Food list shifts as meats vanish from view
The Agriculture Department dropped broiler chickens from its February list of plentiful foods while turkey reappears in March. Meats have disappeared since last year with pork last showing in November 1971. For May and June the department favors peanuts and peanut butter, with upcoming items including cranberry sauce, dry beans, split peas, orange juice, eggs, corn grits and more peanut butter. Our food editor Virginia Heffington provided the lists, noting dreary cafeteria fare but offering inventive recipes using meat and vegetables. She will cover leftover Easter eggs next month. We plan to critique the department’s May corn grits guidance.
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California curbs moonshine trade despite dangers cited
An article notes a booklet claiming moonshine poisons in illegal liquor, but reports California greatly reduced seizures in 1971 to six stills while Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina reported over a thousand each. It quips that Californians suffer alcoholism with legal booze.
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Citizens Letters Reflect Native Rights and Press Fairness
A compilation of reader letters discusses justice for Native Americans, criticism of federal guardianship, and concern over government transparency. Other notes touch on U.S. shipping policy, Beatle era music, local Belmont Park lighting upgrades, and neighborhood reactions in Belmont Heights.
Nixon Meir rift over Jackson amendment tests ties
Washington grapples with Israel's stance on the Jackson amendment aimed at pressuring the USSR to liberalize Jewish emigration. Nixon warns against endangering detente as Meir's government faces pressure from American Jewish lobbies and congressional sponsors led by Henry Jackson. Mills seeks a compromise balancing trade and emigration policy.
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Melchior the Wagnerian Tenor Who Defined a Era
Lauritz Melchior, famed Wagnerian tenor at the Metropolitan Opera, died at 83 in a Santa Monica hospital. He dominated Siegfried and Tristan with a seamless, golden voice, shaping the gesamtkunstwerk ideal. Critics noted uneven acting yet unmatched vocal power and longevity in Wagner’s roles.
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Bangladesh's postwar path and aid conflicts amid turmoil
Bangladesh emerged from civil war to accept major American aid, becoming the US’s largest donor while India and the Soviet Union trailed. Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman praised India and the USSR during re election but withheld thanks to the United States. The nation faces high population density, rising prices, smuggling, and widespread corruption, with promises to curb graft amid fragile governance.
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