Tourism and Malta policy loom in 1971 shifts
The editorial discusses a possible tourist boom triggered by potential airline fare cuts making transatlantic travel affordable. It also analyzes Malta’s neutrality under Prime Minister Mintoff, noting moves against allied naval forces and questions whether genuine neutrality can exist with NATO forces withdrawing amid Soviet naval expansion.
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Nixon backs Turkish opium crackdown to cut U S heroin supply
President Nixon announced a Turkish plan to eliminate opium poppy production within a year. The move aims to curb 60 percent of illegal U S heroin, while expanding cures especially for servicemen and strengthening law enforcement and international cooperation. Six other nations grow legal poppies that feed illegal trade.
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United States Moves Against Whaling to Protect Whales
The United States pledges to end whaling after this year and halt whale product imports. U. Alexis Johnson warns the commission that action has come too late and not forcefully enough to prevent the loss of a valuable international resource.
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Berlin Under Siege by Iron Curtain Agents in Free West
Henry J. Taylor reports private estimates of 12,000 Soviet bloc agents in free Berlin infiltrating the West German spy network. The piece notes a rise in undercover activity since Erich Honecker’s rise to power after May 3, and gives a stark portrait of Honecker’s background and demeanor.
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Teaching the Constitution in Dallas seminar shines on civic education
Nearly a hundred high school history teachers gathered at Southern Methodist University for two days to discuss modern approaches to teaching the U.S. Constitution. Organizers hope to rekindle interest in fundamental principles amid concerns over civility and governance.
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American Citizenship Center
Oklahoma Christian College
Oklahoma City
Texas
Sam Ervin
North Carolina
Sam
James Madison
McCANN Named Director at Winchester Cold Storage
The Star Files reports Harry L. McCann was named a director of Winchester Cold Storage at the annual directors meeting. The First Presbyterian Church trustees were authorized to sign a contract with Howard Shockey and Sons to build a new educational facility valued at 399 750 dollars.
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Chuck Duvall
C.R. Duvall
Brucetown
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Daily Meditation by Earl L. Douglas on Church and Officeholders
The author rebuts claims the church is full of hypocrites and that officeholders are crooks. He urges recognizing honest effort in church workers and politicians, advocating reduced gloom, support for churches, and emphasis on justice mercy and humility as Micah 6 8 directs.
Intriguing Questions In Event of Low Mood
Washington critics of the Nixon Connally economic approach press the Treasury secretary. The piece outlines how Connally could bear the blame for inflation unemployment and the economy if a downturn or political shifts occur before the 1972 election.
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