Editorial: U S Will Do Anything To Fight Communists
The piece argues Washington funds Laotian pilots and Cambodian phantom troops through the CIA to sustain anti Communist efforts in Southeast Asia. It cites unpaid Cambodian soldiers, Thai military aid, and alleged burdens on taxpayers, condemning the Cold War era alliances and their human costs.
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United States
Washington Post
Southeast Asia
U.S
CIA
Laos
Cambodia
Uncle Sam
America
Asia
Thailand
A New Way To Squander The Box
A description of a large box measuring 11 by 12 by 214 inches containing just four ounces of material from the National Bicentennial Organization. The item includes a blank page of enameled paper and a postage label that concealed mailing costs, suggesting wide distribution to American newspapers.
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National Bicentennial Organization
America
Nixon reshuffles staff amid questions over Ziegler role
Washington reporters question the White House move promoting Ron Ziegler to presidential assistant as part of a housecleaning. Critics say Ziegler has lied to the press and lacks credibility, with Safire debating the extent of any truth behind the defense.
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White House
Ronald Ziegler
Honoraries list of posthumous degrees from Washington scandal era
The piece lists fictional honorary doctorates denied to figures tied to the Nixon era including G Gordon Liddy E Howard Hunt Maurice Stans John Mitchell Jeb Magruder H R Haldeman John Ehrlichman Ronald Ziegler John Dean II and Dean III. It lampoons their roles in the Watergate affair and White House investigations.
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G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Democratic Party
White House
Committee For
Daniel Elisberg
Washington
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Congress
Cheapening the Cities by Tom Wicker
In an American travelogue, Tom Wicker argues motels and highway capitalism erode city character. He cites ramshackle future motels, suburban beltways, and booming Southern urban growth as signs of cultural flattening and planned obsolescence.
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America
Old Confederacy
South
Readers' Forum on Kanawha County Schools and Auto Racing
Readers critique Kanawha County educational changes with concerns about administrators from Fargo and job transfers. The letter argues against revisions in TV coordination and learning packages. A second letter defends auto racing, praising safety innovations and urging better press coverage to reflect the sport's safety record.
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Kanawha County
Fargo
Bea
Kanawha
Underwood and Warner
N. D
West Virginia
I. P. Harpool
Hugheston
America
NHRA
Brezhnev Visit Shows Peace as Political Crutch
James Reston argues Brezhnev's U S trip offers a peace angle for Nixon amid Watergate turmoil. He compares Khrushchev’s 1959 visit to today noting changed geopolitics, shifting fear from missiles to diplomacy, and potential domestic gains from improved U S Soviet ties.
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New York Times
Washington
Brezhnev
United States
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Nixon
Eisenhower
White House
Berlin
Lebanon
Middle East
China
Quemoy
Matsu
Formosa
Ike
America
Europe
Play Romeo and Juliet Delights Dear Kathy
A letter dated June 18 1973 from George to Kathy Zeller Keiper of New York City invites her to play Romeo and Juliet, noting it is a real McCoy. The note hints at a feature story on page 11A.
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Kathy
Kathy Zeller Keiper
Real McCoy
New York City
Reagan tax rebate and constitutional cap in California
Governor Reagan proposes a 20 percent tax rebate from California's large surplus and a constitutional limit on tax takings. He aims to expand voter signatures for a referendum while arguing the plan would save billions in new revenues over 15 years and reduce state tax burdens for lower earners.
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Sacramento
Calif
Sierras
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
Virginia
U. S
Harry Byrd Jr
Andrew Jackson
Lake Tahoe
Bob Moretti
Moretti
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Washington Institute OF Creep
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the Presidency
Heidelberg University
Justice Department
University OF Obfuscation
Scapegoat Institute OF Technology
Joh Dean II
FBI
John Dean III
Tom Wicker
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Richard Nixon
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