Editorial on Panama Canal treaties and political risk
A Panamanian incident is described in which 300 youths protested the canal treaties and burned an effigy of President Carter. The piece argues treaties bail out bankers, recalls US payments for the Canal Zone and related rights, accuses senators of political motives, and urges voters to demand sanity or risk national doom.
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Metergate, Blackoutgate, and a San Francisco week
A critique of wide coverage over a $3 million parking meter theft, a major blackout, and a dramatic 27 story fall. The piece argues the Metergate hype overdid the story, cites a misprint on meters revenue, compares nationwide attention, and notes stronger national interest in the blackout and the fall.
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Nigeria and U S Policy Through Carter Era Ironies
A 1958 college student recalls Nigeria under British rule and notes the 20 year shift to a U S president visiting Nigeria's military rulers. The piece argues U S stance on Rhodesia and Nigeria's oil power shapes Africa policy, while critiquing Carter Young influence and colonial legacies. It contrasts white Rhodesian moral outrage with Nigeria's complex leadership history and asks how far U S influence can bend the region’s human rights trajectory.
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Will Rogers Says Dollar Value Tied To Abroad
The humorist quips that Europe dislikes American talk of the dollar. He notes that the dollar is valued by others as much as their own currency. He asserts outsiders may value money differently abroad, but for Americans it remains a dollar.
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Capital Fare Paying of WASHINGTON
A letter from an unnamed speaker discusses donating his body to Georgetown University Medical School for dissection to aid medical training. He notes no embalming, no funeral costs, and aims to contribute to science while acknowledging a modest income and debt to humanity. The piece emphasizes the need for bodies in anatomy and critiques conventional funerals.
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Georgetown University Medical School
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I Do Not Derogate Wake custom Says Roman Catholic
In a personal statement the author, a lifelong Roman Catholic, defends wakes while noting they need not include a body. He prefers a memorial service limited to immediate family, plans cremation after a year, and disposal of ashes by a medical school. He hints at entering the Boston Marathon.
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Simon’s Book Prompted Defense of Free Markets and Liberty
A critical look at Bill Simon and his memoir A Time For Truth portrays his stance against big government. The reviewer highlights Simon’s escape narrative from Moscow, defense of the free market, and calls for closer scrutiny of civil liberties under state power.
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