NATO Summit Highlights Across Continent Faces Strategic Dilemmas
The Washington NATO meeting brings heads of state to assess Soviet threat spanning Europe Africa and the Middle East. U S arms talks limit cruise missiles complicating defense posture and potentially pitting SALT II ratification against NATO needs as European allies demand longer range missiles.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
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Africa
Europe
Middle East
France
Belgium
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Zaire
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Senate
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Letter to the Editor Dont Cut Off Nose
To the Editor the writer urges caution against drastic cuts arguing that harming essential services would be self defeating and could damage community welfare and trust in local governance. The letter emphasizes careful balance and stakeholder input.
Aiken County debates school tax mills and needs
Citizens argue higher property values reduce need for school funding while 74 mills could replace 23. The piece notes ten years without tax raises, rising inflation, aging schools, heating costs, and 36 teacher cuts causing overcrowded, cold classrooms. It urges immediate funding.
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Aiken County
Value of Investments and Moral Growth in Personal Finance
This piece argues investments can be moral as well as financial, urging balance between aesthetical and ethical in personality. It honors George Peterson Sr, praising his aim to invest rewards for positive growth and lasting benefit for loved ones, and dedicates the piece to fathers and parental teachings.
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Christ
George Peterson Sr
California voters press 13 to curb government waste
Readers share sharp views on Proposition 13 and the California election. The piece cites Ed Holt’s notes from Richard Russell’s Dow Theory Letter praising voter rebellion and predicting bureaucratic backlash, while contrasting Kennedy era bureaucracy with calls for reform and limited government.
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California
Ed Holt
Richard Russell
Washington
Communists Advancing in Africa Under Carter Policy
A critical view argues Carter's approach risks allowing Soviet and Cuban forces to seize large parts of Africa. It contends Angola's invasion of Shaba and covert support for Rhodesia threaten Western oil routes and regional stability. The piece cites U.N. and Western reactions as insufficient to stop Soviet influence.
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Africa
Angola
Horn of Africa
Djibouti
Yemen
Red Sea
Saudi Arabia
U.N
Andrew Young
Owen Lattimore
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Republic of China
Mozambique
Rhodesia
International Institute For Strategic Studies
London
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Rodger Ragan
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Rutland Drive
Aiken SC
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