Rejection Not Total Deserters face amnesty dilemma in 1971
Editorial discusses Vietnam era deserters living in Canada and elsewhere as the U.S. winds down military involvement. It notes amnesty debates, economic pressures in host countries, and personal views like Scott Udall who plans to stay away despite potential forgiveness.
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Canada
United States
Armed Services
U.S
Scott Udall
Udall
Alberta
Scott
Standard bread standardization fails to bake a single loaf
Common Market officials undertake a difficult task to devise a uniform loaf across member nations while preserving distinctive local breads like French baguettes and German rye. The effort aims at a common pricing standard but faces strong national tastes and regional baking traditions.
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Alliance
Touch-and-Go Power Struggle in Hanoi
Henry J. Taylor outlines a high level power struggle among North Vietnam leaders Premier Pham Van Dong First Secretary Le Duan Politburo member Troung Chinh and Defense Minister Vo Nguyen Giap. He argues Dong is a stay behind ally of Chinh but rivalries with Duan intensify as Sino Soviet tensions shape Hanoi policy.
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Pham van Dong
Peking
China
Chou En-lai
United States
White House
Dong
Chou
Hanoi
Red China
Communist Party
le Duan
Troung Chinh
Vo Nguyen Giap
Paris
North Vietnam
Chinh
Red Party
Leonid I. Brezhev
Soviet Union
Duan
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam Communist Party
Giap
Giao
Asia
U.S.S.R
Mao Tseng
Vietnam
Dreamer aims to move Earth with a nuclear water cannon plan
Seattle structural engineer William E. Peterson proposes a giant water cannon in the Mojave Desert to water and potentially alter the desert environment. After 13 years of work he argues changing Earth's orbit could benefit future inhabitants, though NASA and others have rejected the idea for now.
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Seattle
Earth
Futhermore
William E. Peterson
Mojave
Desert
Peterson
NASA
Delegates in Geneva Leave Talks. Deputies Keep Deadlock
Top American and British negotiators withdraw from Geneva nuclear test ban talks, leaving deputies to press on with the impasse. In Clarke County, 200 farmers attended an Agricultural Conservation Program meeting with speeches and films. Berryville Lions Club dinner celebrated the Eagles season with fans gathered at the school cafeteria. Norma June Richards wed Daniel deVere Morrison at the Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church parsonage. George Garber starred as Handley opponents Martinsburg fell 237 to 13 on Thanksgiving Day, Garber scoring four touchdowns.
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Geneva
Frederick and
Clarke County
Berryville Area
Clarke County Lions Club
Norma June Richards
Daniel deVere Morrison
Ronald S. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
George Garber
Handleyite
Martinsburg
Daily Meditation One in a Billion
A reflective piece on modern life and common troubles inviting readers to assess their own issues. It cites Genesis and Cain and Abel to frame family dynamics and notes persistent church relevance despite decline. The text urges resilience amid tax, budget, and personal pressures.
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Cain and
Abel
Adam and
Eve
No Fault Insurance Debate Roils Insurers and States
James J. Kilpatrick surveys the NAII convention and NASI views on no fault auto insurance. Insurers push multiple models and state experiments while opposing a single federal mandate, arguing for diverse laboratory approaches under the Tenth Amendment.
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Senate Commerce Committee
Madison
Massachusetts
Florida
Illinois
Delaware
Oregon
Minnesota
South Dakota
Scientists Split on Marijuana Dangers Prompt Mixed Advice
Parents face conflicting views from Dr. E W Busse of the APA urging drug-law repeal until science clarifies harm, and Dr. Wesley Hall of the AMA warning of birth defects and brain impact. Judges and clergy offer varied counsel, while law enforcement calls for lighter penalties for pot crimes.
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E.W. Busse
American Psychiatric Association
Wesley Hall
American Medical Association
Alabama
Richard Emmet
Texas
Ambition and Christmas in the modern mind
Hal Boyle assesses aging ambition and the irony of wanting to live into ninety while Christmas, recycling, and daily life reveal deeper meanings. The piece muses on mortality, gifts, doodling, and the quirks of memory amid a broad collection of wry observations.
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Shreveport
Chicago
Ill
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Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O'Connell
Winchester
By James J. Kilpatrick
National Association of Independent Insurers
NAII
Cadillac
Volkswagen
By Virginia Payette
New York
Walter Dennis Jr
Cathedral of St.John the Divine
Dennis
Paul Moore
Hal Boyle
America
I.Q
Nebraska
Idaho
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