Editorials link Kissinger to diplomatic duplicity
The piece argues Kissinger demonstrates duplicity in Indochina coverage with varying histories. It cites Frances Fitzgerald in The New Yorker on an incident with Le Duc Tho during Paris peace talks and notes Kissinger suggested using large Pentagon funds to aid North Vietnam, which was alleged as illegal. Other examples are anticipated to appear in print.
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Indochina
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
North Vietnam
New Yorker
Frances Fitzgerald
Hoang Tung
Nhan Dan
Communist Party
The
United
States
Fitzgerald
Paris
United States
le Duc Tho
Tung
Congress
Pentagon
Tho
Beethoven Best With Free Tab
The Federal Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety Advisory Committee meets in San Francisco this month on expense account. Members, including the chairman, reportedly do little work and spend time listening to Beethoven records as taxpayers foot the bill. Rep Hechler urged elimination but Ford kept funding at sixty thousand dollars annually. The piece notes the committee gathers far from its Washington office, by the sea, with no clear agenda.
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Federal Metal and
Ramada Ian
San Francisco
Washington
The
Gazette
Appalachian Power Co
Philip Sporn
New Haven
Ohio River
Public Service Commission
West Virginia
PSC
Appalachian
Cabin Creek
Pat Hamilton
Fayette County
Ford
Rocke feller in Mickey Mouse hat at Naval Academy
Critics mocked Vice President Nelson Rockefeller after he wore a Mickey Mouse hat at a Naval Academy graduation ceremony. They argued the moment compromised dignity and reflected poorly on the administration.
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Nelson Rockefeller
America
Rockefeller
U.S. Naval Academy
Torture Case of Zamora Tests Chilean Junta Public Denials
A Socialist prisoner Sergio Zamora endured beating burning and electric shocks by Chilean military intelligence. He sought sanctuary with Catholic clergy and a hospital confirmed his torture. The case challenges junta denials and may influence views on CIA involvement and church protection.
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Pver
Sergio Zamora
Zamora
Committee For Peace
Chile
American Roulette and a Kitchen Gun Joke
Russell Baker recalls a tale of gun rights and domestic chaos as a family brims with satire. A narrator defends firearms while Uncle Hal objects, leading to a chaotic kitchen showdown filled with jars, a TV screen, and pinochle. The piece ends with an accidental elbow wound and continued contention over who kills whom.
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New York Times Service T
Uncle Hal
Hal
Aunt Clara
National Enquirer
Readers Forum Voices Political Inequities in West Virginia
A readers forum letter critiques editorial reasons for unequal treatment in political and legal cases. It condemns perceived bias against Democrats and praises opposing officials. The writer urges broader public action against Appalachian Power Co and PSC, with appeals for political contact details and highway traffic concerns.
First Step in Jobs Fight Fits Ford Critics and Voters
A New York Times Service column argues Ford benefits from House veto failures on the emergency jobs bill while noting 8.9 percent unemployment hurts voters. It urges quick passage of summer jobs funds and a long term program to employ teens in productive work.
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New York Times Service
NEW York
Ford
House
South Bronx
Ford Administration
United States
Local roads and bonds loom large in Kanawha County
Reader letters discuss two large Interstate 74 contracts totaling 21.7 million for under five miles, speculate on start dates for I 14 and routes, mention nearby property near Shady Springs and I 64, praise Jay Sprouse’s golden glove title, and urge a decisive no vote on the Kanawha County Schools bond issue citing media portrayal and alleged corruption.
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the Gazette
State
Shady Springs
The
Gazette
Kanawha County
Dear Ron Letter Hints at Humor and Threats
A brief note dated June 10 1975 from Dr Ronald Free in Oak Hill mentions holding it in their teeth, signaling a sharp tone. The message appears in a local column with a reference to a story on page 14A.
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Ron
Letter Threatens Klan Rally Over School Books
A 75 year old letter writer praises clergy and judges while claiming a 10 000 member KKK march plus 10 000 parents will fill Charleston West Virginia on the first day of school this fall to oppose Communist un American books.
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the Gazette
Horan
Daniels
Larry Winter
KKK
Georgia
Charleston
West Virginia
Harry B. Mortis Sr
London
Courts Pay Heed to Critics of Racial Balance Busing
A trio of scholars led by James Coleman argues that racial balance busing fails to achieve integration and worsens segregation. They challenge federal court orders as counterproductive, warning of white flight and disruptive classroom discipline reducing educational achievement.
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Washington
James S. Coleman
University of Chicago
Bilaine Whiting Young
University of Illinois
Illinois Project
Grace Billings Bress
University of Minnesota
Woodrow Wilson
Harvard
Young
Bress
The
Kappan
Phi Delta Kappa
National Observer
Coleman
Mrs. Young
Supreme Court
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Calvin Monroe
Rupert
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