Rhodesia peace talks hinge on Zimbabwe interim government
A British led conference aims to create a Zimbabwe majority rule state in Rhodesia with Henry Kissinger pressing a path to transition. Smith and black leaders clash over interim government roles as Moscow accuses the plan, Ted Rowlands shuttles to win consensus amid competing factions and detente tensions.
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Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Henry Kissinger
Jan Smith
Kissinger
Smith
Africa
Andrei Gromyko
Angola
Moscow
United States
Ted Rowlands
Sweden shifts to center coalition majority in Parliament
After 44 years of socialism Sweden elects a Center Conservative Liberal majority of 180 seats in the 349 seat Parliament. Olof Palme resigns. Thorbjorn Fallbin, a 50 year old Center leader, becomes prime minister. Stock prices surge on the electoral verdict signaling probable greater stability and warmer ties with friendly nations.
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Sweden
Center
Social Democrats
Olof Palme
Thorbjorn Fallbin
Center Party
United States
Palme
Hollywood Hearings Through the Lens of Winners and Losses
The piece argues that postwar depictions of the Hollywood Ten distort history, suggesting that cinema today omits how the hearings targeted anti Communists while portraying the Ten as democratic heroes. It notes reprisals against those who testified and praises those who remained silent or faced blacklisting.
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Washington
George Washington
Macnvell Anderson
Valley Forge
Hollywood Ten
Barbra Streisand
Woody Allen
HCUA
Congressional
HOUA
Hollywood
Fae
Wwe
Morrie Ryskind
Adolphe Menjou
Hall
Pal
Allen
Thomas Jefferson
the Paine
Anderson
Hallywood Ten
Secret intelligence saved Allies says Sir William Stephenson
Sir William Stephenson argues that totalitarian regimes escape accountability for secret agencies while Western democracies face constant scrutiny. He urges vigilance against suppression of intelligence work, noting World War II hinges on covert operations and warning against softheaded politics.
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Washington
Sir William Stephenson
British Security Coordination
BSC
Churchill
William Stavenson
Harcourt, Bruce
Sherties
Freedom
William Stephenson
Livi
Cla-Fbi
New York City
Paris
New York
Letters: Yeatts criticized for big spender endorsement
Ronald W. Williams laments Colerain Yeatts backing Carter and denounces national party spending. He argues Yeatts, once fiscally conservative, would enable increased federal payrolls and welfare roles, urging cross party voting for ULS Berd and Congressman Daniel. He cites Nixon as a check on socialism and warns of centralized Washington power undermining local identity.
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Tam
Colerain Yeats
Carter
Yeatts
Dee
Republic
Jimmy Carter
National Democratic “Party
Washington
Ford
Congress
Nixon
Uncle Sugar
1Ni5
ULS
Berd
Daniel
Ronald W. Williams
Fiscal Responsibility and Education Funding Debate
A letter urging support for President Ford over Carter cites NEA backing and a demand for 14 billion dollars in federal education funding. The writer argues Carter would raise taxes and inflation, while Ford shows fiscal responsibility, urging citizens and teachers to back Ford in November.
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Natural Education Association
Jimmy Carter
Carter
N.E.A
Sais
Wis
N.ea
Gerald Ford
Ford
Alexander V. Berkis
Yeatts Criticizes Ford Spending in Danville Remarks
Senate candidate Yeatts accuses President Ford of big spending and calls him outside Virginia politics in Danville. The letter mentions unemployment, federal deficits, and clashes with a Democratic Congress, arguing for change in Washington and support for Peace and defense priorities.
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Twate
Danville Register
Tooay
Coleman Yeatts
Gerald Ford
Virginia
Ford
Ike
Yeatts
Democratic Congressiow
Washington
Roosevelt
Truman
Kennedy
Johnson
United States
Air Force
Jimmy Carter
Senator Yeatts
Congress
David M. Spangler
Rockefeller in West Virginia Governorship Fight
In Martinsburg West Virginia Jay Rockefeller the Rockefeller heir avoids interviews and limits out of state reporters to shape perceptions. Reporters pose questions about party switches flood and past taxes while Ned Chilton’s influence on his political stance on strip mining and environmental issues looms in the background.
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Martinsaurg
W. Va
John D Rockefellorth
Jay
Jack Kennedy
Sharon Percy
Illinois
Sharon
J Hadi
A Rockefeller
Day
Nelson
Winthrop
David
John Pdcard
Min
Nev Chilton
Charleston
Gazelle
Ned Chilton
Rockefeller
Standard OH Co
Swith Business Anc
Journalistic chase for interviews with West Virginia figures
An American reporter describes a push for interviews with Arch Moore and Cecil Underwood, noting Jay Rockefeller’s limited access. The piece recalls past GOP press practices and ponders if a born again Democrat can restore old interview norms in West Virginia.
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Arch Moore
Jay
Cecil B. Underwood
Cavernor
West Virginia
Harding
Coolidge
Noover
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CIA
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