Editorial: Changes in UN needed to fix finances
The editorial urges admission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations and calls for major reforms to ensure the UN functions. It labels the UN close to bankruptcy, cites Rogers on financial issues, and urges enforcement of arrears rules. it questions further U.S. funding and expansion costs as delinquent members vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Republic of China
United Nations
Rogers
Robert H. Michel
R-Ill
Soviet Union
U.S
Michel
Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
United States
New York
New look at foreign aid calls for serious revaluation
The piece argues for a thorough review of U S foreign aid amid a dollar drain abroad and Vietnam withdrawals. It defends continued military aid for noncontroversial programs and criticizes senators for obstructing aid reform while urging careful changes before the November 15 program expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nixon
Vietnam
Laird
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Old order shifts as China image cools in U S notices
Aviation Week notes a rebranding of China from Communist China to People’s Republic of China. Defense charts drop the long-time fire-breathing dragon symbol with no clear replacement, sparking speculation about a new emblem or Taiwan’s Republic of China reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peking
Aviation Week
Space Technology Magazine
State Department
China
People's Republic of China
Defense Department
Ken Duck
Republic of China
People’s
Chiang Kai-shek
Taiwan
Bank Teller Remembers List Of Irritating Questions
Hal Boyle notes bank customers' perennial quips toward tellers as they request odd coins, dream vacations, and warnings about overdrawn accounts. The column humorously catalogs repetitive lines heard at the window, from coin requests to silly threats and reflections on bank life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Denver
Roger
Brazil
Today in History Highlights from November 16 Through Time
On this date in 1483 Martin Luther was born in Eisleben Germany. In 1674 the Dutch surrendered New Netherlands to the English. In 1775 the U S Marine Corps was established. In 1871 Henry Stanley located David Livingstone. In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II crossed into Holland seeking asylum. In 1928 Hirohito became emperor of Japan. Navy assets and leaders are noted across the later entries.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther
Eisleben
Germany
New Netherlands
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
U. S. Marine Corps
Henry Stanley
David Livingston
Central Africa
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Belgium
Holland
Hirohito
Japan
Oran
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Truman
Independence
Pentagon
Kennedy family boat tour guides mute loudspeakers
Owners of tourist boats near the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis harbor agree to switch off guides loudspeakers after Mrs Kennedy complains she can hear intimate family details. A Secret Service agent says guides described the Kennedy and Robert Kennedy assassinations in vivid terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Kennedy
Hyannis Harbor
Five Marvels on a Siding End Cotton Picking Era
A humorous look at the shift from hand to mechanical cotton picking in Texas. The piece recalls "sleds" and early mechanical pickers, the harsh labor, pay rates from a quarter to a dollar per hundred pounds, and the move of cotton growing from east to west Texas toward factory style operations as Dallas County declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Linton
South
Texas
Frank Lloyd Wright
West Texas
Dallas County
East Texas
The LRA ON and Curious Bits From The Times
A collage of quirky factoids and opinions including odds of prison, name changes faced by John Saxon, fog water volume, flying fish limits, hotel room service, shaving angles, Billy the Kid’s screen first, a barber’s neck, scalp hair versus chin whisker, Johnny Mack Brown’s fame, mental hospital patients, aging spouses’ clothing costs, hip heredity, a Rootback joke about Polk, and generational pop culture echoes such as milk bottle caps and Chattanooga Choo Choo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Saxon
Carmine
Billy the Kid
Alabama
Johnny Mack Brown
Mr. Brown
Hollywood West
Gordian Knot Legend Explained By World Almanac
The World Almanac notes that Alexander the Great cut the Gordian knot with a single bold action, solving a perplexing problem. An oracle had declared that whoever untied the knot would become lord of Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Almanac
Asia
Not Land of Plenty U S Pinched for Raw Materials
The piece warns of rising dependence on foreign raw materials under Nixon’s policy, with growing imports of oil and metals by 1980. It notes Canada and others pushing upgrading requirements, potential higher costs, and possible recycling and substitute materials as partial remedies. Daniel Boorstin cautions that America’s wealth has bred wastefulness and a hidden price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Japan
Canada
West Germany
Alaska
Commission On National Materials
Pittsburgh
Daniel Boorstin
Smithsonian
National Museum of History and Technology
Boorstin
Reality Abroad Ufter dependence on U.S. markets
A foreign view argues Nixon's plan strengthens the U.S. economy and dollar, noting American mass markets and living standards outpace Europe and Japan. The piece contrasts wage growth, farm to industry shifts, and wealth spread, urging recognition of the United States as the world’s prize market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
United States
Germany
Japan
France
Belgium
Italy
U.S
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Kennedys
NEA
Brebal
L.m.boyd
Baron Roorback
James K Polk
Bruce Biossat
Ray Cromley
Reality Abroad
By Ray Cromley
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