From Where We Stand Editorial: Shocking Heroin Figures
The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse reports over one percent of Americans have tried heroin. Six percent of ages 12 to 17, about 1.5 million youths, plus 700,000 adults, have used heroin. The study covers hashish cocaine methamphetamines and LSD with rising illicit use. Shafer notes uncertainty about true heroin addict numbers, urging stronger efforts to curb supply and addiction.
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National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Commission
Raymond P. Shafer
Double Vietnam Gamble
The article examines the US gamble over Vietnam and the Haiphong blockade. It notes permanent Security Council members rejected a crisis meeting as too complex and sees two risk factors: Soviet reaction and Hanoi’s possible response to Nixon’s offer of POW return and a supervised ceasefire before US withdrawal.
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United Nations Security Council
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Soviet Union
Nixon
John Foster Dulles
Tobacco Firm Diversifies Beyond Cigarettes
Liggett & Myers discloses a dramatic shift from tobacco to non tobacco sales with 58 percent of revenue from non tobacco products over seven years. The firm now markets liquor and wine, dog food, cleaners, watch bands, popcorn and rugs as hedges against anti smoking pressure.
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Liggett & Myers
Reader letters urge restraint on municipal spending and tax hikes
A pair of letters criticizes Brunswick officials for costly municipal and recreation complexes and rising taxes. Citizens demand better communication and affordable policies while warning of higher road levies and license fees. The second notice informs law enforcement of a federal law punishing improper wearing of military uniforms.
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Grafton
Hadcock
Council
You
Medina County Gazette publication details and pricing
Medina County Gazette is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Medina County Publications Inc. in Ina Ohio. It lists subscription rates for various terms and special rates for servicemen and students, along with staff names and contact numbers.
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Medina County Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc
West Liberty Street
Ina
Medina
Arthur D. Hudnutt
Mike Jen
Stuart A. Borden
Brunswick
Apples for Oranges in Nixon Vietnam Trade Talks
Ralph de Toledano assesses the Vietnam cease-fire diplomacy with the Soviet Union as an apples for oranges trade. He notes Moscow’s leverage over Hanoi, the impact of Saigon morale, and Nixon’s balanced, selective use of trade to press for peace.
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Washington
Vietnam
Moscow
Hanoi
Saigon
Nixon
South Vietnam
Congress
Paris
Soviet Union
William C. Bullitt
U.S
Roosevelt
Voice Of Business An Expert On Government Control
Arch Booth surveys a speech by a Soviet official criticizing slow capital investment and weak productivity. The piece contrasts Soviet concerns with U S calls for more government control and notes prospects for new economic ties under Nixon. Cast as Brezhnev speech analysis with a cautionary US angle.
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Arch N. Booth
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Arch Booth
National Chamber Federation
Washington
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Soviet Trade Unions
Moscow
Bullitt
Western
Europe
Nixon
A Dull 30 Years and a College Class Memoir
The writer recalls a 30 year college anniversary with humor about a memoir on Judge Joseph Force Crater and secret papers about America’s tea party ties. The spoof piece names Usurp Minn and Boggle Bay as disguises, Raquel Welch assists, and mentions royalties and a Polish bank as part of the joke.
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Joseph Force Crater
New York
Judge Crater
Pentagon
America
Boston
ITT
International Tea & Tapioca Corp
Watermark
Flyleif
Dick West
Berlin pact ratification fuels new East West meeting hope
UPI foreign analysis notes Brandt's success in parliament could lead to a June Berlin ministers summit to sign a Rome created accord ending Berlin tensions. British and Chinese talks loom with Heath and Douglas-Home possible Peking visits later. Chiang Ching-kuo may be named premier in Taiwan. Japan-U.S. friction grows as Tokyo fears gains from next cabinet talks.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Hope
Berlin
Willy Brandt
Russia
Poland
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Heath
Peking
Alec Douglas Home
Edward Heath
Britain
China
Chiang Ching-kuo
Ching-kuo
Young Chiang
C.J. Yen Chiang
Tokyo
Japan
U.s.japan
Washington
America
International Monetary Fund
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Haiphong Harbor
Mr. Nixon
Department of the Army
Canal Zone
Public Health Service
Ray Horsley Sfc
US Army Station
The
American Red Cross
Ralph de Toledano
Voice of Business
Trade Union Congress
Merkel
Newman
Taipei
Chiang Kai Shek
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