Journey To Peking Seeks Balance Between Moscow and Peking
Henry Kissinger travels to Peking and returns with little. President Ford may visit China later, aiming to ease detente with Moscow while maintaining U.S. ties with Beijing. China fears Russian pressure and seeks space for U.S. pacing in diplomacy.
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Ford
China
Kissinger
United States
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
International Institute For Strategic Studies
Joseph C. Harsch
Christian Science Monitor
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Yugoslavia
Teng Hsiao-ping
People’s Daily
Czechoslovakia
Washington
Canada Postal Strike Tests Government Resolve
Canada faces a lengthy postal strike as 22 000 mail sorters walk out amid wage battles and inflation fears. Boxes are sealed, U S mail to Canada halted, and talks hinge on a 38 percent offer over 30 months versus higher demands. Union opposes automated mail handling, warning costs rise while the public endures service disruption.
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Canada
U.S
United States
Legal Malpractice Looms For Lawyers And Firms
Legal malpractice risk grows as lawyers and firms face incompetence claims. Newsweek notes a 50 percent rise in claims over five years with insurers projecting a further 20 percent gain. Major firms like White & Case and Lord, Bissell & Brook faced SEC actions for failures to curb client misstatements.
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Newsweek
U. S
Joseph W. Bishop Jr
Yale Law School
United States
California Supreme Court
SEC
New York
White & Case
Chicago
Lord, Bissell & Brook
Commission
National Student Marketing Co
The Private College Meal Ticket and the Division of Labor
A columnist critiques higher education’s shift toward broad expansion and costly programs. He cites Columbia University’s endowment loss, rising tuition, and the pull of public universities. The piece argues private colleges should focus on core strengths and respect the division of labor, resisting the educational supermarket model.
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Adam Smith
Karl Marx
John Mitchell
Harvard
Whch
City University of New York
Columbia
New York University
University of Massachusetts
Boston
Senate One: An Assault On Liberties
The CIA’s William Colby urges clearer guidelines and supervision for espionage activities while preserving free press access. The column argues Senate One would curb investigative reporting, expand government secrecy, and threaten constitutional protections, warning Nixon era overreach could recur without robust press watchdogs. It defends targeted secrecy and stresses three-part truth discovery by public employee, press, and official probe.
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CIA
Colby
America
Senate
Nixon
National Security
Supreme Court
United States
Agent In The Fender
Washington columnist jests about presidential perks with a Ford limousine auto repair sketch. A Hartford accident prompts escalating gadget prices and delays, ending with a mock bill and a note that the car may not be drivable.
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Washington
The
United States
Ford
Hartford
Conn
Ford Co
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