Colleges resist federal funding creep over academic freedom
The piece argues that rising federal funding to colleges brings mandatory regulations and costs. Hillsdale College and Brigham Young University reject portions of the new rules, warning of government overreach and loss of religious and institutional autonomy. The author praises standouts resisting the tide as signs of principled independence in higher education.
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Hillsdale College
Michigan
Brigham Young University
Provo
Utah
Hillsdale
Brigham Young
Jong
Star Explodes 10,000 Years Ago Shaping Human Thought
An amateur archeologist and astromer claims a massive star burst in the southern sky 10,000 years ago influenced early Mesopotamian culture. He links the Gym nebula remnants to Sumerian writing and astronomy as the star’s legacy grows with each passing year.
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Mesopotamia
George Michanowsky
Constellation of
Vela
Soviet Sickle in Angola Backing New Republic
The text notes the emergence of a Soviet backed People's Republic of Angola based in Luanda, recognized by the Soviet Union and allies. It mentions rival factions backed by China and Zaire and a Western allied group seeking a temporary capital in Huambo, amid warnings of potential bloodshed if peacemakers fail.
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Portugal
Angola
Popular
Movement For the Liberation of
Luanda
Soviet Union
Cuba
Brazil
Mozambique
Congo
Guina
China
Zaire
ADA Tar Brush Used On Jack Eckerd
A Washington article details Americans for Democratic Action ADA efforts to block Senate confirmation of Jack Eckerd as head of the General Services Administration Eckerd's business background and conservative politics are cited as targets of ADA as it deploys a smear campaign including a Florida journalist and a Kirk biography dispute The Ribicoff committee chair backs Eckerd despite ADA tactics and a smear labeled tar brush is cited as their method in the post Watergate era.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Pinkos
Senate
Jack Eckerd
General Service Administration
Ford
Eckerd
Sam Fields
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Florida
New York Times
Kirk
Ribicoff
Fields
Brennan
Keekerd
Claude Kirk
Phil Brennan
Washington, D.C
America
Joe McCarthy
Gerald Ford
Washington Post
Arthur Schlesinger
The
Wall Street Journal
Anthony Lewis
New~ York Times
Mr. Ford
Joe
Gen
George Marshall
Han-Hat
Dick Nixon
Liberals and Ford clash over libel and conduct
A letter argues liberals attack President Ford with unjust defamation and insinuations. It defends Ford on the Mayaguez rescue timing, Solzhenitsyn invitation, and NYC bailout refusal, criticizes Anthony Lewis and other liberal columns, and warns editors to prove serious claims.
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Ford
Anthony Lewis
Mr Ford
Meet the Press
United States
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Iris
Lewis
Mayaguez
Defense Department Public Affairs Office
U.S
Coral Sea
Solzhenitsyn
No Rational Answer To A Power Play In UN Zionism Debate
John Chamberlain argues the UN resolution equating Zionism with racism is a power move by Arabs and Third World blocs. He says Israelis must rely on U S support, defend borders with arms, and resist ceding a Palestinian state without guaranteed national viability. He critiques Soviet realpolitik and notes Kissinger’s influence on Mideast policy.
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Jerusalem
RFL
Ishmael
Woodrow Wilson
Holy Land
Palestine
Middle East
Mediterranean
Moscow
Western
Europe
UN General Assembly
U.S
Harold Saunders
Israel
Saunders
Palestine Liberation Organization
Henry Kissinger
Congress
Kissinger
State Department
Jaffa
Nancy Kissinger
Henry
Lebanon
Kurdistan
National Geographic Reports Counterfeit Rise and Costs
National Geographic notes a rebound in counterfeiting after a three year decline. More than 48 million bogus notes were printed last year, mostly tens and twenties, with only 3.6 million reaching circulation as federal agents seized the rest. Modern printing tech and photography aid the spread, officials say.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Lewis McCiam
United States Secret Service
Buckley on Quinlan Case and Euthanasia Ethics
Buckley argues against applying broad moral critiques from Norman Cousins to the Quinlan case and defends the right to self determination in medical care. He cites Dr. Milton Heifetz and reproduces a sample directive to physicians outlining conditions under which life-prolonging treatment should be refused, including incompetence or prolonged unconsciousness, with safety clauses and legal protections for doctors.
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Karen Quinlan
Norman Cousins
Mr. Cousins
Pennis
Quinlan
Saturday Review
Appalachia
Karen Ann Quinlan
Milton Heifetz
Heifelz
Wm. F. Buckley, Jr
The
Washington Star Syndicate
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South
GSA
Holmes Alexander
John Chamberlain
D.C
Hubert
Kennedy
National Geographic
Phildelphia
New York
Baltimore
Smithsonian Institution
Leitner, Morain, Hinderer
Mace
William F. Buckley, Jr
Danville
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
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