Christmas plea reaches Japan for North Korea couple reunion
The family of U.S. defector Charles Jenkins sends a Christmas message to his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga, inviting her to meet his American mother in North Korea and learn of Jenkins health and marriage. The note hints the news may shock the 90-year-old Pattie Casper and notes Jenkins faces arrest if he returns to the United States.
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North Korea
Hitomi Soga
Japan
Pattie Casper
Charles Robert Jenkins
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Soga
Washington
United States
Freedman Defends Liberal Arts Amid Athletic Pay Debate
University discussions center on higher education funding and the prestige gap between liberal arts professors and high earning coaches. Freedman criticizes football bonuses and urges schools to prioritize amateur intercollegiate athletics that broaden student opportunity.
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Iowa
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George Raveling
Nixon's 1969 Nuclear Alert Signals Escalation Plans
Declassified records show a March 2 Haig memo outlining signals to escalate Vietnam war actions. The plan included bombing Cambodia and a broader October 13 25 readiness exercise across the globe, a move that aimed to deter the Soviets while staying covert.
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National Security
Henry Kissinger
Alexander Haig
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Vietnam
Paris
Haig
Cambodia
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Earle Wheeler
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Soviet Union
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Mideast
Europe
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Anatoly Dobrynin
North Vietnam
Hanoi
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