Abolish Death Penalty Urged Amid Nationwide Split
A North Carolina Supreme Court ruling upholds capital punishment while a Raleigh march of 300 to 400 petitions calls for abolition. The piece critiques federal and state executions, notes rising death row numbers, and argues for abolition to curb violence and protect society. Key voices cite Sen. Harold Hughes and Attorney General Saxbe amid nationwide debate.
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U. S. Senate
North Carolina Supreme Court
Raleigh
Legislative Building
General Assembly
North Carolina
Central Prison
United States
United States Supreme Court
Nixon
William Saxbe
Senate
Supreme Court
Sen
Harold Hughes
Iowa
A Good Job Well Done by Enterprise Carrier Boys
Carrier boys collected discarded eyeglasses for Eyes for the Needy. The program, organized with the local Life Underwriters Association, rewarded participants with a bike, a savings bond, and Cougar tickets. The project yielded vast donations and led to two new bikes as prizes.
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Enterprise
Association of Life Underwriters
Eyes For the Needy” Organization
Projections of oil wealth reshape Middle East fortunes
The oil price surge will nearly double Arab GNP from 36 to 74 billion and lift per capita incomes in Qatar and Abu Dhabi to unprecedented levels. Iran and Nigeria also gain, while global wealth shifts reflect long-standing energy imbalances.
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Middle East
Washington
Persian Gulf
Qatar
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
United States
U. S
Iran
Nigeria
Oil price rise reshapes world economies and IMF reform
The oil shock burdens developing nations with about 10 billion extra yearly energy import costs, while oil producers gain up to 90 billion. Egypt and Yemen, lacking oil, face little direct impact though per cap income rises modestly. The Shah of Iran suggests an IMF managed fund to ease consuming countries’ burden.
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Middle East
Egypt
Yemen
India
Shah of Iran
International Monetary Fund
Nickel politics spurs U.S. Burundi ties amid genocide claims
U.S. policy shifts toward Burundi linked to a $14 billion nickel discovery and potential oil, with classified memos suggesting normalization of relations to aid American corporate interests. The piece cites Thomas Pickering and Maj. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, noting decades of mass killings of Hutus by the Tutsi rulers and critiques of State Department handling.
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Washington
Nixon
Burundi
United States
U.S
State Department
White House
Thomas Pickering
Order
Burundia
Pickering
Lake Tanganyika
Department
NSC
National Security Council
Hispandite House
Reed
Brent Scowcroft
Henry Kissinger
Department of State
Adolf Hitler
Robert L. Yost
Yost
Scowcroft
SEATO a Dead Horse From Manila Era to Vietnam Debate
The piece criticizes SEATO, formed in 1954 under Dulles, as a useless alliance misused to justify Vietnam intervention. It traces member nations, shifts in obligation, and constitutional war powers, arguing SEATO should be quietly buried while Congress controls any future action in the Philippines.
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Washington
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
SEATO
Dulles
Vietnam
Thailand
Philippines
U.S
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Taiwan
Korea
United States
India
Foreign Policy Association
Aleutian Islands
South Pacific
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Manila
Congress
Kissinger wary of pro Cuba drift in Latin America
Kissinger and U S officials view Castro’s attempts to loosen the U S boycott as risky. The secretary says the United States should seek friendly ties with Latin American governments without provoking a Cuban detente. Officials note Cuba’s purchases from U S firms would trigger secondary boycotts possibly waived by Treasury.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Castro
Kissinger
Mexico City
United States
Cube
Cuba
Mexico
Argentina
Worthington
Toronto
Capitol Hill
Ted Kennedy
J. William Fulbright
Idaho
Frank Church
Rhode Island
Claiborne Pell
West Virginia
Roberty Byrd
Byrd
Paron Siiberal
Mike Mansfield
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Ralph Nader
Foreign Affairs
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Morris
United Nations
Stricker
Africa
Cambodia
Laos
South Vietnam
Tosa
Eisenhower
Formosa
Pescadores
Wayne Morse
Southeast Asia
Tonkin Gulf
Latin America
Virginia Prewett
North American Newspaper Alliance
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