Portugal pivots left as banks nationalized and firms raided
The leftist military regime in Portugal has nationalized almost all banks and arrested leading industrialists and bankers. The Con federation of Portuguese Industries was raided, with thousands of dollars in equipment seized. The government path includes a High Council of the Revolution and widened control, signaling renewed Communist influence amid European unity debates.
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Confederation of Portuguese Industries
Confederation
Cities beg Washington for funds to avert urban unrest
Mayors warn they walk on the edge of a volcano as they press for 5.7 billion dollars in extra federal aid. Detroit mayor Coleman Young warns unemployment benefits may fail and fuel unrest. Some see danger of racial strife subsiding, others insist more federal support is needed.
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Washington
Alioto
San Francisco
United States Conference of Mayors
Detroit
Coleman A. Young
Kevin H. White
Boston
Young
Court of Last Resort
Parting Shots on walls, windows and wars
A miscellany notes rich get richer from tiny starts and argues for classroom walls not gaps. It questions teaching military skills abroad and hints at a Peace Corps versus a War Corps. It mocks history on Lincoln and birthdays in a satirical finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Corps
World Food Systems Aids Caribbean and Jamaica Feeding Efforts
AID critics and Paddocks warn against waste in global food logistics. World Food Systems, backed by Cook Industries, applies capitalist distribution know-how to school feeds in Kingston Jamaica, standardizing produce, balancing nutrition, and reducing waste. The program aims to transfer private-sector efficiency to developing nations, arguing for nutritional engineering led by market practices rather than state programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William and
Elizabeth Paddock
Agency For International Development
Paddocks
United Frost Company
Honduras
Central America
The
Food and Agriculture Organization
Cook Industries, Inc
World Food Systems
AID
Kingston
Jamaica
Rome
Kilpatrick Flags Congress Scrutiny of NSE
James J. Kilpatrick notes that the National Science Foundation has long enjoyed favorable treatment and suggests Congress should now conduct a careful, critical review of its operations amid shifting political winds from Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
National Science Foundation
Capitol Hil
Congress
Proxmire Teague Conlan Question NSF Grants
Senator William Proxmire criticizes the National Science Foundation for funding studies on love and asks House members Olin Teague and John B. Conlan to examine the foundation’s role in subsidizing Man: A Course of Study. The debate centers on public funds and basic policy.
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William Proxmire
NSF
House
Olin Teague
John B. Conlan
Foundation
The
National Science Foundation
Proxmire
Wisconsin
Jeffrey Hart Media Accuracy Unit Under Fire
AIM faces sharp contest as Jack Anderson and Reed Irvine clash over alleged slant in torture attitudes piece. Rep. Patman probes Irvine’s alleged Fed violations while CBS Castro editing draws AIM charges of deliberate falsification and anti press harassment.
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AIM
Washington
Jack Anderson
Anderson
International Policy Academy
National News Council
New York
Reed Irvine
Federal Reserve Board
Irvine
ATM
CBS
Mr. Dan
Castro
Dan Rather
Cuba
Wright Patman
Sam Ervin
Courage Against Tax Cuts From Byrd And Proxmire Critique
The piece challenges major tax cut aims favored by Ford and Congress, arguing Byrd and Scott show courage opposing it. It criticizes NSF spending on controversial grants and MACOS, labeling funds as wasteful and ideologically driven, and questions Bruner’s social studies program with Teague and Conlan urging scrutiny.
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Ford
Senate
Virginia
Harry £_ Byrd Jr
William L. Scott
Byrd
Congress
Jerom Bruner
Teagie
Conlan
Youth International
Brotherhood of Man
Bruner
Teague
NSF
Buckley analyzes Middle East moves and Kissinger's diplomacy
In this reading, William F Buckley Jr evaluates Kissinger as a skilled diplomat whose patient approach falters under pressure. He speculates on Israeli intransigence, U.S. aid leverage, and Geneva as a pathway, weighing risks of escalation, Arab demands, and the possibility of a U.S. border guarantee for Israel amid a presidential election cycle.
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Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Sadat
Palace of Nations
Israel
Geneva
United States
Mideast
U.S
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Love and Boondoggles
Jeffrey Hart
Dan
Rather
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Guevara
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Frank Mankiewicz
Kirby Jones
Senator Soaper
Watergate
Iowa
Indiana
Richmond
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Cairo
Rabin
United States Congress
Arafat
United Nations
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