Holocaust education fuels debate over German American reactions
The piece discusses B'nai B'rith Holocaust education in U S high schools amid German American opposition led by Abendpost-Sontagpost editors who warn against teaching solely Nazi atrocities. It notes concerns about intolerance and humor while endorsing responsible teaching and the potential for enriched student work spurred by the TV documentary and Roots style reports.
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Abendpost-Sontagpost
Evening and Sunday Post
Chicago
B’nai B’rith
Klaus Palinkas
B’nai B'rith
No hit dispute taints Forsch no-hitter tale
Neal Russo of the St Louis Post Dispatch became the center of contention after ruling Ken Reitz charged with an error on a grounder many saw as a hit. The decision preserved Bob Forsch s no hitter against Philadelphia prompting debate from players and observers about scoring and future fielding records.
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Neal Russo
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Russo
Cardinal
Ken Reitz
Bob Forsch
Philadelphia
Reitz
Public indifference to horror across generations
A New York Times excerpt argues that public complacency toward mass murder persists across eras. It cites Soviet slave camps, Idi Amin’s Uganda killings, Kurdish oppression, and Pol Pot’s Cambodia, blaming U.S. diplomacy and media for enabling atrocities while recalling the Holocaust.
Fourth Street tracks irk Cedar Rapids readers
Richard Pinney laments Cedar Rapids Fourth Street rail blockage hindering growth as a major plant awaits service. He catalogs reactions from Traditionalists Romantics and others while recalling past obstructions and his grandfather's era. Pinney profiles himself and local art career.
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Fourth Street
Cedar Rapids
Change of rural scene
The migration from the farm shows a 1977 farm population of about 7.8 million, 3.6 percent of the nation. Non metropolitan areas grow, rural economies feel effects, and new manufacturing employs about 24 percent of rural labor. Urban ideals meet rural reality.
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Census Bureau and
Agriculture Department
U.S
Trilateral Commission Founded to Influence Global Policy
The Trilateral Commission, about 250 handpicked men, formed in 1973 by David Rockefeller of Chase Manhattan Bank. It includes representatives from government, banking, business, education, labor, media, and civics across the U.S., Western Europe, and Japan. Members meet semiannually to influence key policy making.
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Trilateral Commission
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
U.S
Europe
Japan
Trilateral Commission Pushes Global Socialist Governance
The document outlines steps toward a free world coordinated under a loosely knit socialist system. Proposals include limiting nuclear weapons, aiding Third World nations with tariff cuts, and restructuring IMF and World Bank with a Bancor currency. Carter and other prominent trilateral figures are named as supporters.
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International Monetary Fund
World Bank
IMF
Bancor
The
Offensive TV Ads Stir Viewer Backlash Over Boundary Testing
The piece criticizes aggressive ads that invade privacy by using sexual innuendo such as mini and maxi to sell products. It argues networks are flooded with these pitches, driving viewers to change channels and sparking debate over decency and taste in advertising.
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