
South Africa
U Thant
India
Indira Gandhi
Commonwealth
London
Tanzania
Julius Vevere
Pretoria
Moscow
Indian Ocean
Cape of Good Hope
West Europe
Kremlin
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Caribbean
Enterprise Assn
McGovern Sees Muskie Must Win Key Early Primaries
McGovern argues Muskie must clinch Florida New Hampshire Illinois Arkansas and Wisconsin early in 1972 to stay prominent. He warns Muskie’s strength relies on a winner image and that a slip could topple him, potentially clearing a path for McGovern in later states.
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Washington
NEA
George McGovern
South Dakota
Edmund Muskie
McGovern
Muskie
Florida
New Hampshire
Arkansas
Illinois
Wisconsin
New
California
New York
Dovish
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