Nonproliferation debate cites weak global controls
The article argues world nuclear arsenals remain vast and uneven, with six nations holding most power. It notes MIT graduate diagrams a bomb from public info, stresses plutonium threats, and critiques nonproliferation efforts as uneven. It calls for strength over disarmament to deter blackmail.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Looking Glass Insight on Life and Attitude
The essay argues that a person controls their world by shaping their own perception. After trips to New York, the author cites Thackeray that the world reflects one’s face. By stopping excuses and blaming others, relationships improve and travel becomes more enjoyable.
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New York
Thackeray
New York City
Will Needed To Eradicate Undesirables
A provocative column by Holmes Alexander argues Congress fluctuates between anti crime rhetoric and anti gun measures. It cites Senator Birch Bayh voting to cut military procurement and to restrict weapon purchases, weakening defense and leaving law abiding citizens vulnerable.
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Congress
U.S
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Bayh
Cranston
Gun rights rethink in a dangerous era
The editorial argues for arming citizens and tolerating tougher policing amid crime. It critiques proposed bans on non sporting pistols and calls for Congress and state legislatures to declare a shoot on sight war against domestic criminals, warning against disarmament.
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Congress
Faith and Prayer Lift the Spirit in Dark Times
Billy Graham shares a letter from J H describing deep depression and worry. He cites Philippians 4 6 urging prayer and trust in Christ. Graham notes Paul’s example of peace in hardship and says faith provides strength beyond circumstance.
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Billy Graham
J.H
Paul
Christ
Nobody Loves Daley except The People
Paul Harvey surveys Chicago politics focusing on Mayor Daley and his 79 percent landslide re election. He notes the Daley machine's patronage power and Daley personal Luster while contrasting critics and reporters who attacked his family ethics and health.
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Daley
Paul Harvey
Chicago
Mayor Daley
City Hall
Boss
Ivory Tower
Dick Daley
Hong Kong
Federal Bigwigs Guests Of Taxpayers At Scenic Lodges
The National Park Service keeps rustic Brinkerhoff House in Wyoming and Camp Hoover in Shenandoah closed to regular taxpayers. Records show Cronkite, Rampton, Roncalio, Hamilton and others stayed at Brinkerhoff, while Watergate aides and officials visited Camp Hoover in the early 1970s.
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Washington
National Park Service
Brinkerhoff
Jackson Lake
Wyo
Grand Teton Mountains
Hoover
Shenandoah National Park
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Utah
Cal Rampton
Brinkerhoff House
Teno Roncalio
D.wyo
Jack Anderson
Lee Hamilton
D.ind
George W. Allen Jr
Cronkite
B.F. Sisk
D.calif
John Jarman
R.okla
Federal Communications
Rex Lee
Camp Hoover
Shenandoah Woodlands
White House
Curtis Herge
Nixon
Clay Whitehead
H.R. Haldeman
Larry Higby
Fred Malek
Elliott Richardson
William Ruckelshaus
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Continental Congress Arrival in Charlestown 1774
Massachusetts urged boycotts to pressure Parliament. Charlestown held a large delegate meeting with 104 elected to shape colonial policy. Five deputies were chosen for a general Congress and sailed to Philadelphia in September with other colonies' representatives.
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Dorothy Macdowell
Massachusetts
England
West Indies
Boston
Charles Town
Benjamin Farrar
Moses Kirkland
Patrick Calhoun
House of Commons
Philadelphia
Washington Named Commander of the Continental Army
Congress nominates and unanimously elects George Washington as commander of the Continental Army. Washington accepts and writes to his wife Patsy, pledging to lead the army defend the American cause and proceed to Boston. John and Samuel Adams advocate Washington’s exceptional qualifications.
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Continental Army
Congress
John Adams
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Adams
America
Washington
Patsy
Boston
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