Laird Signals Review of World Policeman Role
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird told a Wisconsin youth conference that the United States may cut back its world policeman role as Congress reviews four bilateral and four multilateral treaties. He warned against spending over 78 billion dollars in 1970 and said Vietnam withdrawals will continue under Vietnamization.
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National Security Council
Presley Returns to Las Vegas for January Hotel Run
Elvis Presley signs a new contract to perform at the International Hotel in Las Vegas from January 26 to February 22. He previously drew 101,500 attendees across eight weeks in August, marking a return after a nine year layoff. Terms were not disclosed.
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Delightful loopy collar robe pattern offered by catalog
Alice Brookes promotes a 7183 knitting pattern for a girl robe with loopy collar and cuffs, matching boots. The ad lists pricing, mailing options, and ordering details including 50 cent patterns and 15 cent postage, plus a 1970 needlecraft catalog with over 200 designs and multiple craft books.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Needlecraft
Hints From Heloise Easy Tips for Health and Craft Tricks
Readers share practical advice from reminders to schedule yearly medical and dental checkups in one month correlated to birth months. Practical craft tips include papier mache puppet heads made from balloons, newspaper strips, and laundry starch.
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Heloise
Teresa Michael
Praise for Heloise Ideas Sparked by Unsung Heroine
Engineer recalls a past He loise tip about placing paper towels in the vegetable bin to reduce moisture. A reader shares how she unraveled a knotted chain necklace, using a plastic bobbin from a sewing machine to wind it neatly.
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Heloise
Lam
Vicki
Volstead Act ushers in nation’s wettest era in history
New York report marks the 50th anniversary of the Volstead Act amid reflections on Prohibition. It notes 32,000 speakeasies, bathtub gin, and a rise in crime syndicates, with debates on the era’s social and economic impact and the eventual repeal by the 21st Amendment in 1933.
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National Crime Syndicate
Alaska
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Andrew Volstead
Minnesota
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House
Senate
Police Guard Maintains Order as Schools Reopen
In Greenville North Carolina police will guard Rose Senior High for the rest of the year after seven students were dismissed for Friday’s disorder. Fifteen more pupils were suspended for shorter periods as the district reopened following 212 days of closures. Police intervened as fights between black and white students disrupted the noon reopening. School officials refused to identify pupils by race.
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