Our Flaming Consulates and the Courage to Act
A reflective critique argues that American diplomatic posts face constant attacks and that critics mislabel defensive actions as provocative. It notes Soviet and Communist propaganda patterns, linking disruptions in Cuba Prague Warsaw Hue and Saigon to a broader plan to shape global opinion against the United States.
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United States
U.S
Ilue
Viet Nam
Warsaw
Leonid Brezunev
Russian Communist Party
Prague
Cuba
United
Britannia
Britain
Castro
Fimen
Europe
Asia
Hue
Saigon
Ice Cream History and Odd National Ideas
A reflective piece traces ice cream from early forms to modern omnipresence, noting Nancy Johnson’s 1846 freezer and 1851 Baltimore production. It cites per capita consumption and playful proposals like a national bouquet of state flowers and a national swarm of state bugs, ending with a quip about Congressman Sludgepump and misquotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Johnson
Baltimore
National Geographic Society
Pakistan shifts to free market farm policy boosts output
As Other Editors See It notes Pakistan’s 1990s shift from rigid controls to market driven agriculture. Farmers can sell to highest bidders, shrinkage of export duties, private well digging rises, fertilizer liberalization, and a doubling of agriculture growth. The piece argues for free market rewards and cautions against government tinkering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pakistan
U. J. Heinzel
Heinz
Buckley Attacks Johnson’s Double Standard on Africa
The piece argues President Johnson’s stance on Rhodesia South Africa and Portuguese territories is hypocritical and biased toward Western liberal form over substance. It rebukes Johnson for criticizing African regimes while tolerating or supporting other dictatorial powers and calls out his selective moralizing in foreign policy.
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Johnson
South Africa
Rhodesia
Portugese
Lyndon Johnson
Africa
Asimilade
Organization of African Unity
South
Mozambique
Angola
Congo
Tanzania
Ghana
Guinea
Soviet Union
Israel
India
China
Budapest
Pedernales
De Gaulle Visit Looms in Romanian Soviet Debate
A fragmentary foreign policy analysis discusses John Chamberlain’s view of France and Romania amid Brezhnev’s Moscow stance. It links de Gaulle’s planned Moscow trip to a potential disengagement request and questions Romanian loyalty within NATO and Warsaw Pact pressures.
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Ritania
Bessarabia
Jess
Bucharest
Moscow
Marbe Brezhnev
NATO
West Germany
Berlin
It's Time To Leave Home The Lot Of Yes Men
Holmes Alexander argues in a 1946 context that Congress faces a pivotal election shaping support for LBJ and Johnson's Vietnam policy. He predicts a possible Republican gain, the impact of a tax stance, and the fate of the Johnson administration amid negative sentiment. The piece weighs party loyalties, labor acts, and fiscal pressures in a changing political landscape.
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Washington
D.C
Bob Wilsom
Calif
LBJ
House
Republiccan
United States
Oscar Wilde
Capitol Hill
Paign
Johnson
Douglas
George Meany
Iiinais
Miller
Town
White House
Morse
Kennedy
Congress
Vocations and duties urged for Molloy College graduates
A speaker at Molloy Catholic College for Women in Long Island urged graduates to find a vocation and duty. He argued vocation is a call to a particular activity and to a good life of spirit, not merely a career, and that educated women should balance rights with responsibilities, embracing action rather than indulgence.
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Danville
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Molloy Catholic College
Long
Sland
Molloy
John Henry
Zion
Lighters MEXICO In Wake Of Pirates Lighteners MEXICO In Wake Of Pirates
Mexico faces foreign competition as Russians and Japanese fishermen sweep tuna to sharks along the Baja California coast. Experts say local crews are skilled but hampered by red tape, cooperatives, and limited fleet investment. Tuna and shark processing needs rise with better canning and canning capacity.
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Mexico City
U.S
Chile
Japan
Cooperative Bank
Baja California
South America
Mexico
United States
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Dotty Payne Topp Manison
Virginia
Jefferson
Howard Johinson
Sludgepump
Wall Street Journal
THE
Danville Register
William F. Buckley, Jr
John Chamberlain
de Gaulle
Paris
Brezhnev
Ceausescu
Mosscow
Kremlin
Kosygin
London
Bonn
Kommunist
Alexandroo Dregeech
Holmes Alexander
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