Romania’s Mediation Bid Praised Yet Premature
UPI reports President Nicolae Ceausescu seeks to mediate Israel Egypt peace talks. He invites Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to Bucharest and hopes to bring Anwar Sadat to talks. US officials praise the effort but deem it premature and unlikely to yield immediate progress.
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Stewart Hensley
UPI
Washington
Romania
Oregon
United States
United Nations
Russia
Nicolae Ceausescu
Socialist
Israel
Egypt
Ceausescu
Golda Meir
Bucharest
Anwar Sadat
Hanoi
China
State Department
Sadat
Moscow
Europe
Thought For Today: Light Not Heat Guides Action
A concise quotation attributed to Woodrow Wilson emphasizes measured judgment over quick fixes. It advocates providing illumination and understanding rather than provoking anger or haste. The line offers a philosophy for decision making and leadership.
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Woodrow Wilson
Energy Crisis Ahead Shortages Loom If 1971 Growth Slows
The New York Times cites Interior Secretary Morton's 1971 report showing U S power use rose 2.3 percent while oil imports jumped over 25 percent. Reserves for oil and natural gas fell, prompting calls for offshore drilling, a North Slope Alaska pipeline, more nuclear plants, and debates on rationing and taxation to curb demand.
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United States
Morton
American Petroleum Institute
The
American Gas Association
Alaska
Nixon
Congress
Daley faces Illinois suit over Democratic convention reforms
Illinois delegates allied with Chicago Mayor Daley seek a court injunction to block McGovern Fraser based reforms for the 1972 Democratic convention. The challenge argues state election laws supersede party rules and alleges underrepresentation of women, blacks and youth among the 59 delegates led by Daley, Rostenkowski, and Pucinski.
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Washington
NEA
Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
Illinois
U. S
Daniel Rostenkowski
Roman Pucinski
U. S. Senate
Patricia Roberts Harris
Singer- Jackson
McGovern- Fraser
McGovern-Fraser
Arizona
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Wisconsin
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Teacher Named for Pinecrest Sanitarium Courses
Britton Lavender of Chesapeake will teach courses for patients at Pinecrest Sanitarium under Beckley College auspices. D K Shroyer, the school's publicity director, announced the appointment.
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Britton Lavender
Chesapeake
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley College
D. K. Shroyer
Rumors of U S Rapprochement With Cuba Denied
UPI correspondent reports that despite high level hints in Washington and Latin American discussions, officials deny any immediate change in Cuban policy. Sanctions remain as long as Cuba aligns with the Soviet Union, with past arms seizures and naval orders cited.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Fortign
Nixon
China
Soviet Union
U.S
Cuba
Willliam P. Rogers
General Assembly
Organization of American States
Washington
United States
O.as
Antel de la Flor Valle
O.A.S
Venezuela
Chile
Mexico
Uruguay
Bolivia
Trinidad-Tobago
Peru
Jamaica
Barbados
Panama
Ecuador
O.A
White House
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Castro
Caribbean
Miami
Moscow
Strip mine curbs loom Maryland and Ohio action noted
Dorothy Amick highlights two strip mining items from the New York Times. Maryland legislatures ban on state land and July 1, 1973 stop to Savage River operation. Ohio Gov. Gilligan signs a stringent control bill with reclamation provisions. The page also includes an obituary for David F. Chapman and a reflection on leadership and lawmaking.
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Dorothy Amick
Dorothy
New York Times
Maryland
Annapolis
Marvin Mandel
Savage River
Columbus
Ohio
John’ J. Gilligan
Vietnam War Tests American Soul In Final Chapter
A reflective piece from New Mexico's Eagle's Nest recalls a Vietnam casualty, 45,000 lives lost, and a nation divided over war policy. It notes church leaders and prominent figures like Cardinal Cooke Oral Roberts Billy Graham urging peace and settlement while Washington debates the course of the conflict.
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New Mexico
Colorado Line
Eagle’s Nest
Rockies
Vietnam
North
South
America
Washington
Hanoi
Saigon
Switzerland
Cardinal Cooke
O. K
Oral Roberts
Billy Graham
Mark Hatfied
Dove
Roberts
White House
Washington Addresses Washington Officials in D C
The piece lists contact rooms for Senator Jennings Randolph Senator Robert Byrd and Representatives Hechler Kee Mollohan Slack and Staggers in the Senate and House office buildings in Washington D C. It records office locations at the New Senate Office Building the Old Senate Office Building Cannon Longworth Rayburn and Rayburn again with room numbers.
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Jennings Randolph
Senate
Washington, D. C
Robert C. Byrd
Washington, D.C
Ken Hechler
Cannon House
James Kee
Longworth House
Robert H. Mollohan
John Slack
Rayburn
Harley O. Staggers
Washington
D. C
Aunt Frank Covey Dies at 86 in Trap Hill District
Mrs Frances Covey known as Aunt Frank in Trap Hill died March 1 at the Covey homestead. She was in her eighty seventh year and a great niece of General William W Terry of Wytheville. Her lineage traces to Pocahontas through the Robertson family. She was well educated with strong health and intellect.
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Frances
Covey
Trap Hill
Frank
Covey Homestead
William W. Terry
Wytheville
Virginia
Pocahontas
Robertson
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House
Carl Albert
D-Oka
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