United Kingdom Unity Party Strains Under Scotland Wales Demands
The piece argues that UK unity is fragile as Scottish and Welsh nationalists push for home rule and assemblies. It notes Harold Wilson’s government facing revolt from Scots Nat and Welsh Nat MPs, potentially threatening a Labour majority. It compares envisioned Scottish and Welsh legislatures to Northern Ireland and US state models, warns of breakup risks and the 14 swing seats in Commons shaping the crisis.
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United Kingdom
James I
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Scotland
Wales
Elizabeth
Wilson
Donald Stewart
Commons
Stewart
People of
Northern Ireland
United States
House of Commons
Gaul
England
Oregon
California
North Carolina
New Jersey Chief Justice pushes harsher street crime laws
Chief Justice Richard Hughes calls for stiff rules to curb violent street crime including no sentence downgrading for pleas, stronger isolation of dangerous juvenile offenders, and prioritizing public safety. He links reforms to bail and work release, arguing harsher measures and healing balance are needed to handle rising crime.
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Richard Hughes
State of
New Jersey
Hughes
New Laser System Aids Cervical Cancer Detection
Scientists from Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory described a laser light system at the American Optical Society meeting in Boston. Dr Gary Salzman said the technology detects cervical and vaginal cancer in lab tests, offering speed and potential accuracy improvements over the Pap smear.
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Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
New Mexico
American Optical Society
Boston
Massachusetts
Gary Salzman
Curtain Lifted By Schlesinger Sparks White House Debate
Washington reports that President Ford’s brusque firing of Defense Secretary James Schlesinger, influenced by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, briefly lifts the curtain on tensions inside the White House and Pentagon and reveals ongoing power struggles shaping U S policy.
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Washington
Defense
James Schlesinger
Ford
Henry Kissinger
White House
Pentagon
Kissinger
Kremlin
United States
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Schlesinger
Congress
Thanksgiving Reflections and Washington Clash in 1970s
James J. Kilpatrick muses on Thanksgiving in rural Virginia and the nation, praising peace, plenty, and shared spiritual grace amid flaws. The piece shifts to a Stark Washington view, detailing Kissinger and Schlesinger clashes over SALT violations and Soviet arms activity, and concludes with a warning about complacency.
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America
State Department
Washington
Kissinger
Schlesinger
United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Congress
Digging Sustains Beleaguered Israelis
A long survey of archaeology in Israel notes digging as national sport for professionals and amateurs alike. It discusses ancient aqueducts found during ground work, Dayan’s injuries from digging, and the drive to prove Biblical and historical claims through ruins near Jericho Jerusalem and Advat. It describes Nabatean water management experiments at Evenari’s farm, trickle agriculture, and potential export crops as water scarcity pressures rise in the Negev with Galilee water conduits.
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Israel
Sea of Galilee
Negev Desert
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Second Temple
Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Kibbutz
Sede Boquer
Beer Sheba
Negev
Advat
Even Ari
Hebrew University
Video Theories On Early Prime Time Decline
Wall Street Journal notes that Nielsen ratings show 1 to 15 million fewer households watch TV at night despite a million new sets. Theories vary from declining program quality to viewer indecision and even late shopping. the paper suggests Americans may be saving electricity as a margin factor.
Senator Soaper urges Bicentennial meal spirit play
The piece notes a senator urging housewives to embody Bicentennial spirit in meals while a wife jokes about a 200 year dinner gap with her husband. It adds Susan Ford’s private life and a mother’s reaction to a daughter pursuing photojournalism.
Monument of Shambles for a Justice Douglas
A sharp critique of William O. Douglas argues he shaped a damaged republic. The piece credits his energy and intellect but condemns his partisanship, SEC tenure, and Supreme Court rulings as contributing to national decline. It contrasts ideals with perceived tyranny and social failures.
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Washington, D.C
Justic Willam C. Douglas
Republic
Douglas
Library of Congress
Supreme Court
Security and Exchange Commission
SEC
FDR
United States
Nineveh
House
Gerald Ford
Justice Douglas
Congress
Ford
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