Will to survive keys national power said by Ray Cline
Former State Department intelligence chief Ray Cline argues in World Power Assessment that military might without strategic will leads to decline. He notes U S economic edge but lags Cuba and the Soviet bloc in will and strategy, urging clear aims and allies to avoid collapse.
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Cline
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Westview Press, Inc
Boulder
Colorado
Georgetown University Center For Strategic and International Studies
United States
Soviet
Cuba
Imperial visit by Japan's Emperor and Empress to Williamsburg
The Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako visited Williamsburg as the first imperial state visit to the United States. They were greeted with honors in Washington alongside German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, underscoring growing ties among the three nations. The trip conveyed mutual goodwill and affirmed shared aspirations with the American people.
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Japan
United States
Son of Heaven
Hirohito
Nagako
Washington
Helmut Schmidt
Federal Republic of Germany
Mr. Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Ford
St. Louis
Spain Defends Itself In police death penalty debate
The piece notes Spain's execution of five convicts for police murders and protests from diverse groups including Pope Paul VI. It contrasts with the Soviet Union and argues that strong law and order support by the people underscores Spain's stance on capital punishment for killings of police.
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United States
Spain
Soviet Union
Europe
Madrid
Pot shows price of marijuana use on reproductive health
Science defense on marijuana restrictions cites new joint studies by Reproductive Biology Research Foundation and UCLA. Men who smoked daily under controlled conditions showed interference with reproductive hormones, with possible testosterone suppression leading to impotence or infertility. Earlier reports lacked strict controls.
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International Academy of Sex Research
Reproductive Biology Research Foundation
St. Louis
University of California At
Los Angeles
Jeffrey Hart on Center Tactics in Revolutions
The author argues that political centrists once held influence in revolutions like America's past, yet modern centers seem passive. He cites Chile where moderates faded after a Marxist clash and a dictatorship arose, and Portugal where center forces appear weak against a counter revolution.
Case For Press Criticism Of Judges And The Center
A Washington column argues that the press should more boldly criticize judges and court power. It contrasts Burger’s call for restraint with the need to challenge what are seen as tyrannical or unprincipled rulings, noting judges’ lack of accountability and urging hard moderation rooted in law and reason. It cites Merhige and others, frames the issue against a shifting political center, and invokes Washington and the Revolution to defend a robust, principled middle.
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Hugh
Christian Democratic Party
Washington
Jefferson
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
High Court
White
Douglas
Rehnquist
Justice Powell
Burger
Borger
Joseph Bryan
Richmond
Hichmond
Virginia
Robert R. Merhige
Sirica
Louisiana
Justice Blackmun
Playboy Magazine
Marat
Robespierre
Ford’s fragile balance between crowds and danger
Washington observers note President Ford’s oscillating stance between engaging with the public and staying out of crowds after gun threats. He insists on active contact while privately guarding his safety, with critics calling the approach demagoguery and a precampaign tactic.
Rockefeller Buys $35,000 Bed for VP Mansion
Rockefeller, one of the nation's wealthiest men, bought a $35,000 bed for the new vice presidential mansion in Washington. He called the bed an Apparatus for dreaming, a remark that contrasts with the burden of paying such a price for most people.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Washington
Rockefeller
Public unions dominate city policy warns senator
Senator Barry Goldwater argues public employee unions threaten municipal control. He cites strikes from Washington to San Francisco and cites New York City's financial peril as a case study. He notes unions influence curricula and class sizes and cites Yale professors proposing referendums on union contracts. He asserts legal limits fail. only an awakened public will curb wage demands and force taxpayer priorities.
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Washington
New York
San Francisco
New York City
Yale Law School
Harry i. Wellington
Ralph K. Winter Jr
Brookings Institute
Reading Dossiers and Roads The Nation’s Winter Look
The piece reflects on society creating dossiers while schooling yields fewer readers. It muses on deep drilling, car travel shrinking towns, abandoned highways, and old bicycle paths. It notes a layered look for winter fashion and the energy crisis prompting warmer attire. A political leader follows polls to choose a path.
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