Israel and the Arab War Cycle and a Lost Peace
A reflective column argues that Israel faces recurring wars after initial victories. It traces the 1947 UN partition, 1948 statehood, and subsequent Arab defeats, then notes Gaza Sinai and Golan gains, the economic strain on Israel, and growing diplomatic isolation. It questions whether Kissinger’s breakthrough alters this pattern.
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Israel
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
Jordan River
Golan Heights
Palestine
Middle East
Wage Deceleration May Curb Inflation Experts Say
William J. Fellner, new member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, warns that a policy aimed at eliminating all recession risk next year could lock in rapid inflation. He favors restrained monetary and fiscal policy, hoping for money wage deceleration and a healthier rise in real wages, aided by a flattening of food prices and coordinated wage and price slowdowns. The discussion notes the tension between wage increases and productivity, and hints at broader economic stakes.
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President’s Council of Economic Advisers
William J. Fellner
Fellner
National Economists Club
Washington
A Plea For Thought On Watergate Crisis
A television plea urges cooling the rhetoric surrounding the Watergate crisis. The speaker addresses Congress, the White House, federal bureaus, news media, churches, and universities to influence a pause and calm, criticizing White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler for dismissive remarks. The piece questions the White House stance and the handling of the growing scandal.
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Congress
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Zieglers
Smartaleck
Nixon
Phoenix citizen appeals for calm over Watergate crisis
A Phoenix citizen delivered a televised plea for calm amid the Watergate crisis, urging reason and reflection rather than hysteria. He emphasized speaking only for himself, not Nixon or any party, and called for orderly investigations, accountability, and prevention of future misconduct.
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Richard Nixon
Phoenix TV
House of
Change and renewal in a time of rapid upheaval
A sermon reflections on inevitable change and renewal, contrasting eras of calm and chaos. It recalls Jeremiah’s exile message to Judah, urging practical actions where you stand, seeking God’s will with all your heart, and avoiding easy but false comforts.
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Garden of Eden
Palestine
Jerusalem
Judah
Jeremiah
Babylon
God
Soviet Union
The
New York Times
Jane’s
United States
NATO
Middle East
The Real World And The Media
Ralph de Toledano argues that the national press dominates public perception, citing Watergate and Tet as examples. He contends reporters and columnists push agendas, suppress key military and economic data, and reduce public access to truth while elevating advocacy over journalism. He laments a polluted national media hindering the public’s right to know.
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Rocky Mountain
Graig Hosmer
Middle East
Watergate
Jefferson
Buckley Defends Press Integrity On Nixon Watergate
William F Buckley Jr argues the press magnifies and distorts stories about Nixon. He recounts an airport encounter with Goldwater and denies predicting a Watergate breakthrough, noting Times reporting overstated his comments and prompting global mail about a non existent “startling development.”
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Nixon
Kansas State University
Senator Goldwater
Senator Tower
Thurmond
Lausche
CBS
Watergate
New York Times
Wichita
Kansas
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
William F. Buckley Jr
Buckley
Mr. Goldwater
Associated Press
Hugh Kenner
Iam
November 11 Remembrance and Weather Jokes in a Quaint Note
A quirky item notes November 11 as a quaint time when an armistice paused the shooting, mentions squirrels storing nuts predicting a hard winter, and jokes about leaves in yards. It laments retirement for veteran athletic officials and suggests old grads prefer a miserable football record to ease cold-day attendance.
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Grads
Subscription Rates For Daily And Sunday In City Suburbs
Rates shown for carrier delivery and mail subscriptions. Daily and Sunday by mail price tiers include one year twenty dollars six months ten fifty and three months five twenty five with renewal notice mailed ten days before expiration. Readers urged to renew promptly.
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Robert E. Lee
Lee
Confederacy
United Nations
Henry Kissinger
Mideast
Spiro Agnew
Nonhousehold Words
Japan
Ziegler
Kooltv
Phoenix
Ariz
CBS National Network
L.D. Johnson
Furman University
Green Pastures
Ralph de Toledano
Thomas Jefferson
Washington Post
Hue
My Lai
William F. Buckley, Jr
Senator Soaper
Jane
Danville
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