President Nixon Faces New World Challenges
President Nixon begins earning his pay as he confronts anti American demonstrations in Europe linked to the Vietnam war. In Berlin and across Western Europe, worries grow over the Atlantic alliance while Peru moves toward communist alignment, seizing Yankee fishing boats and a Standard Oil unit amid broader regional tensions.
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Europe
England
France
Germany
John F. Kennedy
Atlantic Alliance
Western Hemisphere
Peru
Castro
Cuba
Ecuador
Chile
Pacific Ocean
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Soviet Union
South America
Tonkin Gulf
Sam
Atlantic
Nixon
Don Oakley
Time For Outrage Over Arab Gun Attacks On Planes
Article condemns two December airliner attacks by Arab commandos, one in Athens killing a passenger and another in Zurich wounding six. It singles out the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine for responsibility and urges UN condemnation of the group and a call for Israel not to retaliate. The piece argues vigilance is needed to prevent further tragedies.
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Zurich
Israel
United Nations
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Nixon
Soviet Union
Last Sommer
America
Nixon to Rome for audience with Pope in Vatican City
President Nixon will fly from Paris to Rome on Sunday March 2 for an audience with Pope Paul VI at Vatican City. The article examines whether a renewed U S Vatican relationship could emerge, noting past delays and the potential political advantages of diplomatic ties with the Holy See.
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Rome
Paris
Pope Paul VI
Vatican City
United States
Holy See
Washington
Vatican
Congress
Pius
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Truman
Mark W. Clark
U. S
Clark
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Europe
Latin America
Cuba
U. S. State Department
Inside The Statehouse Jay And Ted Meet Speculation Grows
Charleston reports heightened speculation about Jay Rockefeller's political future amid ties to the Kennedy family. The piece notes Rockefeller's West Virginia ascent, potential moves between governor and U.S. Senate, and ongoing contact with Ted Kennedy, plus local chatter about labor commissioner rumors and a taxing committee session.
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Fanny Seiler Charleston
UPI
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Kennedy
Lock Magazine
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Jay) Rockefeller IV
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New York
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West Virginia
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Watch On The Potomac Arab Terrorism And Campus Rebellions
Washington analysis by Robert G. Spivace argues that Arab terrorism and Western campus upheavals mirror each other. He claims moderates are overwhelmed by extremists on both sides, urges stronger Arab-Israeli response, and calls for the Soviet Union to publicly oppose terrorism to spur regional leaders toward peace.
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Potomac
Washington Oddities and editorials mix in Arkansas hill country
Crazy World Of Washington One Slip Is Permissible, Just Don't Call Her Pattybird in the hills around Yellville Arkansas. Leon Burnett notes quirky capital items from UPI including Mrs Patricia Nixon place settings for reporters and remarks by F Lee Bailey and Rep J J Pickle. Also mentions American Breeders Service computer mating and Comsat suit against Comcet. Raleigh Register archive recalls Raleigh County board plan to train seniors as summer teachers at Woodrow Wilson and Stratton high schools.
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Johnson
Emanuel Celler
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Communications Satellite Corporation
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Comcet, Inc
Labor Department
Pakistan
Raleigh Register
Raleigh County Board of Education
Woodrow Wilson High School
Stratton High School
50 Years Ago From The 1919 Files Of Adley Thurman
Adley Thurman son of Mr. and Mrs W C Thurman has suffered hiccoughing for four days and is gradually weakened by the illness indicating a developing medical condition reported in 1919 files.
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Raleigh Register
Adley Thurman
W. C. Thurman
Hatfield McCoy feud book sparks talk of outdoor drama
Raleigh County librarian Mrs C H Graham drew attention to Virgil Jones The Hatfields and the McCoys and a proposed 1970 outdoor drama by Ewel Cornett and Billy Edd Wheeler. The column notes the book's factual approach, Jones research, and questions about truth versus interpretation in art and history while weighing Williamton vs Beckley staging.
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C. H. Graham
Raleigh
Virgil Carrington Jones
Ewel Cornett
Billy Edd Wheeler
Williamton
Hatfield and McCoy Country
Beckley
University of North Carolina Press
North Carolina State University
New York Times
San Francisco Chronicle
Washington
Lee University
Pat Jones
Curtis Publishing Co
Jones
Library of Congress
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pike County
Logan
Mingo
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
John Hodel
Wheeler and Cornett
McCoy
Hatfield
John
Prayer for Today from Calvin H. Reber Jr
A brief devotional prayer asking for divine steadiness amid many duties. It references Christ’s example of obedience and calm, and calls on God to grant His Spirit to the reader. Authored by Calvin H. Reber Jr., a Dayton Ohio professor of missions at United Theological Seminary.
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Calvin H. Reber, Jr
Dayton
Ohio
United Theological Seminary
Berlin Visit Faces Soviet Shifts and Paradoxes
Washington reports on Soviet and East German maneuvers around West Berlin as Nixon prepares to visit. Izvestia warns against the trip, while Moscow privately assures safety. The piece recalls Kennedy era pressures and argues for enforceable penalties for Soviet violations in any deal with Brezhnev.
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Nixon
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Middle East
Vietnam
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Moscow
West Germany
Izvestia
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Kremlin
East Germany
East Berlin
East
Russia
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
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