Sinai disengagement accord hailed as potential turning point
The Egypt Israel Sinai disengagement deal is viewed as not a peace but a step toward peace, cooling tensions along the canal. It grants Egypt regained Sinai portions including Ras Abu Rudeis oil developments, reduces Israeli front lines, and relies less on Soviet aid, with U S promises shaping support. Skeptics court concern over 200 American technicians supervising Sinai surveillance posts, but Rabin assures Egypt will not become another Vietnam. Congress involvement and Kissinger assurances frame the ongoing process as a cautious start toward stability.
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Egypt
Sinai
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Libya
Muammar el-Qaddafi
Ras Abu Rudeis
Suez Canal
Sadat
Canal
Syria
U. S
United States
Congress
Kissinger
Vietnam
Yitzhak Rabin
Knesset
Ford
Muammar Qaddafi
Salaam
Nuclear plant clears milestone with fuel savings claim
Significant Record Metropolitan Edison Company reports Three-Mile Island Unit 1 produced 5 billion kWh in 7 000 hours of operation and claims 10 million gallons of oil saved vs conventional generation. Insurance association reports $1 468 002 premium refund. total refunds exceed $8 million due to nuclear safety record. Proponents cite energy squeeze on fossil fuels and safety achievements to push expansion of nuclear plants.
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Metropolitan Edison Company
Pennsylvania
Three-Mile Island
Nuclear Energy
Surance Association
Mutual Atomic Energy Liability
Calls to reopen Kennedy assassinations linger
Doubts persist about the 1963 Kennedy slaying and 1968 RFK assassination. Warren Report criticism grows with conspiracy claims, including CIA links. Vincent Bugliosi says he has new information and will reveal it to an independent body. Authorities urge thorough review to finally close the cases.
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John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Warren
Kennedy
CIA
Los Angeles
Senator Kennedy
Los Angeles County
Vincent Bugliosi
Bribery Brings Big Profits Behind Lockheed Bailout
An analysis of Lockheed Aircraft Corp in 1971 shows bribery helped win export sales after a Treasury backed loan, with no U S law against such payments found by company lawyers. The loan guarantee via Emergency Loan Guarantee Board kept the company afloat while profits rose.
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U.S. Treasury
Department
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Lockheed
Big John Connally
Secretary of the Treasury
Emergency Loan Guarantee Board
Conress
Senate
Treasury Department
U.S
Lockheed Board
PB. J. Haughton
James J. Kilpatrick An Unusual Convention
James Kilpatrick surveys the National Libertarian Party convention at the Statler Hilton, praising its anti establishment stance and radical platform while noting its satire of mainstream politics. He contrasts Libertarians with Democrats and Republicans, then shifts to a satirical cultural column on New York life, pricing, and a Lockheed bribery revelation, ending with skepticism about government and vice.
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New York
National
Libertarian Party
Statler Hilton
Party of Principle
Postal Service
Root
Gloria Steinem
Lester Maddox
Ramsey Clark
Right To Work Committee
National Rifle Association
Taxpayers Union
NATO
World Bank
Posse Comitatus
Salaam and Sulh in Middle East Peace Debate
Washington discusses Kissinger mediated talks with Israel and Egypt, contrasting Salaam a temporary armistice with Sulh lasting peace. Sadat favors Salaam while Israelis seek Sulh, with U.S. and Arab realities shaping the negotiations and regional stakes.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Salaam
Anwar Sadat
Rockefeller Converts on Welfare in Political Reckoning
William F Buckley critiques Nelson Rockefeller's shift on welfare amid his Montgomery visit and Wallace solidarity. Buckley suggests opportunism may not be wrong in a democracy, praises Rockefeller’s willingness to reassess state welfare, and notes Time Magazine and Ford administration context as Rockefeller leads welfare inquiries. The piece weighs conversion depth against political calculation.
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South
George Wallace
Edwar Kennedy
Montgomery
Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Pontius Pilate
Rockefeller
Alabama
Time Magazine
National Review
Time
U.S
Nice Eye For Color
New York
Social Services
Ford
St. Paul
Henry Kissinger
Mr. Rockefeller
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