Perplexing Spanish executions evoke global and U.S. reaction
The piece critiques Western responses to Franco Spain executing five young terrorists and questions the mild U.S. reaction. It notes Poland and Britain recalling ambassadors, cites Tom Wicker, and argues the United States subtly weighs security over human rights while warning of harsher fallout if U.S. death row inmates are executed.
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Spain
Poland
Great Britain
United States
New York Times
Tom Wicker
Attica
U.S
Wicker
Supreme Court
East Germany
Europe
Franco
Natural fibers return to fashion with all cotton prominence
A New York fashion view notes cotton gains ground in clothing as consumers under 30 push for natural fibers amid synthetic dominance. Experts say cotton looks good and feels good though it wrinkles, while all-cotton outfits remain a minority in U S markets.
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New York
HEW Drops Opposition to N C State Vet School Location
Dr. Lewis Dowdy laments the HEW decision to drop opposition to NC State University hosting a new veterinary medicine school. A&T State University sought the program, arguing it would prove a historically black institution can sustain a top professional program. HEW had threatened to cut UNC federal funds if the school went to A&T, and alumni groups have sued to challenge the decision. Dowdy urges a lawful, high‑minded resolution without coercive threats.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
University of North Carolina
A&t State University
Board of Governors
Projecting the News Baseball Bounces Back
The 1975 World Series opens Oct 11 at Boston as baseball steadies after labor turmoil. Attendance rose in both leagues, with the Reds and Dodgers drawing large crowds, signaling a nostalgia driven renaissance praised by executives and columnists for its traditional values and accountability.
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Boston Red Sox
Violence in American History Refutes Golden Age Myth
The essay challenges the belief in a nonviolent perfect past, arguing Americans have long endured and produced violence. It cites lynching totals, 1919 Chicago, Civil War casualties, and 1855 Tennessee politics to show continuity of violence. It notes modern crime statistics and juvenile procedures reveal a persistent pattern rather than a decline.
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John Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
George Wallace
Ford
New York
United States
North
Britain
France
Chicago
Ain
CIA FBI Murder Schemes Described in Senate Hearings
Secret sworn testimony alleges CIA and FBI plots to murder enemy agents in the United States. Witnesses claim assassination vouchers, exotic weapons, and training at secret sites. Sturgis testified of Miami area murder plans. FBI and Justice deny the allegations. Separate payroll probe targets former Rep. Joseph Maraziti for misused staff pay and questionable hires.
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Washington
CIA
FBI
Senate Intelligence Committee
U.S
Senate
United States
Nant
Rockefeller Commission
Frank Sturgis
Watergate
Miami
Sturgis
Bahamas
Everglades
Tampa
Joseph Burton
Burton
Richard Arvedon
Arvedon
Robert Heibel
Alvedon
Judith Petersen
David Rosenberg
Cambridge
Mass
Justice Department
Joseph Maraziti
R-N.j
Maraziti
Andy Tirpok
Tirpok
Elizabeth LePree
Ann Leclerc
The Art Buchwald Column No News In Washington
Washington post strike said to affect the nation as government reads the Post for policy, security, and budget details. CIA, Treasury, Agriculture, HEW, and foreign affairs rely on its morning edition to align narratives and actions. The piece warns of chaos if the Post stops publishing.
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Washington
Washington Post
Secretary of the Treasury
William Simon
Ford
Simon
CIA
Senate
House
Department of Agriculture
United States
Department
White House
Congress
Legislative Branch
Post
Henry Kissinger
Pentagon
Cuba
Panama
Portugal
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
Cambodia
Mayaguez
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Tata i
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Johnson
Jack Anderson
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Japan
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