Editorial warns Portugal's drift toward communist rule
The piece argues Portugal's Popular Democrats exit leaves the Communists in control, condemns military alignment with leftists, and notes press suppression as a sign of impending totalitarian dominance. It cautions Portuguese-Americans and the West to recognize a recurring pattern of Soviet-backed rule and lost freedoms.
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Portugal
South County
Yugoslavia
Albania
China
Moscow
Europe
Spain
Republica
Big Cities Face Population Decline as Growth Slows
The Metropolitan area of Los Angeles and other major cities show a net loss of residents in the 1970s after ganning over a million in the 1960s. Experts warn that big-city growth has peaked, with suburbs and rural areas drawing people away. The piece argues for preserving quality of life and sustainable growth to avoid decline.
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Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
America
Chicago Bus Crash Sparks Inbound Invasion Of Passengers
A Chicago Transit Authority bus crash injured 28 people, but only five were aboard the bus. The other 23 entered nearby cars, bars, and houses to report whiplash and spinal injuries, prompting concern over possible privacy violations.
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New York
Chicago
Authority
Udall humor masks hard nuclear policy debate
Washington Rep Mort Udall is known for his wit yet his June remarks on a potential first strike reveal a deeper stance. He argues that renouncing deterrence could invite Soviet aggression and NATO decline, warning against political posturing in national defense.
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Washington
Rep. Mortis FL Udall
Arizona
Congress
National Press Club
Mae
Theodds
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
United States
Udall
House
America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Alliance
Soviet Union
Western Europe
NATO
Brussels
Schlesinger
John F
Tindall
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Haiphong Harbor
Hanoi
Government report cites DEA narcotics fund leakage
The report says millions paid by the DEA for illicit narotles as evidence largely go unrecovered from the underworld. Meanwhile the Federal Energy Administration vows no gasoline shortage this summer and Uncle Sam will man the pumps. Geologists trim Atlantic offshore oil estimates, suggesting less than half of prior undiscovered oil and gas remain.
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Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Underworld
Buy
Federal Energy Administration
Uncle Sam
Solzhenitsyn in Washington Tests Detente and U.S. Policy
A Washington visit by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn during the July 4 week highlights tensions over detente. He criticizes Western policy toward the Soviet Union while White House officials, citing image concerns, avoid a meeting with President Ford. The piece notes Soviet reactions and implications for SALT II talks.
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White House
Solzhenitsyn
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Ford-Solzhenitsyn
Kissinger Garbage Incident Sparks Privacy Debate
A National Enquirer reporter violated Henry Kissinger's garbage, triggering outrage over privacy. The emphasis on trash as a window into a person’s life highlights public interest versus personal space, with criticism of the reporter’s methods and concerns about state privacy norms.
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Henry Kissinger
National Enquirer
Henry
Kissinger
Armer
Wil
Boorstin nomination sparks silliness amid furor in Washington
M Stanton Evans argues the fiercest controversy in the capital concerns Daniel Boorstin as Librarian of Congress. He notes Boorstin’s scholarly credentials and prizes, then counters charges of racism tied to his views on quotas and Black Caucus issues, urging nomination approval.
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Daniel Boorstin
Librarian of Congress
Boorstin
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
University of Chicago
Pulitzer
Bancroft
Francis
Ford
Library of Congress
Hong
Speed
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Rene Solzhenitsyn
West Virginia
Maid of Cotton
Smull Street
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