Rockefeller report on CIA power and Rhodesia unrest
The piece argues the Rockefeller commission report correctly condemns past CIA abuses while noting it omits foreign assassinations. It calls for congressional scrutiny and strengthened oversight, and warns Rhodesia's black coalition rivalry risks civil unrest as Ian Smith faces reform pressures amid Mozambique's moves toward independence.
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Rockefeller Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
Rockefeller
CIA
Ford
John F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Congress
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Mozambique
Mr. Smith
Billy Graham on a thirteen year old seeking God
A letter from Billy Graham guiding a thirteen year old toward understanding and knowing God. He emphasizes Jesus as the Father’s representative, encourages daily prayer, and reassures that fear should be overcome through faith and companionship with Christ.
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Billy Graham
God
D.Z
Christ
Jesus
Philip
Father
Tribute to Rev. Ernie Bowen and community notices
Readers praise Rev. Ernie Bowen for interdenominational service and unity efforts in Aiken. Letters also commend access improvements for wheel chair users, appreciation for Rep. Irene Rudnick, and calls for prayer and national unity amid political tensions.
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Ernie Bowen
St. Mary's Church
Abbeville
McCormick
Aiken
Salley Baptist Church
Shaw’s Fork
Jesus Christ
Baptist Church
Ernie
Jesus
John
Lois C. Cozart
General MacArthur as Roosevelt substitute and 1944 pivot
The piece argues that Senator Vandenberg backed General Douglas MacArthur as a wartime political alternative to Franklin Roosevelt in 1944. It recounts supporters and opponents, notes MacArthur's indecision, and posits that a MacArthur presidency could have altered key wartime decisions and postwar leadership, including Yalta and Potsdam.
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South Carolina Aurora Club of the Blind, Inc
Irene Rudnick
S$.c. Commission For the Blind
Commission
House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Rudnick
General Assembly
Rep
South Carolina
Holmes Alexander
Gerald Ford
Arthur Vandenberg
R-Mich
Vandenberg
Franklin Roosevelt
FDR
Roosevelt
North America
Van
Stalin
Middle America
Douglas MacArthur
Far Pacific
D. Clayton James
Houghton Mifflin
MacArthur
Doug
Japan
Mac
Michigan
Collier's Magazine
Stimson
New York Times
Izvestia
Times of London
Dewey
Yalta
Truman
Potsdam
Eisenhower
Ike
Nixon
Premier Kim Il-sung warned over potential nuclear retaliation
The Pentagon and Defense Secretary James Schlesinger push a limited nuclear option to deter North Korea. He signals possible tactical nuclear strikes if Kim Il-sung breaches the 38th parallel, while avoiding public nuclear references. U.S. leaders seek to deter Pyongyang without alarming China or Moscow.
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Washington
James Schlesinger
Pyongyang
North Korea
Kim Il-sung
Kim
Schlesinger
Pentagon
38Th Parallel
Ford
Peking
Moscow
Congress
U.S
Korea
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Robert D. Cathcart
Brittania
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Nyet
New York City
Richard Bryant
Hildreth
Maple Street
H. Odell Weeks
Larry Kelly Warrenville
General MacArthur
Senator Vandenberg
Roy Howard
Frank Gannett
Col
Robert McCormick
GOP
John Hamilton
Joseph Pew Jr
Gallup
Pacific
Haiphong Bay
NATO
Europe
Ussr
United States
Mit
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