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...abstaining from the U.N. vote of recognition for Guinea-Bissau, the U.S.--which will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its independence from British colonialism in three years--once again betrayed the principles of its founding fathers. The Nixon administration again demonstrated its subservience to the big business interests that profit at the expense of the black populations of African nations and find themselves threatened by the fall of Portuguese domination and its systematized racism...
...highly touted "grand tour" of the outer planets, it hopes to launch two flybys of Jupiter and Saturn. NASA's next probes of Mars will be in 1975, when two Viking softlanders will be launched-timed for a touchdown the following summer on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of American independence. Crammed with instruments-including color-TV cameras-the probes may finally answer one of the most tantalizing and enduring questions in astronomy: Is there life on Mars...
...will mark the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In preparation for the Bicentennial celebration, relevant sections of black neighborhoods have been marked for demolition, and highways, military museums and convention centers are blueprinted to take their place. The Republican version of an Eliot House mixer is planned for each of our major cities...
...nomenclatural possibilities seem irresistible: "Cattalo," after an 1880s progenitor; "bisontennial," to commemorate the nation's forthcoming 200th birthday; or perhaps "beefalo." Basolo is leaning, understandably, toward calling his breed "Basolo...
...have figured it out. Nixon is saving peace as a very special present for our 200th birthday in 1976.1 just can't wait...