Czech Party Congress Seen as Funeral for Moscow Ties
Editorial notes that Prague’s Congress will be guided by pro Moscow hardliners like Indra Bilak and Kapek. Husak’s weakened control, Soviet occupation, and the purge of party members frame a managed event with acclamation and repressive “consolidation” rhetoric.
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Moscow
Alois Indra
Vasil Bilak
Antonin Kapek
Prague
Gustav Husak
Alexander Dubcek
Husak
Czech Communist Party
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Invamn
Mlada Frenta
Czechoslovakia
Jubcek
Otomar Krjeca
Dubcek
Bertold Brecht
National Guard Service Bridges State and Nation
The National Guard is a volunteer force with dual federal and state duties, ready to defend the nation and aid during emergencies. Citizens work alongside Guardsmen in communities, while Guardsmen have long served in natural disasters and national crises, from World War II to Vietnam.
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United States
National Guard
Oklahoma
Berlin
Rlift
Korea
Vietnam
Language shifts spark new dictionary entries and slang
A reader notes rapid language change as phrases like horse polywater burn artist and shamburger emerge. The AP explains these terms, alongside jockette and chopper coppers, reflecting evolving speech in American culture and media.
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Associated Press
United
Saag
McGovern at Berkeley Sparks Campus Debate on Draft Reform
The column satirically covers Senator George McGovern’s Berkeley speech proposing draft reform and age limits. It critiques tone, warns of political missteps, and imagines chaotic wartime logistics involving top officials, while noting the risks of overreach and public fatigue.
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Victor Moore
Mr. Throttlebottom
George McGovern
Berkeley
Pennsylvania Avenue
McGovern
Dames
Lysistrata
Pecca
Sta
Veep
Twiggy's Return Sparks Debate on Female Ideals
A fragmented monologue critiques the beauty industry and its male gatekeepers. It dismisses the promotion of ultra thin bodies, calling for healthier images and real women. The narrator envisions a future where magazines showcase diverse, real figures instead of unattainable standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twiggy
Twiday
Magaine
Kennedy Faces Oregon Ballot Decision In May Primary
Kennedy election strategy centers on whether to list his name on Oregon’s May 1984 primary ballot. State officials debate affidavits, legal escapes, and the impact of a possible Kennedy bid on broader West Coast contests including Wisconsin California and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean Mappa
Edward M. Kennedy
Lee
Seana Sateana
Oregon
Edward Kenedy
Massachusetts
Myers
Kennedy
Oregonian
Gallup
Pennisyvena
Willam Scranton
Grassonts P
Florida
Alaska
Maryland
Fred Wineland
Wisconsin
Mascacine Fells
Ledress
Eugene Micarthy
Hubert F. Kennedy
California
Sirhan Sirhan
Edward Kennedy
King Features Syndicate
Public colleges face board control battle in Los Angeles
In Southern California the public elects trustees for eight LA City Junior College District colleges. The column argues battles with group pressures over governance, tenure issues, and a controversial English chair case involving Deena Metzger. It questions whether the public can distinguish capable from self-serving trustees amid campus disorder.
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Southern
California
Los Angeles City
Tes
California Teaches Association
Regional Accrediting
Commission
Tnory
CTA
Los Angeles
Deena Metzger
Los Ageles
Metzger
Board of Trustees
Gen
Fea. Corp
Swiss Lesson in Egypt mooted by Dr Hunold tale
Alice Widener reports on a CBS interview and a lecture tour about Swiss banking during the 1950s, detailing Dr Albert C Hunold’s talks in Egypt and Switzerland. The piece surveys Swiss monetary restraint, thrift, and bourgeois values, contrasted with American monetary concerns, and hints at shifting currency perceptions. The author cites Hunold’s five prerequisites for a successful bourgeois society and concludes with a commentary on currency trust and potential U.S. reform.
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Egypt
New York City
Morty
CBS
Minton
Ewssow
Wth
Zach
Hal
Iran
Switerland
Albert C. Huol
St van Sey
Society of
Pla Selience
Hunold
O Egy
Switzerland
Swiss National Bank
Ourrade
Hiunold
Hanold
Dr. Hunold
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