Toth case tests Carter era press freedom and spying fears
The Soviet detention of Robert Toth highlights how U S newsmen face intimidation abroad even under Carter. Toth acted as a private journalist not a government spy and his case underscores dangers of CIA ties and the need to protect reporters from harassment while abroad.
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Dutch military ends 20 day Moluccan siege with two hostages dead
The Dutch crushed the South Moluccan hostage seizure after 20 days of failed negotiations. Two hostages died and six extremists were killed while more than 50 captives were freed. The action drew praise from officials as a lesson opposing terrorism and warning against retaliation.
Why colonel Is pronounced cornel and affinity uses for
A reader asks why colonel sounds like cornel and why affinity sometimes takes for after it. The piece traces colonel to Italian colonna and colonnello, via dissimilation, and notes English kept spelling but not pronunciation. It also compares usage after affinity with for and with, citing Follett and Webster.
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Elaina de Pasquale
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Mondale Policy Sparks South African White Unity Clash
Cape Town reports that Mondale's call for one man one vote united South Africa's white population and empowered hardliners while undermining moderate forces. Prime Minister Vorster signaled U.S. policy shifts and a tougher stance, as anti-American sentiment rose in rural areas and belated moves toward independence for South West Africa were debated.
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John Vorster
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Fritz Mondale
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Balance budget pledge meets political risk in Carter advisory tone
The article argues Carter's push to balance the 1981 federal budget may be driven by politics rather than economics. It notes economists dispute deficit inflation linkage, cites Bert Lance and Pat Caddell, and questions the feasibility of balancing by 1981 while urging focus on restoring economic health despite possible future deficits.
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Letters on Nixon TV profits and public figures gains
A reader argues about media money from Nixon coverage and Watergate era figures. The note mentions Woodward Bernstein Times Redford Frost interviews 60 Minutes and Billy Graham, questioning morality and legality of earnings from public actions.
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Readers dispute Bever Zoo exhibit claims and funding
A reader challenges Leo Prather on June 8 regarding leopard cage measurements at Bever Zoo and critiques the zoo budget and management. The letter argues the enclosure is undersized, notes alterations to partitions, questions animal diets, and urges halting further funding while praising a teenagers benefit concert.
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Bever Zoo
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Squaw Creek
Grave decoration stolen from infant grave at Cedar Memorial
A reader laments the theft of a small grave decoration from a two day old baby’s grave in Cedar Memorial’s Masonic section on May 26. The writer condemns the thief as cruel and lacking in conscience, and thanks God the country is not ruled by such people.
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