Protective custody for animals aids endangered species recovery
The Fish and Wildlife Service proposes rules to ease ownership transfers among captive breeders for endangered species. The plan supports captive populations by enabling smoother propagation among circuses and game bird breeders, citing 16 species saved from extinction and a growing captive stock including about 300 tigers in the United States.
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Department of Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register
United States
Palawan
Virus link to multiple sclerosis explored in Lancet findings
American researchers report a possible viral agent linked to multiple sclerosis MS typically begins between ages 20 and 40 and progresses by crippling the nervous system. Some Lancet studies also tie MS to age at measles infection and climate patterns, offering cautious optimism amid unresolved origins.
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Lancet
Parting Shots Critique of Agnew Novel Mirrors Washington
Critics say Spiro Agnew's Washington novel is hard to follow yet perfectly reflects its city. A neighbor's boy wonders how it would seem if he ran for President and told reporters he ate chocolate cookies for breakfast, illustrating press visibility and public perception.
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Spiro Agnew
Washington
Carter
Supreme Court
Potomac
Moldable Man and the 1992 Democratic Mood
John Chamberlain analyzes the 1992 Democratic primaries comparing Roosevelt’s 1932 selection to today. He weighs Carter and Brown as amiable candidates whose versatility may appeal voters seeking an unknown quantity who can be molded by events. He cites Lippmann and a letter praising Brown’s skepticism of government and enterprise.
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al Smith
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walter Lippmann
Squire
Hyde Park
Lippmann
Roosevelt
Lippmanns
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Jerry Brown
California
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Carter
Brown
Hubert Humphrey
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Albert Ritchie
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Newton Baker
Ohio
The Frightening Picture In Africa
Washington reports Sen. Javits after Kissinger trip admits fear at the anger of three billion hungry people. He recalls Lindbergh aiding Chinese peasants and Chinese floods as a stark example of global distress.
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Washington, D.C
Secretary of
State Kissinger
Africa
Sen
Jacob Javits
Charles Lind
West Proves Slow Learner In Cold War Echoes
The piece critiques Western responses to Communist power, noting Pacciardi’s alarm at Italian anti-Communist politics and the lure of Moscow influence. It cites Laski’s phrase about a secret battalion and reassesses U.S. policy under Kissinger, warning that Africa’s resource challenges and Soviet moves in Angola demand tough, self-preserving action.
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Office of Strategic Services
Italy
Randolfo Pacciardi
Portugal
Europe
Africa
Kissinger
Angola
CIA
Lindbergh
Senator Soaper and Patty Hearst in Brief Urban Echoes
A quirky column bundles varied items from the era. It notes Senator Soaper predicting future reflection on past junk food, mentions skull findings suggesting an older human history, and cites Patty Hearst announcing a plan to quit smoking while lampooning mass persuasion as brainwashing.
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Patty Hearst
Liberals Push Spending and Tax Increases Again
A liberal wing argues for bigger government, higher taxes, and broad programs despite anti-Washington sentiment. The Democratic Platform Committee heard calls for nationwide jobs guarantees, national health insurance, and increased urban aid, while critics urge deficit spending cuts and deregulation.
Buckley on Intelligence Oversight and Constitutional Law
William F Buckley Jr argues that a new intelligence oversight committee should scrutinize agency actions and spending while respecting constitutional limits. He warns against legal sleights that exclude figures like Michael Harrington and questions whether oversight will curb covert actions popular with critics. He cites fictional and historical cases to illustrate the tension between security needs and civil liberties. The piece calls the proposed committee desirable yet cumbersome, a schematic legal response to a volatile, undeclared world governed by tyrants.
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Massachusetts
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Rome
Marseilles
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Joe Kraft
France
Frank Church
Teddy Kennedy
Joan of Arc
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