Waldheim and memory in Austria and music’s moral test
Anthony Lewis argues Austria’s embrace of Kurt Waldheim erodes memory of Nazi crimes. He urges James Levine to refuse Salzburg Festival roles as a stand against forgetfulness, noting music and politics intertwine in Austria’s cultural history and the danger of silencing past atrocities.
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New York
Ronald Reagan
Bitburg
Austria
Germany
Kurt Waldheim
Balkans
Salonika
U.N
Waldheim
Metropolitan Opera
James Levine
Levine
Hitler
Salzburg
Michael P. Steinberg
University of Chicago
Austrian Republic
Arturo Toscanini
Bayreuth
Toscanini
South Africa's reform plan gains cautious business support
An University of Pretoria led plan named Project Free Enterprise proposes a free market, property rights for all races, and repeal of Group Areas and influx controls. While 93 percent favor including all races in central government and 88 percent back a rights bill, most survey participants oppose one person one vote. White business leaders back reform but warn action remains two steps from policy.
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South Africa
University of Pretoria
Project Free Enterprise
Business Day
The
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P.W. Botha
Botha
Bluefield Daily Telegraph letter praises newspaper leadership
J David Bailey of Washington DC commends the Bluefield Daily Telegraph for broader national and world coverage while maintaining strong local reporting. He praises editor leadership, notes regional news in Business and Lifestyle sections, and hopes for the paper to endure in a changing society.
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Washington, D.C
Bluefield
R. Lake Bailey
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Pittsburgh
New York
Washington
Daily Telegraph
Virginias
Eddie Steele
Laura E. Bailey
Cumberland Care Center
Class of 1986 Mercer County graduates urged to lead
William J. Akers vice president of the Mercer County Board of Education addresses Princeton West Virginia graduates. He urges the class of 1986 to pursue their own dreams, work hard, prioritize, and aim high, highlighting gifts in teaching mercy leadership and exhortation while calling for competition and global success.
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Orange County
California
Mercer County
West Virginia
William J. Akers
Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton
W.va
WV Legislature Ripoff Sparks Call to Vote Out Officials
Snowden Kesterson of Vienna WV blasts a special session as a 250000 taxpayer ripoff led by Gov Moore. He accuses lawmakers of back door property reappraisal, a band aid for doctors liability, and says teachers gains were the motive. He urges registration and turnout come November.
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West Virginia
WVEA
France shifts stance after Rajavi departure from Paris
Flora Lewis notes Paris eased a politically risky move by expelling Iranian Mujahedeen leader Massoud Rajavi. The decision, tied to realities of Iran policy and regional rivalries, signals France seeks normal ties with Tehran, while exposing fragility of external meddling in Middle East affairs and warning against outside factions influencing Iranian politics. The piece contrasts passions of exiles with Tehran’s steadfast war stance and Syria’s shift toward reconciliation.
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Paris
Massoud Rajavi
People’s Mujahedeen
France
Lebanon
Iran
Syria
Iraq
Mediterranean
Ayatollah Khomeini
Middle East
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