Trudeau Besmirches Canada Over Olympic China Stand
Editorial argues Premier Trudeau damages Canada by pressuring the IOC to bar Taiwan athletes from Montreal. It links Chinese economic leverage to policy, cites trade balances, and warns that bowing to Maoist pressure could end the Olympics and harm athletes worldwide. It also notes President Ford’s stance and U S Olympic Committee alignment.
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Montreal
Pierre Trudeau
Canada
Charlie McCarthy
Mao Tse-tung
Trudeau
Republic of China
Peoples Republic of China
International Olympic Committee
Peking
Mao
Red China
China
United Nations
IOC
Olympic Committees
Chinas
Ford
USOC
U.S. Olympic Committee
Graceful Tribute at Grace & Co Marks US Birthday
W R Grace and Company raised flags of original states and newer emblems on July 4 in a New York plaza. Plaques recounting state histories misstate Virginia's Constitution ratification as 1778 instead of 1788, and errors ripple through other facts about the Articles of Confederation and state ratifications.
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International Chemical
W.R. Grace & Co
New York City
Bennington
Virginia
Maryland
Old Northwest
Congress
Teamster Police Action Sparks Public Backlash in Virginia
The Teamsters Local 246 police officers in Artington and Fairfax counties staged a job action by enforcing traffic laws more aggressively amid labor grievances. Critics note such tactics harm public safety and budget stability, urging lawful negotiation over police union tactics while acknowledging legitimate bargaining needs.
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Artington
Fairfax
Teamsters Toval
Dale Carnegie
Seattle
Wes Uhlman
Pblic
Teamster Local
Allende's Cuban Mercenaries Roil Chilean Countryside
In a rural Chilean farm near Santiago a farmer recounts Cuban mercenaries sent after Allende. They seized land and livestock, killed people, and terrorized police and courts as inflation soared. After Pinochet's coup, the farmer says order returns, land is being restored, and survival improves slowly.
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Santiago
Salvador Allende
Allende
Juan
Chile
Harvard Attitudes shown in Reston Carter column
James Reston argues Harvard academics are poised to shape federal appointments, praising Carter while noting Cambridge's uneasy relationship with national service. He portrays Harvard as a power hub tied to federal largesse, with faculty eager to influence policy despite past liberal orthodoxies and snobbery.
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James Roston
New York Times
Boston
Jimmy Carter
Cambridge
Mass
Reston
Heston
Harvard University
Harvards
Rockies
LBJ
Harvard
White House
Houston
Texas
Carter
Mo Udall
Archibald Cox
Restos
Mr. Carter
Galbraith-Schlesinger
Franklin Roosevelt
Adlai Revenson
John Kennnedy
Nixon
Ford
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Jess
Federal Treasury
James Reston
Is Capital Punishment Constitutional After Gregg v Georgia
An opinion column argues the Supreme Court’s Gregg v Georgia ruling upholds capital punishment as constitutional when not applied capriciously. It contends the text of the Eighth and Fifth Amendments permits death penalties and praises the court for restoring plain constitutional intent and public safety considerations.
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Washington
Gregg
Georgia
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Perspective on swine flu politicized immunization push
A columnist questions the rush to universal swine flu vaccination, noting political pressure and cost concerns. Dr. Bruce Dull of the CDC cautions the next season’s flu may not be deadlier than past strains, while defending immunization as a public good. The piece critiques haste and calls for careful consideration of resources, side effects, and effectiveness.
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Ford White House
Congress
HL Bruce Dull
US Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Hong Kong
Ite
Ly Tiskading
Dull
Ommon
Soaper Tt Reflects on Southern Presidents and Election Limits
Senator Soaper Tt weighs historical sentiment about a Southerner rising to the presidency and the enduring question of regional influence on national leadership, noting past restrictions and public perception across eras.
Law of the Sea treaty shaping future US role
Holmes Alexander previews the UN Law of the Sea conference in New York and its potential impact on the next American president. He argues seabed wealth could redefine national interests, with billions in minerals and gas offshore, and outlines possible US positions on signing or resisting an LOS treaty depending on capital, technology, and ideology.
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Washington, D.C
Kansas City
United Nations Law of
Ford
Reagan
Carter
U.S
David Johnson
Louisiana State
Denis Logue
Dartmouth
American Summar Corp
Deep Sea Ventures, Inc
Kennecott Capper Company
TSA
UN Los Innvention
Japan
West Germany
Britain
Ussr
Africa
Sotin
America
Treasury
Interior
USA
It Takes One to Know One at Teamsters Convention
Labor Secretary W. J. Usery addressed the Las Vegas national Teamsters Union convention praising the leadership while federal probes assess fraud and corruption at the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund. Investigators say hundreds of millions are unaccounted for and indictments are likely, with potential federal trustees stepping in to safeguard the fund.
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W. J. Usery
Las Vegas
Teamsters Union
Usery
Labor Department
Teamsters
Central States Pension Fund
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Resto
Wiliam James
George Santayana
Samuel Eliot Morison
Edward C. Banfield
M. Stanton Frans
Raleigh News and Upserver
Senator Soaper
Holmes Alexander
Law of the Sea
Danville Register For Publishing Co., Inc
Danville
Wales
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