Middle East Power Play Between China Russia and Israel
The piece argues Peking is Jerusalem's ally and Moscow shapes Israel's calculus. It notes Russia's arms to Arabs in 1967, Suez Canal importance, and a shift toward arms parity without direct Middle East war. It describes two wars in the Palestine conflict: Israel Egypt and the Palestinian civil war with Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Herzilya
Israel
China
Peking
Jerusalem
Russia
Moscow
Kremlin
Egypt
Suez Canal
United States
Europe
U.S.S.R
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Far East
Sinai
U.S.A
Middle East
Suez
Palestine
Germany
India
Vietnam
Korea
Ireland
Jordan
Israel- Egypt
Sinai Desert
Trans-Jordan
America
Kashmir
Cyprus
Dams Bridges and Floods Highlight Engineering and Poverty Debate
The article discusses the power of released impounded water for electricity and the destruction from floods in the James River basin. It weighs flood-control options, the cost of safety margins, and mentions Governor Godwin and flood responses. It then shifts to poverty statistics in 1967 with changes in the poverty formula, noting a drop in the total despite definitional shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James River
Trbutary
Godwin
Times-Dispatch
Jim Latimer
James
Lynchburg
Gathwright
Covington
Buena Vista
Scottsville
Bremo Bluff
Washington
Agriculture Dept
End of Vietnam War Won’t Free Much Money
President and advisers conclude that ending the Vietnam War will not free large welfare funds. A study shows most of the roughly 25 billion dollars spent annually would go to programs already in place or planned, including medicare education and military spending. Moynihan says future budgets will rise but new projects are unlikely due to precommitted expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Washington
Congress
Nixon
Defense Department
Moynihan
Miss Blimpstein and the Kindergarten Tiger Tale
A colorfully framed column recalls a mother fretting over her son Andrew starting kindergarten with Miss Blimpstein, a fearsome but humorous teacher. The piece blends family banter with a retired-AD-style anecdote and shifts to budget and policy notes on government spending and defense research.
Burning Feet Ailment From Varied Origins Q and A
Dr Brandstadt outlines possible burnings feet causes including arteries, alcohol, Raynaud’s, frostbite, tight shoes or vitamin B deficiency. He notes an ice cold saline spinal injection used in Britain and new here as a treatment option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raynaud
Great Britain
Hodson to Receive Richmond Arts Degree at Summer Commencement
John Dale Hodson, son of Mr. and Mrs. B W Hodson, will receive a bachelor of arts from the University of Richmond at the Summer School commencement. About 100 attendees joined the Disabled American Veterans picnic at the Lions Shelter. Forty local men will join the DeMolay chapter in the Masonic Temple. Mrs. B J Sager hosted tea for her aunt Mrs. Matthew de Rouville of Albany N Y who was visiting. Baptist leaders meet in Charles Town for the Shenandoah Association's 62nd annual gathering with Dr E T Clark of Winchester as speaker on The Church in the Post-War World. Stephenson loses to Middletown 11 to 4 in a baseball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dale Hodson
B.W. Hodson
University of Richmond
Lions Shelter
Winchester
Frederick County
C. Vernon Eddy
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
B. J. Sager
Matthew de Rouville
Albany
N.Y
Baptists
Shenandoah Association
Charles Town
E. T. Clark
Stephenson
Middletown Minks
Making the Grace of Distinction in Daily Meditation
The piece argues that distinction comes from the ability to do something exceptional. It cites Edison, Einstein, Shakespeare, and other figures, and asserts that diligent effort and energy can elevate ordinary people toward notable achievements in literature, science, art, politics, or leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Wagner
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Moses
Jeremiah
Isaiah
John the Baptist
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Foreign Affairs
Labor Dept
Dean
By David Lawrence
Daniel P. Moynihan
Hal Boyle
Miss Blimpstein
Tiger
Laddie
New York
Madge
Andrew
Cleveland
Ohio
National Geographic Society
By Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Dr. Brandstadt
I.Q
B.C
Magnolia State
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
West
Scotland
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Earl L. Douglas
Thomas A. Edison
Albert Einstein
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