Britain Gains New Leadership Under Callaghan
Harold Wilson resigns and James Callaghan becomes prime minister backed by moderate Labour figures and trade unions. A wage control pact limits annual increases to 4.5 percent, grants tax cuts, and aims to curb inflation from the prior double digit rates while coal miners and militant unions resist and TU Congress approval looms.
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Britain
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Denis Healey
South Wales
Trade Union Congress
World Arms Sales and the Global Trade Debate
A broad survey of the world arms market notes the rapid growth of sales and asks who should regulate this force. It highlights US leadership, corruption concerns, and the tension between policy aims and arms as a tool of influence amid competing national interests.
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Washington
George Bernard Shaws
Barbara
Undershaft
US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
United States
America
White House
Pettagon
State Department
Colin Gray
Insitute
Keeping Watch On Watchdogs In The FBI Oversight Debate
A Ronan satirical essay echoes Juvenal’s question about guarding the guards as the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence reviews abuses by the FBI under Hoover. It notes illegal wiretaps, forged letters, and dirt-digging, acknowledges good deeds, warns against overreaction, and argues reforms should be careful and measured.
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Chambers
Ube
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
J Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Juvenal
Edgar Hoover
Congress
Senate
Narvete
Jess
Saudis Fuel Alarm Over Kissinger Era Policy
The Saudis feel betrayed by US moves under Henry Kissinger, shifting multibillion contracts to France and Japan. Prince Saud says Washington promises differ from actions, as Tehran and Iran tilt, oil policy pressure grows, and a Saudi fiscal plan envisions 142 billion over five years with US firms losing several major bids.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
United States
France
Joe Spear
Riyadh
Kassinger
Kissinger
Israel
Saud
Spear
United Nations
Willem Scranton
Scranton
West Bank
Iran
Shah
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Satedas
Prince Saud
Cuba
Ayyadh
Japan
Panama Is Ours in a War Talk Comic Exchange
In a playful yet tense Washington column, a talk about the Panama Canal stirs patriotism and war talk. Stanislaus argues for defense and sovereignty while debating peace options and a possible treaty with Panama. Reagan's stance fuels the conversation.
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Stanislaus
Reagan
Panama Canal
Panama
Texas
Georgia
Indiana
Montezuma
United States
Canal
Lousiana
Alaska
Teddy Roosevelt
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Departmentat
Radbeth
NEA
Bum
Senator Soaper
Hns
Mobil Oil
Mobils
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amtrak
General Electric
Stary
Penn Central
Double Standard
Robert Bork
John Dingell
Supreme Court
Bork
Art Buchwald
Stanislaus House
Fier
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Ronald Reagan
San Juan Hill
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