Wasteful world hunger crisis urged by FAO report
Bruce Bioss highlights a UN FAO study showing 30 percent of harvested crops lost worldwide due to storage and marketing failures. He notes 10 percent global storage losses, 50 percent in some Latin and Asian nations, with rodents insects and poor handling driving waste. The piece urges better storage, marketing, and irrigation practices to curb famine.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Anatomy of a White House scandal for Huntsman
An editorial on Jon Huntsman facing a Salt Lake Tribune/ Washington Post piece alleging he used White House access for wealth. Huntsman rejects claims, cites rising assets from Utah land and two businesses. A Post correction about egg carton dealings with Julius Goldman is noted. reputation damage from page one persists.
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Thomas O'Toole
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California
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Bob) Haldeman
HEW
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Julius Goldman
Ventura County
San Fernando Valley
Goldman
Agriculture Department
USDA
Documenting cosmetics ads eyed by FTC risks gooey issues
AP reports that cosmetics and fragrances rely on allure and promise, drawing FTC attention to advertising claims. Dr. Joseph Smith of Oxtoby Smith Inc argues ads must be documented, not just asserted, as the agency weighs truthfulness, consumer perception, and intangible values beyond measurable benefits.
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Federal Trade Commission
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Joseph Smith
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Oxtoby- Smith Inc
Percy Shelley
FIC
Commission
Remembering the past in Boyle’s wistful column
Boyle’s column reflects on memory as life’s strongest bond, comparing old joys and habits to today. It recalls buying a Hohner harmonica for a dime, fat as resilience, European tours for broken engagements, herbal tonics, adolescence at the cinema, dry goods stores, and youth memories from days when people spoke little of sex.
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Europe
Roosevelt fireside chats debuts in March 1933
The World Almanac notes President Franklin D. Roosevelt began his evening radio talks to the nation, later called fireside chats, with the first broadcast on March 12, 1933.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Letters to the Editor Guidelines Published
The notice outlines requirements for published letters: signatures and addresses, withheld upon request. up to 500 words. general interest. no poor taste. It explains that writers’ names and addresses may be withheld on request and specifies the submission criteria for letters to the editor.
Egypt's missiles shape Suez defense and strategy
U.S. military sources assess Israel's Suez front as air superior but stalled by Egyptian anti aircraft missiles. SAMs on the western bank shield Cairo's eastern bridgeheads, allowing large armor deployments and costly Israeli air losses. Analysts suggest broader withdrawal or deeper Sinai defense, with Egypt seeking to secure the canal and bargaining power.
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Sinai
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Vietnam
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Suez Canal
Supreme Court preserves local control on obscenity ruling
The Supreme Court refused to review its June decision on obscenity and community standards, leaving unresolved whether standards are statewide or local. The piece argues for clearer guidelines to prevent arbitrary prosecutions across jurisdictions while defending free expression under the First Amendment.
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Today in History notice from 1973 AP archive
Today is Tuesday October 23 1973 the 296th day of the year There are 69 days left In history highlights Washingtons troops withdrew from Manhattan in 1776 the Irish Massacre began in 1641 the Massachusetts charter nulled in 1684 and 1915 women marching for voting rights in New York 25 000 U S women demonstrated In 1917 U S troops saw action in World War I El Alamein began in 1942 occupation of Germany ended in 1954 a ferry capsized near Seoul in 1963 and air clashes over the Suez canal in 1956 Kissinger returned to Washington after talks with Thieu last year
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George Washington
Manhattan
Massachusetts
New York
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