Oscars Spurners Prompt Debate Over Awards Role
The piece argues awards preach to industry interests, noting George C. Scott declined Patton’s Oscar and Marlon Brando skipped the ceremony while sending a substitute. It contends Brando’s activism and criticism of government and Indians policy harmed his standing and the Academy. It laments Brando’s absence and the audience’s boos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veep
Tom Marshall
Jack Anderson
George C. Scott
Patton
Scott
Marlon Brando
Brando
Motion Picture Academy
Martinsville weighs non elected manager as planning district precedent
Martinsville City Council selects an assistant city manager as its non elected planning district member. The move, seen as a model for the West Piedmont Planning District, links administration with the council to reduce friction and boost coordination while facing questions about a non elected member’s mandate and independence. Other localities may follow, adopting similar non elected appointments to planning commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
West Piedmont Planning District
Planning District Commission
Board of Supervisors
Commission
Planning Commission
Parting Shots on ancestors and pride in sport
A reflective column notes that respectable forebears may fade from interest in genealogy and warns that athletic pride can obscure the past. It muses on the modern home’s clocks and watches, stating that averaging them reveals the current time.
Wilson For FBI Director Washington Post Opinion Take
In a bold, opinionated take the piece argues Richard Nixon should appoint Jerry Wilson, a North Carolina police chief praised for arresting Stennis case suspects and cutting street crime in half, to lead the FBI. It attacks L. Patrick Gray and Frame Gray’s tenure while lauding Wilson as a strong, uncomplicated lawman suited to Hoover’s legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.c
Sen
John Stennis
Richard Nixon
Atease
FBI
Yal Mounties
Scotland Yard
Wild West Sheriff's Posses
Stennis
L. Patrick Gray
Jerry Wilson
Gray
Nixon
Carswell
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon Nixon Rockefeller death penalties proposals spark debate
The piece discusses Nixon and Rockefeller proposals on capital punishment, including death sentences for certain crimes and a two phase conviction and sentencing process. It contrasts conservative and liberal rhetoric, argues the symbolic value of punishment, and notes the debate on deterrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
White House
Congress
Supreme Court
Rockefeller
Nixon era balance of power diplomacy outlined
The article argues Nixon's foreign policy follows balance of power ideas rooted in 19th century Britain. It cites Kissinger, Adams, and Roosevelt, and compares Pax Britannica to Pax Americana. It envisions managing superpowers Eurasia and Eastasia through strength, diplomacy, and strategic wheat leverage.
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Nixon
Henry Kissinger
George Canning
Benjamin Disraeli
Lord Salisbury
Britain
Prince Metternich
Kissinger
Europe
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
William Yandell Elliott
Robert Strausz-Hope
Richard Nixon
George Orwell
Oceania
America
Africa
Eurasia
Eastasia
China
Orwell
Eustasia
Mr. Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Berlin Wall
Israel
England
Alexander Milne
Admiralty
Russia
Taiwan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia
Chou En-lai
Asia
Far East
Red Army
ITT and Allende clash over charges and files
Ralph de Toledano argues ITT helped U S policy to block Allende without subverting democracy. He cites ITT Chile operations and US officials roles, accusing critics of double standards as he defends Reagan and laments rising anti business mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ITT
Congress
Chile
Fidel Castro
Cuba
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Allende
Latin America
United States
Washington
Eduardo Frei
Santiago
HEF
Soviet Union
Castro
Citie
Western Hemisphere
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Oscars
Holmes Alexander
Wilson
Pat Gray
Bill Proxmire
Jeffrey Hart
Pia Ares
Oress
Mayercate
Ling
Russell Kirk
Ralph de Toledano
ITT and Allende
Sen. Soaper
Ronald Reagan
Sludge
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