Year After Cease-Fire Honoring Peace With Honor in Vietnam
In the year since the Paris cease-fire, Mrs. Earlyne Thomas awaits word on her husband Lt. Robert Thomas missing from a downed B-52. The piece argues the cease-fire has failed to bring lasting peace, noting 1,138 Americans unaccounted for, widespread violations, and U.S. indirect involvement ongoing. It calls for full accounting and adherence to agreements.
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Vietnam
Earlyne Thomas
Air Force
Robert Thomas
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
Thomas
South Vietnam
South
America
Russia
China
Nixon
Saigon
Defense Department
United States
Bicentennial Friction Shapes A Nation’s Anniversary
The bicentennial era brings heavy commentary on protests and political images. A DC mural mocks leaders including Marx Engels Stalin Mao and Nixon while critics urge celebratory unity over divisive displays. Observers warn against negativity that clouds pride in America’s 200th year.
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United States of America
Bicentennial Center
District of Columbia
Washington Now
U.S. News & World Report
Howard Flieger
Karl Marx
Freidrick Engels
Joseph Stalin
Mao Tsetung
Richard Nixon
Tricia Nixon Cox
Peoples Bicentennial Commission
Washington
Tom Paine
Boston
The
USA
Exorcist drives long lines and high scalper prices
Flip Wilson jokes aside, The Exorcist dominates the box office with 5 million in three weeks. Warner takes up to 85 percent of theater gross while tickets top $3 at the box office and resold to $10 by scalpers. Patrons report suspenseful, stomach turning scenes as a 12 year old girl is possessed and exorcised.
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Flip Wilson
Warner Communications Inc
Warner
Ted Ashley
Hunter Kaplan
Westwood Theater
Los Angeles
Faust and Exorcist theme tied to medieval cosmos
Beat The Devil notes distress as The Exorcist shocks with violence and profanity. Bruce Cook links modern psychology to deep roots in a medieval cosmos where God and the devil wage a soul struggle. The Faust legend, in German lore, inspired Marlowe Goethe Mann and composers from Berlioz to Liszt.
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Bruce Cook
The
National Observer
Johann Faust
Christopher Marlowe
Doctor Faustus
Goethe
Thomas Mann
Berlioz
Gounod
Schumann
Liszt
Is the British System Worthy of Emulation Today
The piece argues Britain's politicking is unruly and costly as wage demands and union power collide with Heath’s three day week. It weighs whether Labour and Conservative mismanagement has left Britain a poorer nation and ponders a potential Liberal revival amid anti political sentiment across Europe.
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House of Commons
Trade
Labour Party
Edward Heath
Heath
Britain
Wilson
Harold Wilson
Great Britain
Labour
Liberal Party
Commons
Conservatives
Europe
IRS Nixon Audit A Gentle Affair Sparks Backlash
Inside sources say IRS mishandled the Nixon tax inquiry into 1970 and 1971 returns. They allegedly ignored bank records, $100,000 Hughes gift to Bebe Rebozo, and other cash dealings. The probe faltered after May 1973, as investigations resume amid broader debates on oil company advertising versus research spending.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
Howard Hughes
Bebe Rebozo
Rebozo
Key Biscayne Bank
Frank DeMarco
California
DeMarco
Nevada
Reboza
Hughes
Richard Danner
Internal Revenue
IRS
William Walters
Gulf Oil
Exxon
Standard of Indiana
Standard of California
Mobil Oil
GAO
Charles Rangel
D-N.y
Who Gets The Circus Freebies
A letter argues for free circus tickets should go to children with little prior circus exposure rather than affiliated organization members. The writer questions selection fairness, urging universal access and inviting private citizens to broaden opportunities for underserved youths.
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Abigail Adams
John P. Roche
King Features Syndicate
France
Charles I
Maryland
U.S
En Garde
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
General Accounting Office
Greensboro
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