Kissinger Testifies on Egypt Turkey Aid and Bases Policy
Secretary Kissinger faces questions on aiding Egypt and reviving Turkish bases. He argues for independent handling of Egypt and Turkey amid pressures from Israel, Greek-Americans, and Soviet tension. He backs selling six C 130 planes to Egypt, warns against halting trade, and supports a renewed Turkish American bases pact with substantial military aid and loans.
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Henry Kissinger
House Internal Relations Committee
Egypt
Turkey
Kissinger
Congress
Anwar el-Sadat
Middle East
Sadat
West
Cyprus
Cyprian
NATO
U.S
Soviet Union
New Woman in Politics? Rutgers Study Questions Change
A Rutgers Eagleton Institute study of 3,600 women in political office finds that the rise of a distinct political female archetype is not evident. Women hold only 4 to 7 percent of public offices, and the research notes despite voting rights since 1920, female political clout remains limited and varied.
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Bella Abzug
Shirley Chisholm
House of Representatives
Ella T. Grasso
Hartford
Great Britain
Eagleton Institute of Politics
Rutgers University
Rutgers
Tennessee fossil tale mirrors Virginia insect honor
The Virginia General Assembly named the Praying Mantis the official insect of the Old Dominion. Tennessee lawmakers, led by State Senator Fred Berry, attempted to name state fossils rocks and gems, but the bill faced amendments and withdrawal, highlighting how many legislators could deserve a state fossil.
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Virginia General Assembly
Old Dominion
Tennessee
Virginia
Fred Berry
Berry
Knoxville Republican
Kilpatrick Defends Freedom Against Medical Hubris
James J. Kilpatrick critiques medical establishment arrogance in a column defending patient freedom to use Laetrile despite government bans. He cites Stephen Barrett and the Lehigh Valley committee, notes Laetrile’s dubious cancer claims, and urges humility from doctors while acknowledging the dangers of constrained choice.
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Stephen Barrett
Lehigh Valley Pa. Committee Against Health Fraud
National News Council
Kemet
Barrett
God
Luther Bohannen
Oklahoma City
New Hiss Book Sparks Debate Over Guilty Verdict
Ralph de Toledano reviews a new Smith biography defending Alger Hiss. The piece notes Smith’s long defense, the Woodstock typewriter controversy, and recent FBI documents sought via FOIA, with Professor Weinstein’s New York Review of Books critique concluding Hiss lied and was guilty.
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Hiss
Chabot Smith
Professor Weinstein
New York Review of Books
Tax Help Irritates IRS as Error Rates Draw Fire
The House Government Operations Committee criticizes IRS help lines for a 25 per cent error rate, while IRS cites a 13.4 per cent rate and notes many TRS aided returns contain mistakes. The piece blames complexity in tax laws and calls for congressional simplification to restore public trust.
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Bogalusa
IRS
House Government Operations Committee
TRS
House Committee
Congress
Buckley on Nixon and the Nixon Era Media
Buckley rails at Woodward and Bernstein and Nixon's fall, calling out journalists and prurient attention to private lives. He notes taping, lawsuits, and bias, then mocks public worship of scandal while contrasting Nixon’s retirement with ongoing media profits.
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Woodward and Bernstein
Robert Redford
Redford
Woodward & Bermstein
Pat Nixon
Lawrence Brien
United States
Morten Halperin
Henry Kissinger
Morton Halperin
Thomas Jefferson
Dow
Richard Nixon
Graham
Nixon
San Clemente
Lves
Richard
Patricia Nixon
The Hearst Case a morality play on American youth
Washington review argues the Hearst conviction was sound based on evidence though unsatisfying. It links Hearst to the SLA and bank robbery, critiques Bailey's defense, and warns of ideological conversion in colleges and society at large. The piece emphasizes the dangers of weak intellectual defenses to radical doctrine and calls for accountability for Hearst and others like her.
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Washington
Patty Hearst
Miss Hearst
F. Lee Bailey
Symbionese Liberation Army
Hibernia
SLA
Jamey Bailey
Miss Date
Bailey
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Alger Hiss
John Chabot Smith
Whittaker Chambers
Smith
New York Herald Tribune
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New York
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Tate
FBI
Freedom of Information Act
Allen Weinstein
Smith College
State Department
Chambers
Priscilla Hiss
Alger
Woodstock
William F. Buckley Jr
White House
PLA
D.C
Leitner, Morain, Hinderer
M. Stanton Evans
Hearst
Danville
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