Grain estimates and Cold War leverage in Soviet grain dealings
Washington. Adm. Stansfield Turner’s CIA miscalculation on Soviet grain output undermined leverage in talks and exposed gaps in intelligence. The piece warns that a 10 percent error on 194–215 million tons altered negotiating pressure, potentially weakening concessions on human rights and SALT while questioning trust in intelligence across sensitive arms estimates.
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Stansfield Turner
Central Intelligence
Soviet Union
United States
CIA
Department of Agriculture
NASA
Australia
Canada
Brezhnev
Carter
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Senate
Director of
Moscow
U.S
U.S.A
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Admiral Turner
Ukraine
Literary brawl at party highlights vanity over violence
A gala in Boston brought icons like Jacqueline Onassis and Jerry Brown together when Norman Mailer punched at Gore Vidal. The clash, and the ensuing confusion, underscored a broader point: the loudest egos and the vanity of writers often eclipse art and civility, leaving readers to wonder about motive and meaning.
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Jacqueline Onassis
California
Gov
Jerry Brown
Barbara Walters
John Kenneth Galbraith
Lillian Hellman
George Weidenfeld
Norman Mailer
Gore Vidal
Mailer-Vidal
William Barrett
Schwartz
the Styx
I am thankful for what I lack says Orson Bean
Orson Bean reflects on a life freed from possessions and a career, embracing insecurity and happiness over wealth. He recounts moving from Australia, canceling life and fire insurance, giving away belongings, and choosing work that sustains a simple lifestyle. He cites Buckminster Fuller and aims to be the happiest person by not chasing money.
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Australia
Buckminster Fuller
United States
Armistice Day celebrations and local happenings through the years
Flags flutter on Main Street as Armistice Day closures mark 40 years ago in 1937 with a Legion dance at the armory. Fresh bullheads and clams at Grand Union set prices while glass wool bedding aids plant wintering.
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Main Street
Bennington
Armory
American Legion
Grand Union
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Delmore Schwartz
R.P. Blackmur
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North Street
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W.E. Aubuchon Company
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Pownal
Arbour
Northside
Warren Harding
Arlington National Cemetery
Angola
Portugal
Poe
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Vermont
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Voc Carpet
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