Perils Of Silence On News Coverage Of Presidential Plots
The piece argues that critics exaggerate a link between media fame and assassination attempts on President Ford. It warns against a national conspiracy of silence that would downplay violence and hinder public awareness, urging accurate reporting over censorship.
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Ford
Patty Hearst
Lynette Fromme
Charles Manson
Sacramento
Miss Fromme
Time
Newsweek
Sara Jane Moore
San Francisco
Jesse Helms
North Carolina Assn
Winston-Salem
Sen. Helms
Hearst
Rockefeller
Mrs. Ford
House
John Rhodes
Senate
Hugh Scott
Charles B. Leib
Washington Post
Declaration ad tricks readers signers named in Post sale
The Houston Post ran a reproduction of the Declaration of Independence as an advertisement and sold the signing rights for 125 dollars. Reportedly listed signers included a barge fleet service, a savings and loan association, the John Birch Society, and an anonymous “Concerned American.”
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The
Houston Post
the Post
Columbia Journalism
Savings and Loan Association
John Birch Society
Sectarian conflicts and state balance reshape Lebanon and neighbors
Six months of sectarian violence in Beirut and Tripoli kill about 2,000 and wound 4,000, with over $2.5 billion in damage. The piece argues the 1943 National Covenant's balance favors minority groups, notes Muslim dominance, and cites Lebanon alongside Pakistan, Belgium, and Canada as examples of sectarian or linguistic divides. It warns that tolerance remains easier to preach than practice, contrasting Swiss centuries of harmony.
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Beirut
Tripoli
Lebanon
Middle East
Ulster
Chamber of Deputies
Dent
Bangladesh
Belgium
Canada
France
de Gaulle
Wome
Italy
State Department
Rome
Johnson
White House
Vietnam
Washington Post
Washington Merry-Go-Round Natural Gas Shortage Conspiracy
A Washington column alleges a deliberate gas shortage to raise prices, citing a House memo that 31 percent of promised gas to pipelines is undelivered. It targets deregulation and higher prices, blaming the Federal Power Commission and industry, with estimates of deregulation costs soaring to 9 to 11 billion dollars. Also notes a crime story about Justice Department handling of informers and a mob case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Power Commission
House Energy Subcommittee
Transco
House
Ford
FPC
Congress
Justice Department
Underworld
Ron Schoenneman
Carmen Bastione
Schoenneman
FBI
Gerald Shur
A Word Edgewise on Civility and Controversy
The piece defends blunt debate in diplomacy and journalism, recounting the author’s clashes with officials and audiences abroad. It recalls Moynihan's labeling of Idi Amin and reflects on personal experiences from France Italy and the United Nations, noting the tension between candor and political caution.
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Congress
United Nations
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Uganda
Tinpot
Idi Amin
Moynihan
Amin
Afl-Cio
San Francisco
State Department
Tsk-Tsk
U.N
Washington
France
United States Information Agency
United States
The War Of The Stones
THE ART BUCHWALD COLUMN describes a kidney stone attack with a humorous war analogy. It explains the two stone types, the siege-like pain, and the futile attempts at peace through pacing, water, and Demerol while likening the kidney to a nation at war with the Rock of Gibraltar in the bladder.
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Washington
Evansville
Ind
Associated Press
A.P. Wire
Rock of Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Kissinger
U. N
Blue Cross
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John Hancock
Britain
India
Pakistan
West Pakistan
East Pakistan
Quebec
Israel
Jordans
Syria
Shur
Department of Justice
Johnnie
U.N. Press Corps
Art Buchwald
of the Stones
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