Arrogant Dictator Mussolini and the Road to Power
Henry J. Taylor recounts Mussolini's ascent from a failed political start to a dictatorial regime. The piece covers his iron rule, Ethiopia conquest, alliance with Hitler, and ultimate downfall ending with his execution and posthumous fate. It notes Goering's reflections on Axis dynamics and Mussolini's misread of European aims.
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Henry J. Taylor
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Predappio
Ethiopia
North Africa
Europe
France
Agamemnon
Iphigenia
Alexandria
Goering
Hotel del Gran Sasso
Otto Skerzeny
Duce
Fuehrer
Racketeers Seek Sanctuary in Israel, Lansky Among Them
Washington columnist Jack Anderson reports a wave of Jewish racketeers seeking asylum in Israel under the Law of Return. Notable figures include Meyer Lansky and others like Harry Stomberg, Joe Stacher, and Hyman Segal. Justice and Interior ministries debate policy as Swiss banks move laundered proceeds. The piece also covers background briefings in government press practices and a political game mislabeling Rep. William Anderson as a Republican.
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Washington
Israel
Meyer Lansky
Harry Stomberg
Nig Rosen
Philadelphia
Senate
Joe
Doc” Stacher
Morris Schmertzler
Max Courtney
al Mones
Hyman “Hymies’ Segal
Frank Ritter
Red Reed
Claude Lipsky
France
Interior Ministry
U.S
Les Whitten
Switzerland
Justice Department
Geneva
Zurich
America
Interior Department
Interior
Office of Communications
William Anderson
Tennessee
Nixon
Vietnam
Anderson
Spiro Agnew
Heed Appeal for Home Rule Tax Power in New Mexico
Frank Coppler of the New Mexico Municipal League urges the legislature to grant unrestricted tax authority to home rule cities with voter approval. He warns current state funding limits threaten municipal finances and argues citizen approval would curb excessive levies and restore real home rule.
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Frank Coppler
New Mexico Municipal League
Legislative Ax
Coppler
New Mexico
New Year Vows and Self Discipline Reflections
William Fyr reflects on New Year resolutions focusing on self discipline versus self indulgence. He notes vows often fail by May and even early January, urging acceptance of effort, learning from attempt, and value of trying for a happier, more purposeful year.
December 29 1971 Highlights From History
On this date in 1934 Japan renounced the Washington naval treaty. In 1970 Archbishop Becket was murdered at Canterbury. 1803 Andrew Johnson born in Raleigh. 1845 Texas joins the Union as 28th state. 1848 White House first gas lights. 1940 London bombed. 1944 German Bulge pressure. Israel to return to peace talks after four-month boycott.
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Japan
United States
Britain
Thomas Becket
Canterbury
England
Andrew Johnson
Raleigh
Texas
White House
London
Belgian Bulge
Israel
Middle East
State school funding tied to wealth gaps in New Mexico
A New Mexico analysis shows vast disparities in assessed valuation per student across 89 districts, affecting bond capacity and school construction. Wealthier districts like Jal and Eunice dwarf poorer areas such as Espanola and Pecos, with the state average at 8,797 dollars per student.
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Santa FE New Mexico
New Mexico
Espanola
Tatum
Jal
Eunice
Quemado
Cobre Consolidated
Grant County
Jerez Mountain
Central Consolidated
San Juan County
Lovington
Penasco
Pecos
West Las Vestas
Los Lunas
Taos
Chamin
East Las Vegas
Santa Fe
Raton
Minnesota
Harry Wayaker
Wayalter
Wagaker
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Hermann Goering
EFC
Dongo
Lake Como
Walter Audisio
Valerio
Villa Belmonte
Audisio
Milan
Piazzale Loreto
By Jack Anderson
LAW OF Return
Kaifeng
Kalamazoo
Brickman
The
Small Society
Albuquerque Journal
Food For
William Fyr
N.C
State Capitol
By Fred Buckles
California
Elliot L. Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
Way
Wayaker
Fabian Chavez
Mitsubishi Corp
Colfax
Gourley
Chavez
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