Questioning Kissinger on Isthmian Canal Stance
Anthony Harrigan criticizes Secretary Kissinger for drafting a Panama Canal treaty despite opposition. The piece argues the plan cedes U.S. sovereignty to a Marxist Panamanian regime linked to Cuba and the Soviet Union, urging Americans to defend sovereign rights.
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Anthony Harrigan
Kissinger
U.S
Canal Zone
State Department
San
Diego Union
Panama
Radio Free Americas
Radio Voice
American Security Council
State Dept
Torrijos
Cuba
Havana
U.S. State Department
Angola
Soviet Union
Flood
State Department of
Latin America
Panama Canal
Congress
Athens stressenger editorial staff and address
In Athens Ohio the establishes 1825 route 33 N and Johnson Road listed with Frederick W Bush publisher 1896 to 1929 and staff including G Kenner Bush Richard R Paynter assistant Fred W Weber circulation director Karl W Runser managing editor Roy Cross district editor.
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Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Richard R. Paynter
Fred W. Weber
Karl W. Runser
Roy Cross
Special delivery letter tracks postal joke in Bicentennial year
Messenger Sports Editor Bob Maney received a postcard from the Ohio High School Athletic Association sent Dec 30. The piece notes a 30 percent rise in first class rates and jokes about a mail route from Columbus to Athens via White River Junction Vermont. The piece hints at Bicentennial year and postal quirks.
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U.S. Postal Service
Messenger
Bob Maney
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Bob
Columbus
Athens
White River Junction
Vermont
Maine
Right Turn on Red Rule Signals Okay
Ohio motorists have largely adapted to a six month old law allowing right turns on red after full stop. Officials report few problems and no police push to repeal, though formal accident data won’t be complete for a year.
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Columbus, Ohio
McMillen
Akron
David Fielder
Fielder
Nessen Tripped Up on Ford's Fall
Washington report notes Ron Nessen denounces media portrayal of President Ford and reveals a deliberate plan to stage falls for photographic effect. Briefing covers skiing tumble, dog leash incident, and historic Salzburg stumble to influence public image.
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Nessen
Ford
Washington
Ron Nessen
White House
Vail
Ron
Q — Ron
Salzburg
Henry Kissinger
Sadat
Suez Canal
Ohio to remove seat belt slogan from new license plates
The Ohio license plates will drop the Seat Belts Fastened slogan to make room for yearly validation stickers. The piece notes national data on belt usage and safety gains, urging readers that seat belts save lives and calling for signed letters to the editor with contact details.
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Ohio
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Safety Council
Traffic Safety Administration
Rabin declines Ford letter demand over Golan settlements
The United States dropped a paragraph from President Ford's Dec letter urging Israel to cancel four new settlements on the Golan Heights. Rabin's refusal to accept the full text highlights rising U.S.-Israel tensions and the risk of future crises amid UN debates on Palestine.
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Washington
Yitzhak Rabin
Ford
Israel
U.S
Golan Heights
Syria
United Nations Security Council
Rabin
Syrian
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Security Council
Golan
Malcolm Toon
Palestine
State Department
Congress
Rowan Attacks Hoover Over King Murder Theories
Columnist Carl Rowan questions FBI leadership under J Edgar Hoover and suggests evidence may implicate Hoover era actions in the Martin Luther King assassination. Farrago replies about 1967 King threats and FBI surveillance as part of ongoing debate on the Hoover chapter.
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Congressional
McCarthy
Carl Rowan
Ladislas Farrago
General Patton
J. Edgar Hoover
Rowan
Farrago
Dr. King
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rowman on King and the FBI in Civil Rights Era
The text reflects on Martin Luther King Jr as a target amid FBI protection efforts and hostility from black extremists. It notes Rowan recalling King’s Vietnam remarks and criticism from liberal leaders, suggesting King’s influence waned and concerns about Communist influence rose in government and civil rights circles.
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King
Malcolm X
FBI
Rowan
Dr. King
Farrago
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Beltway Living
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Robert Novak
William J. Buckley
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Brooke
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Washington Post
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