California Pageant Sparks Controversy Over Viet Cong Telegram
The Oscars event sparked a heated debate after Bert Schneider read a Viet Cong telegram praising peace efforts during Hearts and Minds. Sinatra disavowed any political ties while Bill Walton condemned FBI cooperation. The Patricia Hearst case spotlight and the Scotts reappeared, drawing mixed public reactions as California Bicentennial coverage lagged.
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California
Motion Picture Academy
Bert Schneider
Paris
America
Vietnam
Bob Hope
Frank Sinatra
John Wayne
Sinatra
MPA
Schneider
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Jack and
Micki Scott
Chessie System Rejects 7 Percent Freight Increase
Chessie System composed of Chesapeake & Ohio and Baltimore & Ohio railroads with smaller linesoppose the 7 percent general freight rate increase requested by the Interstate Commerce Commission effective April 12. President John W. Hanifin cites recession and the need to keep freight costs for domestic steel producers aligned with overseas rivals.
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Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Chessie
Penn Central
Hanifin
America
Western Railroads
ICC
The Sad Indifference To Portugal
An editorial riff on U S foreign policy paralysis over Portugal. The author argues CIA constraints, fears of a Communist led government in Portugal, and urges covert support for democratic forces through printing, distribution, and funding while criticizing European indifference to Portugal’s fate. The piece frames Portugal as a test of NATO unity and free peoples’ resolve.
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Central Intelligence Agency
NATO
Azores
Lisbon
Kissinger Faces Pressure as Resignation Talk Resurges
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has repeatedly threatened to resign, most recently at a Salzburg press conference. The idea gains support among some liberals angered by Hanoi bombing and Israelis concerns while right-wing critics distrust SALT and Peking diplomacy.
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Henry Kissinger
Salzburg
Kissinger
Hanoi
Haiphong
Israel
Peking
Kissinger Should Resign Over Principle in Washington
The author argues Kissinger is a capable modern Secretary of State yet urges resignation to protest Congress and a weakened government. It cites his books, diplomatic style, and the Nixon Kissinger peace framework while warning that U.S. power is eroding and Vietnam aid decisions threaten an ally.
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Washington
Kissinger
Metternich
Middle East
State Department
James Schlesinger
Peking
Congress
Vietnam
Paris
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Senator Soaper Cousin Fuseloyle and the water warnings
The passage humorously notes Senator Soaper Cousin Fuseloyle nearly agreeing to join the government warnings on water quality. It contrasts economist views of money flow with family wishes for any movement, and reflects on modern concerns and unanswered questions.
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Fuseloyle
No Buyers For Bonds Of Big Spenders In New York City
Ralph de Toledano argues that U S cities and the nation face a fiscal crisis from unrestrained spending and debt. He cites New York City with a 13 billion budget, 1.7 billion deficit, and 13.6 billion debt as a cautionary example. He criticizes welfare expansion, tax increases, and public union deals, warning that federal deficits and inflation threaten bond markets and the economy.
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New York
New York City
Fun City
United States
John Lindsay
Jerry Wurfs
Albert Shankers
Abraham Beame
Uniformed Services
Beame
Washington
Treasury
U.S
Nixon
Congress
Ford
U.S. Mint
White House
Who Governs Chile Says Ambassador Speech Cancelled
Holmes Alexander discusses how a Chilean ambassador cancelled a press address over CIA concerns tied to the Allende regime. He notes State Department interference, Kissinger’s Chile plans, and a letter by liberal senators urging removal from the itinerary. The piece questions who truly governs Chile and hints at U.S. meddling in Latin America.
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Washington, D.C
Chile
Walter Heitmann
Salvadore Allende
Heitman
CIA
Michael Harrington
D-Mass
Santiago
Heitmann
Augusto Pinochet
U.S Department of State
State Department
Harrington
Kissinger
Latin American
Dr. Kissinger
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Mondale
James Abourezk
Sl.d
Philip Hart
Mich
Henry Jackson
Wash
Edward Kennedy
Mass
John Tunney
Calif
Congress
United States
Eisenhower
Lebanon
Kennedy
Cuba
Johnson
Dominican Republic
Senate
House
Latin America
Castro
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