MIRV weapons and deterrence in U S defense policy
The article argues that despite public opposition, the United States continues to pursue advanced MIRV technology to strengthen deterrence against Soviet and Chinese threats. It cites Minuteman system tests, penetration aids, and the need for technological superiority as essential to national security and preventing global war. Dr. Foster emphasizes relying on varied weapons and secrecy to deter aggression and maintain strategic advantage.
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Defense Department
John §. Foster, Jr
Defense Research and Engineering
Johnson and
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Armed Forces Management Association
Washington
Soviet Union
Soviet Russia
Red China
Countdown to a Teenager’s Pocketbook Burger Plan
A new franchise promises to boost teen spending by selling record albums and hamburgers. The piece questions how an average person can afford 45 tons of food over a lifetime at current prices. An Italian survey ranks Greece as the best European bargain for tourists, a roamin holidays venue.
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Greece
Ugly Americanism In The U S Senate
The column rebukes Senator Frank Church for labeling U S policy toward Brazil as Ugly Americanism. It defends Washington’s stance after the Ambassadors Elbrick’s kidnapping and notes Brazil’s dictatorship and anti Communist ties. It highlights Alliance for Progress aid and Inter American Development Bank projects and argues U S assistance aims to curb communism rather than condemn Brazil.
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Frank Church
Idaho
Brazil
United States
Church Tan
USA
Kennedy
China
C. Burke Elprick
New York Times
Che Guevara
Church 15
Western Hemisphere
Senate
Alliance For Progress
Rockefeller
Inter-American Development Bank
Solteira
Aswan Dam
Egypt
Church
Mr. Elbrick
Violence in Sports Through History Across Cultures
The essay surveys sports violence from ancient bullfighting and gladiators to duels and cock fights, contrasting brutal pastimes with modern football and other games. It notes violence as a recurring theme, with limited casualties today, and claims football offers a controlled outlet for aggression compared with earlier, harsher spectacles.
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Central America
South America
Spain
China
Tidings Not Always Glad On Exercise Acorn Grants
Rep Otis Pike ridicules the way federal notices reach lawmakers and fans a misnamed program. He notes a Justice Department grant under the 1958 act aimed at polling about capital punishment labeled Exercise Acorn, revealed on the final day of fiscal 1989.
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Otis Pike
N.Y
Justice Department
Enel
Acorn Law Enforcement
Pike
Justice
Treasury
Rogers View of Israelis Newest Raids and War Strategy
Secretary of State William P. Rogers outlines a private conviction that Israel's tank assaults and Gulf of Suez strikes fit a broader pattern. He argues Israel seeks to limit the war while Egypt faces heavy diplomacy and internal pressure, with Nasser's regime portrayed as faltering and the Arab-Israeli conflict seen as a long, multi-front struggle.
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William P. Rogers
Israel
Phange
Gulf of Suez
Suez Canal
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Loveit Galon
United Nations
Britain
Nasser
Suez
Canal
Roger's
Rogers
Notable historical dates in brief history note
A concise day in history cites 1702 Philadelphia constitutional completion and signing, 1798 Washington farewell address warning on foreign alliances, 1999 Russia’s invasion of Poland, 1968 George Wallace nomination by the American Independent Party. A closing thought attributed to Bertrand Russell on good poetry.
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George Washington
George Wallace
Alabama
American Independent Party
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