Pasta Image Shifts as Italians Favor Meat Over Pasta
The article notes a trend in Italy where pasta consumption has dropped from six million pounds daily to about half, with two thirds of pasta production now exported. Italians increasingly choose meat due to rising living standards and global mobility, altering the country’s culinary image.
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Italy
Munich
Switzerland
Arab federation of Egypt Libya and Syria aims at economic unity
Arab unity efforts have repeatedly failed to form a lasting political bloc against Israel. The current triangle of Egypt’s Sadat Libya’s Qaddafi and Syria’s Assad pushes economic planning and regional cooperation, signaling a shift from rhetoric to action though the test lies in actual progress.
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Egypt
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Syria
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Muammar Quaddifi
Hafez Assad
Left Handed Aids Grow From Practical to Popular
Left-handers receive more products and services as manufacturers expand offerings. Banks issue left-handed checkbooks, and items from can openers to golf clubs, irons, and refrigerators appear in new designs, aiding southpaws and driving sales.
Daily Meditation on Humility and Worth
The piece contrasts pride in birth with the Christian idea that true value shows in deeds. It notes some have excellent background while others rise from ordinary stock, urges looking up, recognizing infinite worth, and reminds all are sinners who must give thanks for life as it comes.
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Jesus
Winchester Gazette Masthead and Editorial Staff Note
Jack F. Davis is listed as General Manager and Executive Editor Eugene P. Miller serves as News Editor Douglas B. O Connell is Managing Editor The notice indicates Second Class Postage paid at Winchester Virginia with postal details.
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Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O’connell
Winchester
End of Filibuster Opens Path to Draft Extension Bill
Senate leaders including Mansfield Scott and Stennis brokered a timetable to end the Vietnam draft stalemate. The Senate voted cloture 61 to 30 and then passed the draft extension 55 to 30. Scott credited Mansfield while Stennis shifted Southern Democrats.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Pennyslvania
Scott
Senate Armed Services Committee
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Laos Faces Uncertain Future Without U S Aid In Laos
In Vientiane officials warn the Lao government may lose independence as American military and diplomatic aid shrinks under budget pressures. Hanoi�s forces press with North Vietnamese troops and Pathet Lao allies while U S aid, air support, and equipment grow scarcer, threatening resistance.
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Sisoukna Champassak
Thailand
Indore
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Ngon Sananikone
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On the Road to Nowhere by Henry J. Taylor
An essay reflecting on American students abroad and at home. It contrasts a minority of disciplined self-reliant youths with a drifting group accused of indolence and moral laxity. The author argues for challenge in youth and criticizes those who idealize escapism.
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Henry J. Taylor
England
France
Spain
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Zero Dimension
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Midwifing a New Nation in Transkei
James J. Kilpat rick writes from Umtata about South Africa guiding the Transkei toward independence as a self‑governing Xhosa state. He notes progress in education, government departments, and development efforts, while urging restraint from ideologues and boycotts for mutual prosperity.
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James J. Kilpatrick Umtata
Transkei
Republic of South Africa
South Africa
Africa
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World Council of Churches
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Philippines
Syria installs flag as Egyptians ousted after revolt
The new Syrian civilian government raised the flag over government buildings and ordered Egyptians to leave in quick succession after the revolt against Cairo. In New York, Dean Rusk and Andrei Gromyko concluded Berlin crisis talks with hints of possible agreement on the issue. Mayors from 21 American cities visited Berlin to boost morale. Nomination chatter swirled around Judge Burr P. Harrison for the Seventh District seat as G. Fred Switzer urged supporters not to present his name at the convention. President and cadets at the Military Academy expressed belief in a lasting peace.
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Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
New York
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Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
G. Fred Switzer
Harrisonburg
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