Should U S Renounce Its Laws for Turkey Over Cyprus
The editorial condemns lifting the U S arms embargo on Turkey after its Cyprus invasion. It argues the Senate violated the Foreign Military Sales Act by succumbing to blackmail and warns that abandoning own laws risks creating enemies, destabilizing alliances, and endangering bases in Turkey. It urges the House to maintain the embargo to uphold policy integrity.
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Turkey
Cyprus
United States
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Ments
Jennings Randolph
House
Uncle Sam
Greece
U.S
America
Who Says Fair Play Is Fair in Charleston
A letter critiques Municipal Judge Jay Goldman for not excusing parking tickets, arguing officials and natives alike face the same law. The piece contrasts Washington State smoking bans with West Virginia governance, urging an election of a judge who enforces fair play for all rather than favors for the powerful.
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Jay Goldman
Goldman
Charleston
West Virginia
State Capitol
Pettiness Delays Lot Sale in Charleston Redevelopment
The Charleston Urban Renewal Authority and county government faced a stalled plan after a tentative sale fell through. In a pique, the authority ordered the sheriff to stop parking sheriff’s department cars on the unused Virginia Street lot, which taxpayers own. The dispute centers on who truly owns the lot and how it should be used until a buyer is found.
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Charleston Urban Renewal Authority
Sheriffs Department
Virginia Street
End of the Tunnel Aims at Saigon Ho Chi Minh City light
A satirical sketch by Art Buchwald imagines a脱 tunnel exit into Saigon now renamed Ho Chi Minh City. The dialogue mocks wartime rhetoric, with imperialist exchanges over tanks planes and trade terms, ending with a sales pitch tied to Ho Chi Minh's birthday and a looming midnight deadline.
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Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
People's Republic of Vietnam
Readers Forum: Nuclear Breeders Dangerous
The Gazette urges citizens to oppose funding at least 8 billion dollars for a plutonium breeder reactor seen as costly dangerous and unnecessary. It notes doubling costs to over 10 billion and states the project would use a large share of energy research funds without immediate electricity gains. A reactor could process 2 000 to 4 000 pounds of plutonium yearly and poses grave safety and terrorism risks. Congress planned mid June vote would authorize first construction funds for demonstration phase.
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the Gazette
Congress
Pentagon
Theodore Taylor
Atomic Energy Commission
Devel
House Folly: Ford Gains and House Greed Explodes
Mary McGrory laments the House of Representatives five months into the 1970s session as 75 new Democrats fail to curb imperial excess. Ford benefits from veto clashes, while the House votes itself bigger staff, fringe benefits, and a fourth office building. Residents oppose Capitol Hill land grabs amid looming $200 million costs.
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Washington Star
Washington
House of Representatives
Pentagon
House
Vietnam
Capitol Hill
Capitol
Carl Albert
Thomas P. O'Neill
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Grand Rapids
Tom Harkin
Dtowa
Politics in South Charleston fuels election din
In South Charleston a mêlée over mayoral politics roils the campaign as J Alfred Poe, now termed nonpolitical, backs Republican Richie Robb while Democrat Kelly Castleberry runs and questions rise about political influence. Robb attacks Castleberry over holdings, while Poe criticized politics even as he endorses Robb’s rival, highlighting a chaotic, personal race with air pollution as a side issue. The piece notes Castleberry’s real estate ties and local endorsements as voters weigh experience against anti politic claims.
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McIlwain
J. Alfred Poe
South Charleston
Poe
Richie Robb
Robb
Kanawha County
Kelly L. Castleberry
Castleberry
House of Delegates
County Commission
Richard Nixon
St. Albans
Charleston
State
Air Pollution Control Commission
Kelly Castleberry
Dick Saramie
Intercepted Message Intercepted Message
June 2 1975 Melcina Fields and Quick quipster Beary appear in a feature noted as a story on page iB. The item highlights a playful exchange or attempted interception, with local color and named figures referenced in a brief caption.
Morality Is a Sometime Thing in Washington
James Kilpatrick argues that moral outrage over corporate bribery abroad is selective. He notes Gulf Oil and United Brands bribery cases, and compares private sector graft to domestic political contributions, suggesting hypocrisy in Washington and a general tolerance of unethical practice. Morality, Kilpatrick concludes, is a sometime thing.
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Washington
AQI
Congress
Securities and Exchange Commission
New Republic
Washington Post
Gulf Oil
South Korea
Rene Barientos Ortuna
United Brands
Honduras
SEC
Ashland Oil
Phillips Petroleum
Northrop Corp
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
Senate
Gulf
America
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N.H. Dyer
State Health Department
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Art Buchwald
Los Angeles Times
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Saad
Nore Medical ScHools
Mary McGrory
Gerald Ford
Cambodia
Paris
Vienna
Points
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Millicent Fenwick
R-N.j
Hays
Uis
Fenwick
Harry Hoffmann
Chemical City
L. QO. McIlwain
Melecina
Younge
James Kilpatrick
Bob R. Dorsey
National
Right To Work Committee
House Committee On Education and
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Commerce Committee
American Airlines
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