What Children Read controversy reaches U S Office of Education
The dispute over classroom reading materials draws in U S Education Commissioner Terrel Bell who urged publishers to print works that do not insult parental values. Controversies flare in West Virginia New Hanover County and several states, often centered on writings by Black authors and classic novels. The debate frames education itself as the issue, balancing parental values with exposure to diverse ideas.
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Terrel H. Bell
U.S
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W. Va
West Virginia
New Hanover County
South Dakota
Maryland
Virginia
New Jersey
Minnesota
America
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Bell
Neal declines $1000 dairy group donation after win
After winning the North Carolina Fifth District seat, Congressman-elect Stephen Neal returns a $1000 contribution from a Missouri dairy cooperative. The donor’s tie to dairy interests appears aimed at swaying votes. Neal plans to retire campaign debts with local $25 contributions.
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Neal
Missouri
Carolina
Congress of the United
Canada to curb oil exports to United States
Canada announced a drastic cut in crude oil shipments to the U S starting Jan 1 with an initial limit of 800000 barrels per day and possible further reductions toward 650000 by mid 1975 and perhaps halting exports by 1983. The move, tied to energy shortages and continental sharing debates, follows prior border taxes and stalled talks on an energy sharing pact.
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United States
Canada
Donald S. Macdonald
Macdonald
U. S
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canadian Petroleum Association
Athabasca
Ottawa
Washington
Story Of Two Spies Who Made It Home
Two men living seemingly normal lives in Rhodesia in 1969 were secretly spies for the CIA. The Scotsman editor and the English attorney gathered embargo data and passed it to U.S. officials amid Rhodesia’s isolation. Their jailbreak and torture tale highlights Cold War covert operations.
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Washington
CIA
Rhodesia
Rhodesia Herald
Salisbury
Ian Smith
United Nations
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Paul O'Neill
U.S
Secret Rhodesia spy case and postwar U S friction
The Rhodesian police tracked two secret agents amid a web of Cold War intrigue. A journalist and a lawyer were tortured and jailed under the Official Secrets Act as the United States pressed Rhodesia for recognition. One spy was freed by a jailbreak while the other remained in custody.
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CIA
Rhodesia
United States
Salisbury
Smith
Washington
Jerusalem trip shows tension as Middle East unrest looms
Report from visitors Dr. Eugene Peacock and his wife recount distressing scenes in Jerusalem after recent terrorist raids near Besan and at Damascus Gate. They witnessed hundreds evacuated, stones thrown at a convocation bus, and heavy military presence during eight days in the city while urging peaceful solutions to avert a larger conflict.
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Jerusalem
Eugene Peacock
High Point
United Methodist Church
Besan
Damascus
Holy
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