Carter strategy shocks Israelis and Arabs in early plan
President Carter proposes a final settlement requiring substantial Israeli withdrawal from most occupied territories with extended defense measures beyond 1967 borders. The approach, a sharp break with Kissinger methods, aims to end the long Middle East conflict but risks arousing opposition in Israel and among Arab states.
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Carter
Kissinger
Israel
Sinai
Sharm el Sheikh
West Bank
Jordan
Golan Heights
Rabin
Middle East
Dr. Kissinger
Geneva
America
Those clattering skeletons in congressional closets
An analysis of corruption probes in the House of Representatives suggests a broad pursuit that could implicate a notable share of lawmakers. In the White House, intelligence channels include the director of central intelligence and a back channel staffed by the National Security Council to handle electronic intelligence by the NSA, potentially detecting foreign signals including missile orders.
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San Francisco
House of Representatives
White House
Central Intelligence
National Security Council
ELINT
National Security Agency
Department of Defense
Director of Central Intelligence
Secretary of Defense
Oval Office
Hat
Vail
Colo
Ford
Justice Department
Griffin Bell
House Ethics Committee
John Flynt
Sen
Howard Baker
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Senate Intelligence
House Ethics
Billy Hyland
NSA
Juanita Moody
Cubs and ELINT intrigue thread through political memoirs
The passage blends a fan’s Cubs devotion with a sweeping account of ELINT and national security. It highlights William G. Hyland’s long arc in U S intelligence, Kissinger’s roles, Pike Committee revelations, and the 1970s probes into payoffs, back channels, and ethics scrutiny, concluding with calls for whistleblower disclosure.
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Laurence Eagleburger
William G. Hyland
NSC
Nixon
State Department
Ford
Carter
Seymour Hersh
New York Times
Otis Pike
House Committee On Intelligence
Pike
Kissinger
Richard Helms
Iran
House
Board of Education
Pike Committee
Retirement: A Gentle End or New Beginning
Harold Queen reflects on turning 61 and facing retirement through a satirical, personal eye. He receives misfiltered retirement magazine offers and ads that reveal generational anxieties, consumer pressures, and the desire to steer life’s exit with purpose rather than passivity.
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Lawrence Welk
Retiring Teachers Hit NYC School System Hard
Abraham H. Lass notes in the New York Times that seasoned teachers are leaving rapidly, with the New York City school system hemorrhaging as veterans depart and new vacancies rise, reflecting systemic strain.
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New York City
Abraham H. Lass
New York Times
Bennington County Adds 51 4-H Clubs in 40 Years
A look back at 1937 notes Bennington County now has 51 4-H clubs with four new groups forming and enrollment pushing toward 500 members by June 1. The notes highlight Lost Movie Stars contest entries and a double prize winner, plus a Beech Street School square dance and local travel. Also mentioned are ads for fudge and candies in The Banner.
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Bennington County
Bennington
Banner
Banner Office
Burt Rockwood
Silver Street
Main Street
Uptown Theatre
State Fish and Game Service
Maple Hill
Beech Street
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Omaha
Warren Buffett
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Cardinal
Des Moines
Joseph Rosenfield
Joe
George Will
George
Phil Wrigley
Washington
Rosenfield
Warren
Chicago
Harry Reasoner
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CIA
Henry A. Kissinger
George F. Will
Harold Queen
N.Y
Times News Service
Scarborough
Grand Central
Hal
New York Corporation
Hina
P-S-S-T
Galler
Rt. 7
Downtown
Bennington County Choral Society
Carl Orff
Directed By
ED Lawrence
MT. Anthony
Bennington Co-Op Savings & Loan
Main St
Sol Sleeman
Lillian
Mexico
West
George Sleeman
Castleton Teachers College
Arlington
Vermont Federation of Democratic Women
Philip Hoff
John F. Kennedy
Flame of Hope
Robert B. Condon
Carmel Babcock
Marion McCarthy
Marjorie Hurley
Charlotte Gardner
Order
Eastern Star
Helen Atwell
Donald Stephenson
Lula Greenslet
Julia Harwood
Janice Stephenson
Arthur Mercia
Burlington
Vermont
Consolidated Public School
New London
Texas
Frankforts
Owen Roast
Walker
Marke
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