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Kennedy Assassination Tied to CIA Cuba War Claims
The piece argues Kennedy was killed due to a CIA led drive to topple Fidel Castro. It cites a CBS special linking at least eight and possibly 24 CIA plots against Castro, a nameless Cuban double agent, and questions the Warren Commission’s focus on Cuban ties. It notes Castro’s denial of ordering Kennedy’s death and critiques U.S. policy under Carter toward Cuba.
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John F. Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Cbs-Tv News
CIA
Cuba
Kennedy
Castro
Senate
Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
Soviet Union
Warren Commission
Oswald
CBS
Bill Moyers
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
Africa
Carter
Secret Army
Khrushchev
Costra
Czechoslovakia
Korea
Vietnam
Eisenhower
America
Miami
U. S
United States
Richard Bissell
Edward Linsdale
Robert Kennedy
Siberian
Malpractice premiums cited as huge in industry claims
Robert G. Begam, president of the American Trial Lawyers Association, said in Charleston that doctors faced higher malpractice costs as the casualty insurance industry took in about $1 billion in premiums and paid only $180 million in claims in a single year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Robert G. Begam
American Trial Lawyers Association
Begam
Instant Registration Critique Targets Carter Reform Plan
M Stanton Evans argues the Carter instant registration proposal weakens safeguards and boosts Democratic and union influence. He cites a Justice Department memo by Craig Consanto warning of massive fraud risks, including false IDs, multi-location voting, and lost detection without preregistration controls.
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Washington
Carter
Democratic Party
Your Servant
The
Washington Post
Common Cause
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N. Y
Minneapolis Star
Justice
Cnt
Craig Consanto
Consanto
Lowrie
Buckley on CBS documentary sparks Monroe Doctrine debate
The piece argues the program omits the Monroe Doctrine and misreads Kennedy's Cuba stance. It surveys U S Cold War policy, covert actions, and the blurred line between restraint and aggression in dealing with Castro and the Soviet Union.
TV Violence Sparks Call for Major Program Reforms
Medical groups warn TV violence harms health and youth. University of Washington and AMA leaders urge civil accountability for broadcasters. PTA places networks on six months probation starting July 1 to push for less gore and more quality programming while parents bear ultimate responsibility for children's viewing.
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Michael Rotenberg
University of Washington Medical School
American Orthopsychiatric Association
American Medical Association
California
State Medical Association
College For Crime
Association
National Parent Teachers Association
PTA
The
Council For Basic Education
No Lights Without Generators for Battered Businessmen
Paul Harvey argues productive business is essential to funding society. He criticizes critics who blame business for social ills and urges keeping profits to support health, education, arts, and jobs. He warns against charitable schemes without profitable enterprise and calls for renewed business leadership.
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Health and Hospital Council
Congress
Pollster Caddell backs Plotkin for census post
Washington insiders reveal Patrick Caddell acted as a personal patronage conduit interviewing candidates for census director and urging Manuel Plotkin of Sears Roebuck for the job. Caddell’s influence, the White House, and Sears ties are described amid Oscar Powell’s defense of non conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patrick Caddell
Caddell
Manuel Plotkin
Sears Roebuck
Plotkin
Sears Roe
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Department
White House
Jody Powell
Howie Kurtz
Pat
Jimmy Carter
Carter
House
James Molley
House Administration
Full
Committee For Action
Frank Thompson
William Dickinson
R.-Ala
Frank Annunzio
D.-Nii
Bill Frenzel
R.-Minn
Charles Rose
D.N. C
Thompson
Rose
Annunzio
John Dent
D.-Pa
Philadelphia
Dent
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Louisiana
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Don Oakley
Paul Harvey
Jack Anderson