Winchester study urges new Director of Finance and Material Council
A management study recommends creating a Director of Finance and Material Council to assume treasurer and revenue duties. The director would be appointed by the city manager and supervised, with voters voting to approve the change via referendum. Council discusses June 9.
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Winchester
Finance and Material Council
James Fleming
Roy W. Bayliss Jr
Thailand Faces Semi Domino Effect in Southeast Asia
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Thailand's post Laos Meo refugees strain U.S.-Thai ties as Bangkok seeks survival by courting Communist neighbors. They describe Meo exile, Air Base disputes, Mayaguez fallout, and Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj weighing forced repatriation against a shift toward Hanoi and Beijing.
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Laos
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Washington
CIA
U.S
Indochina
Mayaguez
Vang Pao
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
Vietnam
Kukrit
Peking
North Vietnam
Ireland’s divisions persist amid hopes for a settlement
C L Sulzberger surveys Belfast and Ulster noting six years of terror and persistent sectarian divides. He cites economic lag, British troop patrols, and a history of violence while urging urgent, pragmatic moves across four religious leaders and Irish organizations toward a political settlement amid a Europe evolving toward unity.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster
Britain
North Ireland
United Kingdom
London
Irish Republic
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Ireland
England
Lenin
Dublin
Asia
Africa
Republic
Davey O'Connell
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Cardinal Conway
Church of Ireland
Manana
N.Y. Times News Service
Catholic Vote Trends Hint Kennedy Challenge in 1976
Gallup survey shows Kennedy would face weaker Catholic backing than his brother in 1960. In a Ford 1976 trial heat Kennedy trails with 59 percent support among Catholics, while Nixon carried a Catholic majority in 1972. Catholics tied issues to parochial schools abortion and public policy similar to the nation.
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N.J
Edward Kennedy
John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Ford
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
George McGovern
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Ford-Kennedy
Touchstone and Faith Metaphor In Plain Talk
The piece links ancient touchstones for testing gold to spiritual life and Christ as cornerstone and touchstone. It then notes 1972 Gallup trends showing Catholics and Protestants share similar Nixon and Ford approval, with Catholics slightly more conservative on social issues. A table analyzes Catholic voting for Democrats 1952–72 and 1976 trial heat, based on 1,163 interviews from 1,626 adults in 300 localities May 30–June 2.
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Ford
Kennedy
Ford crime message praised yet calls for bolder leadership
The president’s crime message draws praise for prison reform victim compensation and juvenile crime plans while critics say he avoided bold moves on death penalty marijuana policy abortion and gun control choosing a cautious stance amid political considerations.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Ky Becomes Premier As Vietnam Faces Civil Strife
Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky, 34, announced in Saigon he will serve as premier, becoming the eighth premier in 20 months as Vietnam grapples with guerrilla warfare. The Star Files reviews politics and crime policy amid ongoing upheaval.
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Saigon
J. A. Hotinger
Women’s Civic League
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