Critics Clash Over UNESCO Driven World Information Order
The text argues against a proposed world information order backed by UNESCO and Third World supporters. It blasts ideas to bar foreign news and restrict data flows, calling such plans unreal and counterproductive. It notes Western free press and economic forces resisting the control push and asserts freer information implies broader, straighter flow.
Trade-off raises doubt on U S Namibia policy
A State Department official urged repeal of Dick Clark's 1976 Angola covert operation ban, linking it to progress toward Namibian independence. The Senate panel approved the move contingent on South Africa halting its occupation, with critics warning of covert influence and a damaged U S image abroad.
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Namibia
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Iowa
Dick Clark
Angola
South Africa
Haig
U.S
America
Neto
Jonas Savimbi
Cambodia
White House
U.N
Washington
Pretoria
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Savimbi
Masterful Habib diplomacy earns respect in Middle East talks
A New York Times Service analysis lauds Ambassador Philip Habib for patient, precise mediation in the Syria Lebanon missile crisis. It notes Reagan Haig support, Begin cautious restraint, and a gradual approach to a status quo solution amid deep regional tensions.
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Philip Habib
Middle East
Ambassador Habib
Habib
Vietnam
Reagan
Haig
Soviet Union
Assad
United States
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Lebanon
Zahle
Bekaa
Unborn kids are people too say letter writers
A reader argues unborn children are people with developing features from early weeks, citing fetal development details and a claim that labor is the fetus's decision. The letter defends Christian morality and Jesus's role, urging belief and mercy while criticizing forcible morality.
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William Liley
Liley
Joyce Evans
St. NE
Computer helps teachers improve performance
A reader complains about a May 24 Gazette article on page 20A that labeled a 14 year old student Ramona Lacy only as a student, urging more precise identification to avoid diminishing a youthful subject and to acknowledge Ramona and her parents.
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Ramona Lacy
Gazette
Teamster leadership questioned by a troubled observer
A critical look at Roy Lee Williams and the Teamsters unfolds as indictments and a Senate subcommittee probe raise questions about fiduciary conduct. The piece ponders why union members tolerate leaders tied to scandal while warning that the leadership crisis erodes public respect for organized labor.
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Washington
Roy Lee Williams
Teamsters Union
Jimmy Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Beck
Hoffa
Williams
Frank Fitzsimmons
Senate
Subcommittee On Investigations
Central Teamsters Union Pension Fund
Nick Civella
FBI
Kansas City
Kansas Cit Mob
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Bekaa Valley
Anthony Lewis
Forman
DeVere Hirt
Mr. Hirt
God
Jesus
Jesus Christ
John
MR. Roth
James J. Kilpatrick
Chicago
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