United States curbs police aid to authoritarian regimes
The nation abandons training and licensing of police forces abroad amid human rights concerns. Congress barred foreign police guidance in 1974 and evaluated rights records under international security programs. The Carter administration cut or halted aid to Argentina, Uruguay, and Ethiopia, and the State Department blocked small arms and riot control exports to Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. The move signals a shift that may penalize producers and pressure governments, aiming to reduce repression over the long term despite possible short term backlash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Carter
Argentina
Uruguay
Ethiopia
State Department
el Salvador
Nicaragua
New York Passes Plain English Contract Law
The bill requires consumer contracts to be written in plain English with clear division and captions and applies to agreements valued under 450000. It takes effect June 1, 1978. Gov Carey signed the measure after Assemblyman Peter Sullivan pushed it against strong opposition from lawyers and trade groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
New York
Peter Sullivan
Carey
Sullivan
Cartér
Picayune
Hostage Heart TV special stirs violence pace and flaws
CBS airs The Hostage Heart a two hour telecast based on Gerald Green's novel. A group of five to seven terrorists seize a hospital, demanding 10 million dollars while open heart surgery unfolds. The cast includes Bradford Dillman Vic Morrow and Cameron Mitchell with Weathers in a key supporting role. The piece criticizes the script as thin and notes NBC and ABC counterprogramming. The piece cites early ratings for Roots and Washington Behind Closed Doors and mentions public letters policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
CBS
Gerald Green
FBI
Bradford Dillman
Vic Morrow
Cameron Mitchell
Dillman
Morrow
Mitchell
Carl Weathers
NBC
ABC
Washington
Logan
New York
Chicago
Dr Samuel Mudd Pardon Debate Tied to Lincoln Assassination
A petition before President Carter weighs Dr Samuel Mudd’s role after John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln. Read how Mudd’s life on a Maryland farm, his acts as physician, and his subsequent prison stint with yellow fever influenced opinions on clemency and whether he conspired with Booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Samuel Mudd
John Wilkes Booth
President Lincoln
Mudd
Waldorf
Bryantown
Maryland
South
Sam Mudd
Lincoln
Washington
Booth
Navy Yard Bridge
Silesia
Pomfret
Port Tobacco
Virginia
Dr. Mudd
Treasury
Tobacco
David Herold
Almont
Herold
Nas
Andrew Johnson
Butt
Watergate plots to discredit journalist Jack Anderson
The muckraker describes how E Howard Hunt and G Gordon Liddy plotted to ruin him using CIA and White House power. He details surveillance by the FBI and IRS, a CIA drug plan, and a potential assassination scheme, while noting Nixon era pressures and Colson’s alleged involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Hunt
Richard Nixon
White House
Charles Colson
Nixon
Jack Anderson
CIA
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Bert Lance
Sylvia Porter
Hugh L Carey
State of
Executive Chamber
The
Federal Register
Consumers of
By Jay Sharbutt
AP Television
Weathers
Hoods
Rashid
Andrew J. Fenady
Charles Sallor
Eric Kaldor
Tourisl
Raxarves
Corry Evening Journal
Soniay West South Street
Corry
Paco
George R. Sample
William 5. Eaton
Kaitor
Joan Mcauonlin
IL AP
Dab Corry
Arhan
Jim Bishop
Davey Herold
King Features
Syd
Frank Olson
New York City
By Jack Anderson
Pentagon
W. Donald Stewart
Internal Revenue Service
Liddy
Chance
Colson
Edward Gunn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!