UN Moves To Erase Taiwan From United Nations Records
The United Nations is expunging references to Taiwan from its publications and removing reminders of the Republic of China, including a plaque gift. Some action stems from Beijing’s stance that Taiwan is an inseparable part of mainland China, while critics call the effort a puerile, inapt diplomacy that will not hide Taiwan’s broader economic and educational achievements.
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Stalin
Khrushchev
Taiwan
United Nations
Republic of China
Confucius
Peking
China
Cleaner Bubbles and the U S Department of Agriculture
The Agriculture Research Service chemists in a Philadelphia lab work on a new hard water soap formula. They target lime scale on clothes and washers using a biodegradable mix of fatty acids amines citrates and silicates. The aim is an eco friendly cleaner that avoids nitrates and phosphates while improving laundry results.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Agriculture Research Service
Philadelphia
Balancing Rights and Constraints in Hatch Act Debate
The Hatch Act restricts federal employee political activity, sparking a clash between protecting workers from political pressures and preserving full citizenship. A federal court ruled restrictions vague, sending the issue to the Supreme Court with calls to loosen rules if upheld. The era of participatory democracy fuels debate over limits.
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U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Winchester brochure frames county life for newcomers
Irv Hottle at Winchester Printers oversees a 24 page color brochure promoting Winchester and Frederick County. The piece profiles Frederick County and Winchester with maps, history, institutions, schools, colleges, recreation, industry, agriculture, the Apple Blossom Festival, and regional statistics. The final page holds the project’s potential success.
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Irv Hottle
Winchester Printers
George Washington
Irv
Wade Ferguson
Winchester
Frederick County
Watergate Caper Theorized by Retired Intelligence Guest
A former intelligence worker offers speculative analysis on the Watergate affair. He suggests Havana could influence U S politics if Democrats win the White House and Cuban relations change. He envisions a covert Cuban emissary courting the Democratic National Committee for campaign funding.
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Scrabble
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
Washington
Miami
CIA
James W. McCord, Jr
McCord
Committee For
Republican National Committee
Nixon Committee
Nixon
Castro
Havana
White House
Cuba
New York
Government to seek federal order to end Huntsville moonshot stoppage
The government planned to apply for a federal court order to end a four day work stoppage delaying the moonshot program in Huntsville Alabama. Three Winchester firms received highway contracts for Interstate 81 projects in the area. Three Winchester area men were elected to office at the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Assn annual convention. The 20 nation Inter American conference backed mediation for the Paraguayan civil war. Sweet corn prices at the curb market fell to 25 cents a dozen with three dozen for 60 cents as cars bought slowly.
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Huntsville
Ala
Winchester
Burkholder and
Burkholder
State Highway Department
George J. Dove
Thomas W. Anderson
Roy O. Locke
Berryville
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Assn
Walker McC. Bond
Roy L. Bageant
Board of Supervisors
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Reaching for the Ultimate Eternal Life
The meditation argues humankind is destined to live forever and asks what condition our present life is shaping us for. It contrasts beastlike living with preparation for limitless ages and fellowship with spiritual beings beyond human sight. The piece urges continuous striving toward eternal, meaningful life.
Nixon missed chance to end Vietnam war in 1969 debate
Washington column argues Democratic push to claim Nixon ignored a golden opportunity to negotiate peace. It notes secrecy and gaps in signals from Paris negotiators, and argues Johnson paused bombing in 1968 while Nixon later ordered 1970 actions. Counts McGovern Nixon clash over 20,000 lives and $50 billion.
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Washington
Nixon
Sargent Shriver
George McGovern
Averill Harriman
William P. Rogers
Harriman
Hanoi
Rogers
Lyndon D. Johnson
Cyrus Vance
Paris
Shriver
State Department
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vance
McGovern
Johnson
North
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
South
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Vietnam
Easier to Teach Women Than Men to Drive
AAP sited piece notes driving instructors say women learn driving more disciplined and admit inexperience easier than men. The column also surveys legends about butterflies guiding souls, insect damage to timber, doughnut fad in Japan, centenarian health traits, and historic exit lines.
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New York
California
Pacific Ocean
National Geographic Society
U.S
America
Alexander the Great
Anaxagoras
Archimedes
George Washington
Blaise Pascale
Treasury report cites 50000 weapons seized by sky marshals
The Treasury Department released a report showing that in the last 16 months nearly 50,000 weapons were confiscated at airports. It notes pilots supported stricter international anti hijacking laws amid the drive.
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Anniston
Ala
Star
Treasury Department
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