Imagined uproar over Nixon probes contrasts with Korea scandal
The piece suggests liberal critics would demand arrests if Nixon aides faced Korean bribery probes, but notes selective outrage with Congress and judges slow to act. It cites Park Chung Hee era influence, Safire's critique, and contrasts Watergate with the Korea matter to question justice being politicized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
Congressional
Congress
United Press International
Park Chung Hee
South Korea
Willian Safire
United States
VC Congress
Safire
Justices Department
Brand Jury
House
Srand
Navy News Costs Revealed in Defense Spending Report
The Navy pays up to a cent per copy for Jecel Newspapers and 15 cent costs per issue. Annual Navy subscriptions top 369,639 dollars for brass. 361,150 dollars a year funds a daily defense news digest. The Small Business Administration employs 4,409 but spends 4.7 million on travel in 17 fiscal years.
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NAVY
Pentagon
Defense
Small’ Business Administration
Capital Fare Cheaper To Eat Out
A columnist laments rising costs of home meals in a humorous critique of inflation. He notes paying high prices for groceries and kitchen upkeep, preferring to eat out where possible while mocking economic pressures and social trends. He references politics, welfare, and consumer hardship with satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Tully Washington
Jimmy Carter
Operation Sailfish Mystery Ends With Found Fish
A Washington diary recalls a humorous miscommunication about a stuffed spitted fish tied to a Missouri vote. The tale mentions Rep. Gane Taylor and the U S Embassy in Mexico City. The fish arrived home while the missing woman was found unstuffed, easing diplomatic tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Cavaey
Washington
U.S
Dryien
Mexico City
von Rubhne
Ruerme
Agatacher
Phillips
Taylor
PLS
Capital Hill
Missouri
Acapulco
Gane Taylor
R - Mo
Congressional
State Department
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Telicion
Anderson Readers Call for Police and Fire Salary Raises
A letter to the editor from an Anderson retiree argues for annual pay raises for police and fire personnel, criticizing previous one time raises and urging citizens to support emergency services amid rising living costs and pension concerns. It praises officers and responders for their service and urges political accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pear Sir
Anderson
Fire Department
Anderson Police Department
Ald
Otder
Police and Fire Department
Alaska as a potential crisis in Carter era energy policy
Terrorism from Arctic pipelines and energy routes looms as Alaska becomes a flashpoint in President Carter's approach to oil and gas. The piece traces historic Monroe Doctrine actions and warns that the Trans Alaska Pipeline could become a target amid anti Castro and offshore imperialism tensions, fearing sabotage and security risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Alexander Washington
B.C
President Carter
Notre Dame
Alaska
Tome
Liberty
Panama
Bay of Pies
Kismet
Alaska Territory
Russia
Union
Congress
State Department
America
Republic
James Monroe
Spain
Portugal
Maximillian
Uone
Mexico
New World
Mr. Carter
Theodore Roosevelt
John Kennedy
Soviet Union
Jfk
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam
Kennedy
CIA
Cuba
Eisenhower
Continental
USA
Prudhoe Bay
Arctic North Slope
Senate
Me. Carter
Miami
Vere
McNaught Synificate, Inc
Micro-states rise and the future of world affairs
The piece argues independence trends create micro-states like Djibouti and predicts 50 to 100 new statelets. It questions legal equality in international law and urges managing proliferation by restricting participation in global forums, noting diplomacy and philatelic experience as practical paths for future diplomats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevin F.imuliks
Washington
KFS
Afars
Issas
Republic of
Djibouti
Suva
French Somaliland
Gulf of Aden
Arabia
Pacific
Antarctica
United Nations
Arry
Baise
Idaho
University of Mary
Elmer Plisahke
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C
Omly
Insidium
Caribbean
South America
Europe
Scotland
Wales
Brittany
Corsica
Leland
South Pacific
Antarctic
Sac Tome
Maldives
Western Samoa
Plischke
Infornational Telecommunications Union
Scott
Liechtenstein
Pitcairn Island
Zanzibar
King Features Syndicale
Ine
Will Rogers Says on Congress and System
A 1932 Will Rogers quotation critiques the U.S. Congress citing too many laws and a self-running system. The note, edited by Bryan Sterling, offers a Will Rogers Memorial leaflet request and Des Moines mailing details.
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Washington
Will Sagers
Bryan Sterling
Will Rogers
Des Moines
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