Carter keeps trade ban on Zimbabwe Rhodesia amid pace of London talks
President Carter sustains sanctions despite Muzorewa plan for interim British governance and elections. The move aims to preserve British-led progress and cease-fire prospects, arguing that ending sanctions now could undermine Lord Carrington’s negotiating authority and risk regional stability. Congress may override in four weeks, but such action could provoke catastrophe.
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London
Carter
America
United Kingdom
Salisbury
Zimbabwe
U.S
Muzorewa
Patriotic Front
Britain
House
Senate
Rhodesia
Congress
Big Oil price probes spark a string of excuses and settlements
A summary of Department of Energy probes into petroleum industry price violations with leads to Tenneco, Occidental Petroleum, Gulf Oil, Mobil, Phillips Petroleum and others. The notes recount fines, settlements, and a pattern of excuses from firms amid ongoing investigations into overcharges and price manipulation.
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Paul Bloom
Energy Department
U.S
DOE
Gulf Oil
Insights To See and Listen to the Wicked
A reflective line warns that observing wickedness is the start of further wrongdoing. The statement hints at moral peril and the slippery slope when one consumes or dwells on malevolent acts. It frames vigilance and virtue as counter forces to corruption.
Veterans view on Vietnam war leadership and draft policy
A veteran argues Vietnam was mismanaged with poor leadership and excessive restrictions. He contrasts World War II efficacy under Patton with Vietnam's failures, suggests broad conscription for South Vietnam, and asserts equal rights in duty while stressing the value of freedom fought by both sides.
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Vietnam
Army
Patton
America
CFR members in top posts shape press and policy
The CFR controls directors and top military slots with alumni like Eisenhower Ridgway Gruenther and Haig. Westmoreland and Carter era appointees show influence across defense state and diplomacy. The article cites a 1974 CFR member list and notes Carter loyalty.
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CFR
Supreme Allied Commander
Europe
Eisenhower
Ridgway
Gruenther
Alexander Haig Jr
Westmoreland
Vietnam
U.S
Reagan problem competence not age
Reagan faces questions about on the job training and credentials rather than age. The piece notes he has governorship experience but lacks legislative and cabinet background, and would be an outsider in national power, with Sanders, asks if he can lead in the 1980s.
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Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Carter
House of Representatives
Senate
White House
Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
CFR members influence in American governance sparks debate
The article accuses the Council on Foreign Relations of shaping a hidden "new world order" aiming to erode national sovereignty. It lists 1,878 members including journalists like Barbara Walters and David Brinkley, with New York Times figures Harding Bancroft and James Reston among adherents and notes CBS leader William Paley as a CFR member.
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Council of Foreign Relations
CFR
America
Harry Reasoner
Barbara Walters
David Brinkley
Hedley Donovan
Katherine Graham
New York Times
Harding Bancroft
James Reston
CBS
William S. Paley
ABC
NBC
Counseling Young Counsel On Some Law Not On The Books
A humorous essay by William Hukill offers mock legal maxims for new lawyers. It frames advice as a letter to a graduating student, weaving satirical laws from Baldy to Avery and others. The piece critiques overconfidence and stresses experience, while quipping about sex age and immortality.
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America
Baldy
Greiners
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J. F. Hladky, Jr
J. F. Hladky
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John Donnelly
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Tenneco
Occidental Petroleum
Texas
Oklahoma
Atlantic Richfield
Gulf
Mobil
Phillips Petroleum
CFA
Sens
Culver
Baker
Javits
Moynihan
Stevenson
McGovern
Mondale
George Bush
Canal Giver
Sol Linowitz
Sal II
Paul Warnke
Secretary of
State Vance
Defense
Brown
Treasury
Blumenthal
Brzezinski
CIA
Turner
HUD
Harris
Newhouse
Phoebe Courtney
Smith Hempstone
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Teddy Kennedy
George Meany
California
Georgia
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Sacramento
Atlanta
Middle East
Jerry Brown
Lochinvar
Bonzo
John Connally
Howard Baker
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Florida
North Car
Olina
William Hukill
Avery
Billings
Pope
Dangerfield
Goldwyn
Peter
Juris Consult
William Hakill
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
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