Three Way Democratic Gubernatorial Fight Expected
Editorial notes a month to primary day with a three candidate Democratic race led by Jack Ross while Chandler Mayor George Nader and Raul Castro attract attention. Republican contest narrows to John Roeder versus Clint Mellor with Roeder seen as a strong challenger to Wes Bolin.
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Jack Ross
Chandler
George Nader
Raul Castro
Tucson
Fidel
Maricopa County
John Roeder
Clint Mellor
House Judiciary Committee
Roeder
Wes Bolin
Lively Senate Race and House Contest Highlight Local Primaries
The area faces a heated contest with Floyd McCracken challenging John Conlan, a former Senate Judiciary chair facing district discontent. A four sided House race in District 26 and cautious Democrat prospects in the general election frame a tense political season amid potential recession risk.
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Floyd McCracken
John Conlan
Conlan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roeder
McCracken
Grape Pickers Strike for Dignity and Living Wage
The piece recalls long farm labor battles in the U S earlier this century and notes grape pickers in California won recognition after a national boycott. It argues farm workers across Arizona and other states deserve adequate wages decent housing and union rights for dignity.
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John Steinbeck
California
Arizona
Open Arms program shifts Vietcong to Saigon roles
1968 saw 18 171 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops switch sides under Chieu Hoi. In 1969 the number rose to 47 023, with 16 222 by July 1 of the current year. The piece notes welfare aid, land, and exemption from future service as incentives. It also recounts war-era welfare irony in Hong Kong and a Pepsi supply crisis in Phnom Penh. A botched assassination attempt on U S Ambassador Meyer in Japan involved a switchblade hidden in a camera case, leading to the photographer’s case being blamed and an official firing.
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New York
Saigon
South Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Pepsi
Rogers
Haneda
Our Man Hoppe and the National Data Bank Tale
A satirical piece describes a fictional National Data Bank that catalogs "persons of interest." Norbert Phrang challenges the system, meets a dismissive clerk, and sparks a public push for inclusion. The story critiques government surveillance and a future where daily personal data are tracked.
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Norbert Phrang
Phrang
First National Data Bank
Washington
Justice Department
Golden Age chronicled in Portugal story by dos Passos
Irene Maly reviews The Portugal Story by John dos Passos, praising its well researched narrative of Portugal's Golden Age from the 15th to 17th centuries. The review highlights portraits of Henry the Navigator, Columbus, Magellan, and the era’s explorers, noting the author’s stature in American literature and his shift to history.
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Irene Maly
Portugal
John Dos Passos
Doubleday
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Orient
Prince Henry
Tangier
Columbus
Spain
Magellan
Dos Passos
U.S.A
Food aid to combat infant malnutrition expands
The Deseret News notes a U S Department of Agriculture program providing free food to babies and to expectant and nursing mothers in Chicago Yakima County Washington Bibb County Georgia and soon Brazos County Texas. If successful, the plan should be extended nationwide to reduce infant mortality and long term harm.
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America
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Yakimah County
Washington
Bibb County
Georgia
Brazos County
Texas
Deseret News
Salt Lake City
Utah
Peace plan jolts Arab world and Israel in rare unity split
The U S backed peace plan unsettles both sides, driving moderates to power while extremists lose footing. In Israel, Begin’s Gahal splits from Golda Meir’s Labor coalition over withdrawal terms, boosting Meir’s push for settlement talks. In the Arab world, Nasser accepts the plan but Algeria and Iraq reject it, reshaping regional alliances and fueling rivalries amid big power pressure. Jordan and Lebanon accept the plan, with King Hussein’s grip on power now fragile without a settlement.
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Washington
U.S. Middle East
Israel
Middle East
U.S
Golda Meir
Menahem Begin
Gahal Party
Mrs. Meir
Labor Party
Begin
Nixon
Gahal
Algeria
Nasser
Libya
Egyptian
Sinai
Palestine
Cairpo
Jordan
Lebanon
Iraq
Bagh
Dad
Cairo
Syria
Hussein
Classified Ad Shows Girl Needed For Part Time Answering
Milwaukee Journal notes a classified item seeking a girl 81 or over to answer phone six hours daily five days a week. It also mentions Mrs. L S, a Macksville native, joining the Enterprise staff as reporter and proofreader in Macksville Kansas.
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Classifield
Milwaukee
Wisc
Most popular titles at the library list
The library’s top picks include Fowles The French Lieutenant's Woman and DuMaurier The House on the Strand among the 10 most borrowed. Also featured are Susann The Love Machine Ségal Love Story Reuben Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Robbins The Inheritors Fraser Mary Queen of Scots Stewart The Crystal Cave Roth Portnoy's Complaint Caldwell Great Lion of God.
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Fowles
DuMaurier
Susann
Ségal
Reuben
Robbins
The
Inheritors
Fraser
Mary, Queen of Scots
Stewart
Roth
Portnoy
W. Caldwell
Great Lion of God
Draft rights clarified for conscientious objectors
A Phoenix area draft counselor clarifies that any person with a religious moral or ethical objection to war is a conscientious objector under current law. The notice notes the 1948 draft law was renewed with minor changes and cites Seeger and Welsh decisions as applicable to all men registered with Selective Service.
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Phoenix
Col. Erb
Selective Service For
Arizona
G.O
Supreme Court
Seeger
Selective Service
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Silent Majority
Inside Report
Mideast
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Novak
Senate
Fargo
N.D
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Phoenix Area Draft Counseling
Scottsdale
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