Southeast Asia refugees spark moral debate and policy push
The piece condemns Malaysia Vietnam and Thailand over boat people and mass killings in Cambodia. It notes the US response urging a UN conference while questioning humanitarian choices. It also discusses a proposed constitutional convention to balance the federal budget amid debt and dollar weakness.
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Asia
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Arthur Burns
Cancer Fear as Political Tactic in Modern Science
A critique of environmentalists and scientists who exaggerate cancer links to push agendas. It argues that fear of weak carcinogens inflates risk, notes cancer rates have fallen for decades, and warns against shutting down useful enterprises over tenuous cancer claims. It cites radiation exposure examples and calls for rational assessment over sensationalism.
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New York
Airport debate over service and community payers
A reader defends Mercer County Airport's value and Piedmont Airlines safety while challenging Hemphill's jet service critique. He argues aviation benefits require broad taxpayer support, invites Hemphill to a future meeting, and dismisses economic fears as solvable with community unity. The letter shifts into personal musings on naming storms and gendered terms, ending with a provocative joke about women and mining work.
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Piedmont Airlines
Mercer County
Piedmont
Is This Line Really Necessary Donald F Graff
An opinion argues against equalizing gas sales through line limits and calls for a purchase minimum such as half a tank to reduce wasteful idling. It notes California’s gas crisis spreading nationally and considers odd-even purchase days as a potential policy. Polls show broad support for rationing but doubts about fairness and price controls.
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California
New York
Congress
Carter
New York Times
CBS News
Nuclear weapons on Okinawa under Kissinger memo
A 1969 Kissinger NSC memo suggested the U S should press to keep nuclear weapons on Okinawa while offering withdrawal with emergency storage rights. The issue amid Okinawa’s return to Japan in 1972 raised questions if such weapons remained. Officials noted deployment was legally sensitive under the U S Japanese treaty.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
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Okinawa
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Kissinger
Tom Rosenstiel
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Gene la Rocque
Ford
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