Credit buying and debt in Christian life
Billy Graham discusses biblically grounded prudence in consumer debt. He warns against installment buying that enslaves present earnings, notes bankruptcy risk, and urges restraint while recognizing home and car purchases may require loans. He urges a husband and wife to align on finances.
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Billy Graham
Jesus
Bribery Run Deep in Global Business Says Big Essay
The Wall Street Journal reports how American firms abroad often pay bribes to public officials to secure contracts and favorable pricing. Examples include a pharma company in the Middle East, a metals concern in Southeast Asia, and Gulf Oil and Northrop Aviation paying millions via middlemen. Bribery is framed as an institutionalized routine across many regions, affecting prices, licenses, and opportunities.
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Paul Harvey
Pentagon
United States
Mexico
Wall Street Journal
Mideast
New York
Thailand
Japan
Gulf Oil
Northrop Aviation
Nigeria
SALT Debate Clarifies First Strike and MIRV Terms
Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger seeks to dispel the idea of a policy shift in Western Europe defense and explains the difference between a tactical first use and a disarming first strike. He notes SALT II ambiguities from Kissinger statements, MIRV definitions, and Soviet missile upgrades, underscoring the need for clear interpretations before any treaty signing.
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James Schlesinger
Western Europe
North Atlantic
Soviet Union
Geneva
Kissinger
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Washington
United States of America
Detente lullaby shocks Western trust in leaders
Ralph de Toledano denounces the White House and Kissinger over Solzhenitsyn remarks. He argues detente is a Marxist ploy to surrender without a fight, while AFL CICOs George Meany hosts Solzhenitsyn at a banquet, highlighting anti communism within Democrats.
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Ralph de Toledano
United States
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Mr. Ford
White House
New York Times
Solzhenitsyn
Kremlin
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Yalta
Meany
Democratic Party
Marcos Defends $50,000 Payment Tied to Ex aide Testimony
President Marcos replies to reports he offered bribes to former aide Primitivo Mijares to influence testimony before U.S. Congress. He says $50,000 was not a bribe but a funding arrangement, tied to information on an alleged assassination plot, with payments made through proper channels and linked to earlier sums.
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Phillipines
Ferdinand Marcos
USC
Marcos
Primitivo Mijares
California
Mijares
CIA
San Francisco
Jares
Capitol Hill
Philippine National Bank
Trinidad Alconcel
Alconcel
Lloyds Bank of California
Philippine
U.S
China
Alcancel
Malacanang
Guillermo ‘Gimo”’ de Vega
Phillippine
Australia
de Vega
Gimo
Manila
U.S. House Foreign Relations Committee
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Jerry
Kennedy
Europe
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Ceipts
Aiken
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D.cathcart