Mystery man Yasser Arafat shifts Mideast power balance
Arafat emerges as a rising force shaping Arab unity and Middle East talks. Sisco reports Nixon is wary as Arafat moves negotiations away from traditional leaders and gains influence over Nasser, Boumedienne, and Quaddafi. The piece notes Arafat leads Al Fatah and the United Commandos, with Radio Assifa spreading his message.
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Middle East
Nixon
Joseph J. Sisco
Sisco
Hussein
Amman
Jordan
U.S
Palestine
Mr. Sisco
al Fatah
United Commando Command
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Jordan River
Lebanon
Syria
Persian Gulf
Yasser Arafat
Abu Ammar
Arafat
Gamal Abdel -Nasser
Rabat
Ari Boumedienne
Moammar el-Quaddafi
Tripoli
Emile Bustani
Beirut
Voice of
Nasser
Israel
United States
White House
Mideast
Budget shift softens Britain austerity amid tax cuts
Britain signals a gentler austerity with about 528 million dollars in tax relief aimed at lower brackets. The Bank of England lowers the discount rate to 7 percent, credit easing could add 2.16 billion dollars of buying, and a 1.9 billion dollar budget surplus is projected. Trade improves by 108 million dollars in Britain’s favor and debt to external creditors halved, as chancellor Roy Jenkins cautions wages and prices gaps remain. The article notes a looming general election and parallels American campaign fund dinners, including a New Jersey candidate offering hamburgers at 1 dollar a plate to attract support and the famed hamburger vote.
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Great Britain
Bank of England
Britain
International Monetary Fund
Roy Jenkins
Labor
New Jersey
Reactors as Polluters Set Ground Rules on Pollution
The Atomic Energy Commission will not issue reactor permits unless federal and state environmental standards are met. Previously the AEC focused on radiation. now thermal pollution and other contaminants may be regulated. With reactors a minor energy source, this marks a move to establish sound operating rules.
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The
Atomic Energy Commission
Queen Shenandoah XXXIII Elect Yvonne Mendonca of Hawaii
The Star Files notes 149 dancers will perform after Mendonca's coronation as Queen Shenandoah XXXIII. James Wood's baseball team won 14-0 at Luray, beating District 10 defending champs. The American Third Army neared Berchtesgaden, while other forces pushed toward Munich. Hollingsworth antiques sale drew more crowds despite rain.
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Yvonne Mendonca
Hawaii
James Wood
Luray
Danube
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Munich
The Cymbalist in Life’s Symphony of Disharmony
A meditation compares life to an orchestra where cymbals’ clash, though jarring, enhances the whole. Pain, disappointment, and loss are the cymbals that give meaning to joy, showing that disharmony contributes to life’s majesty and significance.
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Bett
Nixon Warns Hanoi as Troop Pullback Plans Unfold
President Nixon addressed the nation on television and radio warning Hanoi that while 150000 troops will be withdrawn, the United States will not abandon South Vietnam to communist control. He linked North Vietnamese aggression across Indochina and urged a Paris peace settlement with possible Soviet involvement.
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Washington
Nixon
Hanoi
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
North Vietnam
Asia
Korea
Delinquencies Drop When Papers Name Juveniles
The Clarion-Ledger announces a policy change to publish the name and address of every juvenile charged by law enforcement if a felony is involved. The stance aims to deter juvenile crime by public exposure amid rising delinquency in Jackson Mississippi.
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Jackson
Clarion-Ledger
Safety rules for child car restraints and medical Q and A
Dr. Wayne G Brandstadt outlines age based restraint guidance from birth to 55 inches tall and expects rear seats for infants, rear harnesses for toddlers, and adult belts or shoulder harnesses for older children. He also answers readers on blister causes in infants and possible emotional tic disorders with allergy considerations and stress the value of specialist care and family calmness.
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Frederic D. Burg
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Dr. Brandstadt
How's Your I Q A Daily Quiz From 100 Questions
A reader quiz offers a 10 day challenge with daily results ranging from Memory Genius for 9 10 correct to Good for 4. The page lists ten sample questions covering geography history literature and symbols and directs turning to page 2 for correct answers.
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By Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
I.Q
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