North Korea’s Leader Under Pressure After Pueblo Seizure
The piece argues Kim Il-sone faces growing domestic frustration from NKorea’s stagnating economy and brutal rule. It notes a 35 percent annual industrial decline 1955–1980, failed assassins in Seoul, and contrasts with South Korea’s steady near 10 percent growth. The Pueblo incident is described as a distraction tactic that may not endure.
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Pueblo
Kim In-sone
North Korea
Kram In-sone
United States
Kim Il-son
Soviet Union
Red China
Ki In-sona
Red
Russia
Cuba
South Korea
North
South
Seoul
Cuune Kez Park
Panmiunjom
Can of Worms Decision Highlights Tobacco Liability Debate
A Florida and Fifth Circuit dispute over whether American Tobacco Co is liable for a smoker's death from lung cancer. Juries found smoking proximate cause but not liability. the appeals court ruled the manufacturer absolutely liable under Florida law, prompting a Supreme Court appeal and warnings of broad litigation implications.
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Florida
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
American Tobacco Company
New Orleans
American Tobacco
Supreme Court
Tobacco
Fifth District Court
Bumsiz
Collins seeks Florida Senate seat amid call for disclosure
Former Florida governor Leroy Collins with Democratic ties weighs a Senate bid as Groves SmMatu Hens declines reelection. He promotes annual public disclosures for Congress and staff, aiming to curb scandals like Baker Powell and Dopp. The piece notes political feasibility and caution in Florida.
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Leroy Collins
Florida
Washington
Department of Commerce
Groves SmMatu Hens
United States
Collins
Democratic Party
Connins
Congress
Bossy Baker
Apaam
Senate
House
Harvard President Blames Campus Disorder for Revolt
The Institute praises Dr Nathan M Pusey Harvard University president for labeling campus disorders belligerent nonsense. He blames a persistent group of eager youths who seek to redeem society and imagine themselves leaders as structures collapse. The exchange includes mock reader letters from the Sailbag column offering but poor practical answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan M. Pusey
Harvard University
Institute
Harvard
DR. Cannel
FBI
United States
Cannel
PTA
DE. Cannel
Yale
Liberal Intellectual Double Standard Across Americas and Europe
The piece argues liberal intellectuals apply a double morality, condemning Regis Debray's imprisonment in Bolivia while remaining silent on Huber Matos in Fidel Castro's Cuba. It portrays Debray as a 28 year old Frenchman from a wealthy background and condemns perceived hypocrisy in international outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Regis Debray
Bolivia
Huber Matos
Fidel
Castro
Cuba
Debray
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
de Gaulle
Paris
Bertrand Russell
France
Jean-Paul Sartre
Huber
Candlemas beliefs and a woodchuck prophecy in winter lore
A long column mixes Christmas remnants with Candlemas customs from Scotland and the United States. It notes when Christmastide ends, explains the woodchuck forecast for spring, and recalls the medieval belief linking candles to the season. It shifts to debates on Debray and Latin American revolutionaries, mentioning Castro, Gaullist clemency pleas, and intellectual double standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Scot
Mary
Jesus
Mans
Simeon
Christ
United States
Jet
Latin America
Moscow
Debray
Fidel Castro
Detroit Tax Talks Refer to Detroit Verdict in Economy
The column links tax policy to Detroit auto sales and factory output, noting Mills seeks spending cuts before any tax increase. It argues production and consumer demand drive the economy, with Detroit’s car market signaling broader inflation and budget needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Mills
House
Detroit
Vietnam
Ralph Nader
Fikes
Ford
American Motors Company
Mills
Hellers
Ackleys
Tokuns
EBJ
Luuyuld
Volkswagen
Congressman Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Fowler
Ways and Means
U.S
Europe
America
Winds of Rumor Blow About Lyndon Johnson
Washington reporters weigh rumors on Lyndon Johnson's campaign. Friendship hints suggest his last year in office may be near while Robert Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey are debated as potential successors. The piece warns against swapping horses midstream amid a turbulent 1968 election landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Washington, D. C
Johnson
Clark Clifford
Defense
Clifford
Armed Services Committee
Dick Russell
Robert Kennedy
Mone
Kennedy
RFK
Hubert Humphrey
Bob Kennedy
White House
House of Kennedy
Harry Truman
Lyndon
Humphrey
Great Society
Theodor Roosevelt
William Howard Tait
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Atlantic City
Lincoln
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Danville
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
Minneapolis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
The
American Medical Association
Animal Kingdom
Colin
Norta
Kore
Juri
Leon Dennen
Russell Kirk
John Chamberlain
Matos
Havana
Batista
Camaguey
Holmes Alexander
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