Gas shortages and oil politics amid Middle East tensions
Amid warnings of fuel shortages and rising prices, Iran plans to cap output at about 4 million barrels a day after a brief overproduction to clear backorders. Saudi Arabia signals limits to 8.5 million barrels daily, aiming to keep prices tight. United States policy seeks reduced consumption, while OPEC nations guard leverage. Also reported is the Ashdod, the first Israeli vessel to transit the Suez Canal since 1948, in a gesture of peace and regional diplomacy.
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Iran
National Iranian Oil Co
Shah
Saudi Arabia
Islamic Republic
OPEC
Carter
United States
International Energy Agency
Department of Energy
DOE
Ashdod
Suez Canal
Salaam
Israel
State
Kissinger the Pushover and Dollar Diplomacy in Play
A portrait of Henry Kissinger as a celebrated yet fallible diplomat framed by secret disclosures. The piece cites his missteps with female reporters including Flora Lewis and Sally Quinn, plus Fallaci interviews, and notes Carter era shifts in policy such as Thai munitions waivers. It also mocks bureaucratic lapses in a Washington update.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Superman
Kissinger
Lois
Hanoi
Flora Lewis
New York Times
Sally Quinn
The
Washington Post
Quinn
DR. K
Oriana Fallaci
Fallaci
Fal- Jaci
Dale van Atta
Milan
Kis
Dr. Kissinger
Charles de Gaulle
Disraeli
de Gaulle
Carter Administration
Thailand
State Department
Prison Guards Face Growing Restiveness Behind Walls
An analysis argues prison guards, organized as the American Association of Correctional Facility Officers, are increasingly restive and strike threats reflect deeper frustrations. Prof. Bob Barrington calls for moral reform of officers as civil rights cases strain the system. The piece urges society to value and support these essential workers to prevent mass resignations.
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The
American Association of Correctional Facility Officers
Bob Barrington
Department of Criminal Justice
Northern Michigan University
La Paz Chronicles of Extreme Altitude and Contrast
Ashley Sees It tours La Paz Bolivia detailing a hard route from Buenos Aires to Machu Picchu. The piece contrasts soaring modern high rises with sprawling poverty, vibrant Indigenous dress, crowded markets, and stark social gaps amid Andean scenery and 12,000 foot elevation.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Buenos Aires
Atlantic
Machu Picchu
Pacific
South America
Lima
Peru
Lake Titicaca
Titicaca
High Sierra
Cuzco
Lost City
National Geographic
USA
Alfred E. Smith
New York Democrat
Herbert Hoover
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Scott B. Hunter
A.B. Cubredge
Charles O. Grice
Sue S. Brown
Rodger Ragan
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