Rhodesia to transition to majority rule within two years
The Rhodesian government, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, agrees to a two year transition to majority rule contingent on black guerrilla cessation and UN sanctions relief. The move aims to avert broader regional war while paving new constitutional steps and greater black participation in government.
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Rhodesia
Africa
Ian Smith
Pretoria
House of Assembly
United Nations
Yin
Smith
Atlantic
United States
South Africa
U.S
Britain
West
Bovermont
Soviet Union
Russia
Cuba
United Nations Security Council
Unclear political views echo across citizen concerns
A senator notes that the Chinese republic enjoys guidance in selecting leaders, while a friend wonders if a unified party would be dull. A government survey praises proprietary cold remedies, claiming little difference in effectiveness among options.
Medicaid Waste Alarm in New York Highlights Oversight Flaws
Senate Aging committee exposes rampant fraud and waste in Medicaid, totaling about 15 billion annually across 23 million people. New York city and state account for large shares amid lax eligibility, poor controls, and soaring costs far above national levels. If Medicaid glows this bad, national health insurance would face far greater strain and unchecked expansion.
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Washington
Special
Senate Committee On Aging
State of
New York
Empire State
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Nolin
Fun City
California
Carter assures businessmen they have a friend in the White House
Jimmy Carter told two reporters that American businessmen should not fear his future administration. He described himself as a friend to business interests, a remark delivered in southern style during a White House meeting with Philip Greer and Myron Kandel.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Philip Greer
Myron Kandel
White House
Greer
Kandel
Carter
George Meany
McGovern
Aflcio
National Education Association
Meany
Taft-Hartley
Supreme Court
Congress
Ford
Malady of Not Wanting a Chaplain in Furman Era
A reflective piece contrasts desire with action drawing on Robert Louis Stevenson and Mark Spitz to urge persistence in prayer and effort. It quotes Jesus parables on a widow challenging a corrupt judge, stressing continuous effort, faith, and will to seek God’s will. The essay also skewers political satire and 1976 campaign dynamics while musing on ambition and perseverance.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Mark Spitz
Asker
Jesus
Aladdin
The Ten Pillars Of Economic Wisdom
A compact economic treatise outlining sources of wealth, government’s role, and productivity. It argues that goods come from people, money arises from earnings, and tools expand only under reward. productivity thrives in competitive markets with broad individual decision making.
Hitler Return Amid Ford Campaign Satire on Campus
In a satirical voice, the piece riffs on Adolf Hitler's inevitability in U S presidential campaigns, tying his imagined comeback to Gerald Ford's campaign stop at the University of Michigan. It lampoons campus reaction and media echoes, linking past political rhetoric to modern election year theater.
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Gerald Ford
University of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan Daily
Ford
United Jewish Appeal
Schicklgruber
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
North Vietnam
Nixon
New York City
Hubert
London
Washington
McGovern
Nixotn
Adolf
Nelson Rockefeller
Cow Palace
Barry Goldwater
Jerry
Nuremberg
Jerry Ford
Germany
Weil
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M. Stanton Evans
Massachusetts
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D. Johnson
Furman Uni
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Sturdgepump
Ring
Eugene McCarthy
All Sar
Elizabeth Ray
Pean
Canter
Ralph Nader
Plains
Jeffrey Hart
Danville
Union St
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Danby
Ab Krier
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