Sixth column threat to democracy from ex CIA agents and mercenaries
The piece warns that former CIA agents and mercenaries aiding Libyan and Khadafy-backed operations abroad pose a grave threat to U.S. security. It cites Edwin P. Wilson and Francis E. Terpil, their alleged exports of weapons and night vision gear, and South Florida pilots, while urging stronger U.S. protection from both internal and external fifth and sixth column actors.
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Madrid
Khadafy
Ronald Reagan
CIA
U.S
Kremlin
Edwin P. Wilson
Francis E. Terpil
Middle East
Libya
Wilson
Terpil
California
Colorado
Miami Herald
South Florida
Chad
State Department
Florida
America
Sudan
Egypt
Alexander Haig
Mola
Spain
Melting Pot Triage Debate Spurs Immigrant Clash
Paul Harvey argues bumper stickers and headlines reveal a national clash over immigration. He contrasts the lifeboat ethic with the constant flow of newcomers, noting the moral tension as illegals and policy questions fuel public unease.
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Santa Cruz
California
Overloaded Lifeboat and Immigrant Influx Thrusts U S Statistics
The speaker warns that large numbers of migrants push up both employment and unemployment. Immigration totals and birthrates could double the population in 80 years. The text criticizes resource limits, farmland loss, water decline, and rising taxes, while blaming outsiders for crime and health issues, noting Miami’s deteriorating status.
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United States
Population Reference Bureau
Miami
Aid to Bangladesh Enriches Rich While Poor Starves
Washington reports Bangladesh has received over 1.5 billion dollars in U.S. aid in ten years, but corruption in the Food Ministry diverts grain to wealthy groups. Customs laxity and a 5 percent loss rule fuel mismanagement, with drought threatening rice supplies and grain sold cheaply amid kickbacks. Local officials were busted as corrupt practices surfaced.
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Washington
Bangladesh
U.S
Armed Services
Food Ministry
United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization
Rajshahi
South Africa Faces Dual Rhetoric of Non Negotiable Demands
In Pretoria and Johannesburg two camps press non negotiable aims. Jaap Marais leads the HNP demanding Afrikaner heritage protection and rejects constitutional reform. Dr N Motlana of Soweto foresees violence and demands blacks gain political voice, with a multiracial future contingent on black rule.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Jaap Marais
Herstigte Reconstructed” National Party
HNP
Botha
Marais
Pretoria
Namibia
President’s Council
Dr. N. Motlana
Committee of Ten
Soweto
Motlana
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Marias
Bankruptcy in U S Mideast policy cited in disputed Israel pact
A confidential memo warned that expanding the U S Israel strategic cooperation would invite presidential complaint. Weinberger resisted the pact, and the Nov 30 agreement barely met the Joint Chiefs limits amid broader Arab-Israeli tensions. The episode highlights internal Reagan administration conflict and shifting Middle East policy.
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Washington
Defense
Casper Weinberger
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Reagan
Weinberger
U.S
Joint Chiefs
U.S. Mideast
Ronald Reagan
Israel
AWACS
Saudi Arabia
Pentagon
Morocco
Hassan
Pakistan
White House
National Security Council
NSC
Jerusalem
Alexander Haig
United States
Mideast
Kingdom of
Jordan
Jordan River
West Bank
Hussein
State Department
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Paul Harvey
Jack Anderson
Peter Grant
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George Orwell
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Daurier
William L. Rusher
Rowland Evans and
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