Diplomatic party fatigue amid lavish foreign rites
In Washington readers note diplomats face exhausting party circuits abroad, urging restraint. The piece argues NATO’s growth into a lavish bureaucracy burdening security with ceremony, travel, and expense while diplomacy seems detached from core defense aims.
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Europe
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Brussels
Nixon Uses Opponents' Overreach to Gain Advantage
Nixon employs a strategic, reformist barrage to corner rivals. He pushes radical domestic cuts paired with new plans, while internationally he intimidates with daring moves toward Peking, Moscow, and gold reform, portraying himself as unpredictable and deliberate.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
NEA
Nixon
Congress
Kissinger
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Moscow
Peking
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Letter to the Editor on prices and inflation in Ukiah
A Redwood Valley reader urges shoppers to condemn inflationary deficit spending and production controls, blaming the Federal Government for high beef costs and money devaluations. The letter advocates writing to Senators and Representatives to restore gold and curb inflation.
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Calif
Ukiah Daily Journal
United States
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Journal
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Hanoi military build up prompts U S response
The CIA reports Hanoi shifted to South Vietnam after U S arms and aircraft deliveries before Christmas. Washington warned of bargaining or bombing and a cease fire followed. The Text notes 70,000 infiltrations and post deadline arrivals, with a broader Nixon era shift in how officials reference the President.
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United States
Saigon
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North Vietnam
Pham van Dong
John Dingell
D-Mich
Michigan
Dearborn
Origins and spread of chess through history
The World Almanac traces chess origins to northern India around A.D. 500 in the Hindu game chaturanga with shah and shah mat giving rise to checkmate. It notes the Arabs brought the game to Europe after conquering Persia. Shanghai, China, as a major seaport faced silted depths in 1905, requiring dredging to stay open.
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Shah
World Almanac
Persia
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China
Court should draw reapportionment maps not lawmakers
The California Legislature abandons bipartisan attempts and pledges to defer to the State Supreme Court for nonpartisan district maps. A court plan, based on county lines and geography, would reduce safe incumbents, increase swing districts, and spur competition improving governance and re election prospects.
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California
Assembly
State Supreme Court
Ed Reinecke
Reinecke
Reagan
GOP
Freshman lawmaker notes sharper Sacramento tone shift over decade
Bakersfield freshman Raymond Gonzales observes a sea change in California's Capitol from rowdy, booze fueled sessions to longer, more formal gatherings. Pay and staff have grown, the Legislature projects prestige, and nightlife has faded as lobbyist meals become more organized. He concedes the past campfire era was lively but dangerous.
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Ralph Bennett Copley
Bakersfield
Sacramento
Frank Fat
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Posey’s
el Mirador
The
Golden State
Raymond Gonzales
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on Time and Thought
The author contends that time spent thinking is never wasted noting that time itself is hard to kill. He asserts thinking is valuable even when results are uncertain, framing contemplation as a productive use of scarce moments.
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