We Stand Editorial Views on Paris Talks and Vietnam
The editorial argues that despite an impasse in Paris and a new US ambassador, hopes for a negotiated settlement remain tied to the Paris talks. It warns against abandoning diplomacy because Nixon and Chou En Lai may meet in Peking and notes Vietnam China tensions likely limit Hanoi’s concessions.
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Paris
David K.E. Bruce
United States
William J. Porter
South Korea
Bruce
Porter
Nixon
Vietnam
Chou En-lai
Chou
Peking
China
Indochina
Hanoi
Travel aid for the aged half fare bill in House
Rep Donald Fraser proposes half fare travel for those 65 and older on planes trains and inter city buses during non peak hours. The plan also ties reduced fare communities to higher Urban Mass Transit Administration funding. A noted dental dean cites dentist shortages amid other remarks.
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United States
House of Representatives
Donald M. Fraser
Minnesota
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Fraser
Conversion To Metrics Should Begin Without Delay
The piece argues for adopting the metric system in the United States, estimating costs between 10 and 40 billion dollars, but noting potential annual export losses of 600 million by 1975 unless changed. It cites Japan and Britain as successful precedents and urges an early start with shared costs and education.
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Congress
Bureau of Standards
Japan
Britain
Elizabeth Taylor Embraces Grandmother Role
The article notes Elizabeth Taylor, once the charming National Velvet girl and later famed for Cleopatra, has become a grandmother. Her daughter-in-law Mrs. Michael Wilding Jr. gave birth to a girl, adding the label Grandma Elizabeth to her public image and prompting reader reflection.
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Elizabeth Taylor
National Velvet
Meney
Jack Benny
Michael Wilding Jr
Elizabeth
Verbal bouquets at Agnew stop spark wish for honesty
In 1971 a critique notes Vice President Agnew relied on flowery phrases during world tours. The piece cites a Kenya party line and urges direct, sincere diplomacy, arguing nations share a human bond beyond geography and culture.
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Agnew
Pet Ae
Kenya
United States
Cear
America
Jim Fiebig
Nixon Realism in Foreign Policy Debated in 1969
Ralph de Toledno argues that Nixon’s stated realism risks contradicting itself by backing the U.N. admission for Red China while threatening to veto Taiwan's seat. He claims U.S. shifts risk undermining allies in Japan and the Middle East and question the balance of power with the Soviet-Egyptian alliance.
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Nixon
United States
America
Africa
Middle East
Southeast Asia
India
William P. Rogers
Mr. Nixon
Red China
United Nations
Rogers
State Department
Republic of China
Taiwan
Security Council
Peking
U.N
Chou En-lai
Washington
Taipei
Japan
Sinai
Asia
Rhodesia
Kremlin
China
Communist
Ambiguity over Taiwan unfolds as Nixon duo weighs UN fate
Washington weighs how far to back Taiwan as Nationalists risk loss of UN seat. Nixon Rogers and Kissinger guard strategy, amid Asian unease and calls to reaffirm Dulles era promises. Critics decry policy as betraying allies and rewarding enemies.
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Washington
Security Council
Nixon
Taiwan
China
Peking
United States
Taipei
Rogers
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Japan
Thailand
Indonesia
Philippines
Kissinger
John Foster Dulles
Pescadores
John Kennedy
Formosa
Mediation of illness and transit views in Medina County letters
In a letter to the editor a resident reports Al’s recovery after stomach surgery by Dr. William Manning and plans for convalescence at home. The writer thanks Medina County readers for support and argues for a national public transportation system, praising Mayor Greenwood and CSTS service potential if routed through Brunswick and extended to Strongsville.
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Tucson
Arizona
William Manning
Southwest
Thomas
Rincons
Catalinas
Medina County
the Gazette
Doubting Thomas
Medina County Gazette masthead and rate notice
The Medina County Gazette announces publishing details for Medina County Publications Inc. It lists address 685 West Liberty Street Medina Ohio 44256 and notices second class mail privilege. Rates shown include 12 months 26.00 and 6 months 13.00 with special rates for servicemen and students. Publisher Arthur D Hudnutt and staff listed.
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Medina County Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc
West Liberty Street
Medina
Medina, O
Arthur D. Hudnutt
Mike Dungjen
Stuart A. Borden
Yorenmene Medina
Brunswick
Summer Library Notes and Upcoming Books
A librarian's notebook highlights summer reading options including Ingenious Kingdom by Henry and Rebecca Northern and Eléanor and Franklin Roosevelt by Norton Nash. It notes The Greening of America in paperback, raises library fund donations in memory of Allison Hunt, and mentions Marshall McLuhan's daughter's September project plus Viking series in January and MGM movie stills publication. A submarine voyage to the ocean bottom is also noted.
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Henry
Rebecca Northern
Eleanor Roosevelt
Norton Nash
Eléanor
Franklin Roosevelt
Andy and
Linda Schultz
Mack Gilbert
Allison Hunt
September book picks preview two releases
In September the Catt Concept by Ivor Catt promises insights on career security while others falter. Next fall Closely Watch Trains by Richard Pollak profiles railroad history from merger to bankruptcy, written by a former Newsweek editor.
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Catt
Ivor Catt
Richard Pollak
Newsweek
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South Vietnam
Ralph de Toledno
President Nixon
Charles Bartlett
Greenwood
C.T.S
Strongsville
Cleveland
Librarian’s Notebook
Charles Reich
Raymond E. Dix of
Wooster
Marshall McCluhan
Viking
Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer
David Lavallier
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