The Unworkable Device and the Tyranny of Boycotts
A retrospective essay discusses Charles Boycott and the term boycott, noting how refusals of rentals sparked organized defiance and how most campaigns fail to achieve desired aims. It cites modern examples including JP Stevens, table grape disputes, Gallo ads, and local protests, arguing that boycotts often harm victims and rely on majority pressure rather than fair protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C Boycott
Earl of Erne
County Mayo
Ireland
California University
Gallo Wines
Gallo
United Farm Workers
ABC
High Point
Summer of 76 Driven by Mars and Nessie Probes
The summer sparks renewed debate as Viking I eyes life on Mars and The New York Times backs Loch Ness monster research. If both succeed, cherished mysteries may yield to scientific jargon and reshape imagination, with Nessie and Martian bacteria joining moon rocks in museums and parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Viking I
Mars
New York Times
Scotland
HG Wells
Loch Ness
Nessie
Smithsonian Institution
Mexico Votes: Lopez Portillo Maintains PRI Edge
Mexico on Sunday July 4 will elect its president with Jose Lopez Portillo of the PRI as the sole major candidate after PAN abstained. The election reflects PRI’s one party dominance since 1929 and will test rural poverty relief and relations with the United States amid immigration and investment concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Jose Lopez Portillo
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Lopez Portillo
National Action Party
PAN
Valentin Campa
Communist Party
Campa Wall
Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Efrain Gonzalez Morfin
Partido Nacional Revolucionario
Echeverria
National University
University of Santiago
Chile
Lopez
Washington
State Kissinger
United States
U.S
Chamber NAM Merger Could Benefit Business and Nation
The US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers consider a merger in principle to boost lobbying clout in Washington while urging restraint on fireworks during Bicentennial celebrations to prevent tragedies. A North Carolina discussion highlights management insights, expanded retail morale tactics, and local business moves including Silver Knit Industries acquisition of Drexel Knutting Mills, plus community programs from Girls Haven, a Jaycee award for Jim Morgan, and HP Central High School debaters’ national finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Washington
North Carolina
Silvers
Dan River, Inc
Drexel Knutting Mills Company
Dan River
High Point
Mhen
Jim Morgan
Clayton
Washington Merry Go Round: Slain Arizona Newsman's Steps Retraced
Investigative reporter Don Bolles of the Arizona Republic was killed by a remote bomb in Phoenix tied to Emprise Corp and racing interests. The hit man John Harvey Adamson was arrested. motive linked to Bolles pursuing crime syndicates and racing operations. Linchpin figures Fred Porter Jr and Ramcorp Metals loom, as colleagues retrace Bolles last steps and raise questions about political corruption and the Emprise network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Don Bolles
The
Arizona Republic
Bolles
John Adamson
Phoenix
John Harvey Adamson
Emprise
Larry Kraftowitz
Kraftowitz
Emprise Corp
Buffalo
Arizona
Nevada
Ramcorp Metals, Inc
Ramcorp
Emmprise
Sportsystems
Fred Porter Jr
Porter
Arizona Racing Commission
Ramada Inn
Walter Cherfetz
Ramcorp Metals
Hhs
Keith Nation
Bollés
Fred
Mprise
Racing Commission
Portier
After Mao What Happens Global view analysis
The piece weighs Mao’s possible death and its impact on China policy. It notes diplomats see succession behind the scenes and debate Sino Soviet relations post Mao, with Washington split between rapid normalization risking Taiwan ties and caution to maintain stability. The text ends with an odd insert about Washington politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Halasz
Alliance
United Nations
Mao Tse-tung
Washington
China
Mao
Chou En-lai
Peking
United States
U.S
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Cuba
Rhodesia
JP Stevens Co
NAM
Holt McPherson Enterprise
Robert Levoy
Airline Club
Leroy
Mike Quitito
Girls Haven of North Carolina, Inc
Asheboro
Quinto
Jaycees
Alls
Boys Home
Mike Quinto
High Point Central High School
Colorado Springs
Cale
Ted
Scott Jensen
Jim Gooding
James Pritchett
Robert Weil
Michael Pierce
HPCHS
American Bar Association
Milwaukee Journal
Nation
Clarendon Hotel
Senator Soaper
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