Compounding A Mistake In Open Government Debates
An opinion argues for stronger right to know rules requiring 48 hour advance notice and posted agendas. It cites a Biddeford incident where the school board met secretly to reject a student senate funding request for a rock concert, harming students F. Walter Nelson opposed the impromptu meeting, but the board voted 3-1 to deny the request highlighting a lack of public input.
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Maine
Biddeford
St.rancis
Biddeford High School
Walter Nelson
Nelson
Tiger Gym
War, greed, and a plea for a civilized planet
A reader laments recurring wars driven by selfish profit across history. He urges restraint, calls for a national public transportation system, and proposes a war on social ills rather than nations. The letter urges Americans to slow consumption, walk more, and unite to preserve civilization and avoid space wars.
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United States
Congress
America
U.S
Simon
William Simon
Washington
OPEC
Terrorists use drugs to fund Latin American revolutions
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports terrorists in Latin America fund revolutions by smuggling narcotics into the United States. Parachute drops, bribe schemes, and cargo-switching highlight how they obtain arms, with Bolivia's coca leaves processed into cocaine sulphate then refined and sold.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Latin America
United States
U.S
Underworld
Africa
Bolivia
Europe
California
Tony
Washington Scene The Mid-East Safeguards
James Reston reports on Kissinger’s talks with Israel and Egypt focusing on believable interim safeguards and practical measures. The core idea is that Israel would withdraw from strategic Sinai positions under a new interim agreement.
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James Reston
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Ford calls for new Cambodia aid amid bloodbath fears
In a New York news conference President Ford pressed Congress to send 222 million dollars in military aid to Lon Nol to avert a Cambodian bloodbath. Officials doubt the regime can survive and fear prolonged fighting, shelling and famine if aid is approved. The piece weighs U.S. resolve in Indochina and broader peace prospects with Israel and Egypt, arguing for cautious, verifiable steps toward a lasting settlement.
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New York
Ford
Congress
Cambodia
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Owever
Lon Nol
Sydney Schanberg
New York Times
Phnom Penh
Ford Administration
James R. Schlesinger
Southeast Asia
Indochina
United States
Thieu
South Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
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