OPEC Favors Keeping Oil Prices Steady for Now
Perspective pieces note OPEC ministers in Vienna wrestle with a possible 5 percent price rise amid global economic strain. A higher price could injure poorer nations and inflame inflation in the industrialized world, while preserving reserves for member countries. The article concludes OPEC remains in the driver's seat as energy policy debates continue in Washington and abroad.
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Pakistan's Sad Cycle of Democracy and Military Rule
The piece notes Pakistan's history of five coups since 1947, focusing on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's landslide election and subsequent removal. It argues the army's seizure reflects weak democratic roots, doubts Bhutto's future with October elections, and predicts ongoing cycles of democracy and coup harming regional stability.
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Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Bhutto
India
Indian Subcontinent
Frances Knight Out at Passport Office After 22 Years
Washington column recalls Frances Knight, longtime Passport Office chief, branded harshly as the dragon lady. After 22 years she is ousted by the Carter administration for reaching age 72, deemed too efficient and independent by officials who refused to tolerate her reforms.
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Carter
Frances Knight
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Foreign Service
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Wayne
Parrish
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Desegregation Guidelines Stir Higher Education Debate
In a move affecting six southern states, HEW Secretary Califano submitted to Federal Courts guidelines aimed at ending dual higher education systems. The plan could force mergers and threaten Black colleges like Cheyney State, Virginia State, and North Carolina A&T, while recognizing the unique role of historically Black institutions.
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HEW
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Cheyney State College
Westchester
Cheyney State
Cheyney
Califano
Tennessee
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Nashville
Tennessee State University
Frank Gray Jr
Nash- Ville
Buckley on Moynihan and the war between the states
William F Buckley Jr argues Moynihan's speech hints at federal bias toward wealthier states, citing GI bill disparities and career choices. He urges reform to restrict welfare to states below the national per capita income, accusing plans to move troops and fund New York preferentially.
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Great Southern
California
New York Times
Union
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Central Park
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African Dictatorships and Undeclared Conflicts Amid OAU Meeting
Ralph de Toledano argues that Africa is largely ruled by dictatorships where undeclared wars rage between nations. He cites Mozambique, Uganda, Libya, Algeria, and Zaire with Soviet arms and guerrilla activity, criticizing Western coverage and urging acknowledgment of harsh realities behind South Africa and Rhodesia.
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Uganda
Libya
Chad
Algeria
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Morocco
Mauritania
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Readers urged to sign and quiets letters policy
The Danville Register notes letters to the editor must be signed and full addresses must accompany signatures. For verification, writers should list telephone numbers. All letters are subject to editing and may be shortened when space is limited.
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