Editorial on U S aid to Angola and public disclosure
The piece argues for transparent public debate on American aid to Angolan resistance groups amid Soviet backed forces. It cites Vietnam lessons, urges congressional authorization, and notes a Senate subcommittee’s move to require consent before aid. It warns against secrecy and ideological bets, pressing for informed public positions.
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Karl Marx
CIA
Kennedy
Johnson
Vietnam
Angola
Congress
Kissinger
Soviet Union
U.S
National Front For the Liberation of
National Union For the Total Independence of
Senate
Rumor Techniques Highlighted in Ford Drinking Charge
A columnist accuses President Ford of a drinking problem, but reporting flaws and misidentifications undermine the claim. The piece notes Time magazine's historical handling of such rumors about FDR and warns against sensational charges. It cautions journalists to avoid precise denials and to focus on vague mentions of whisky at his plate.
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Time Magazine
Franklin Roosevelt
Time
Roosevelt
Jeffrey St. John
Ford
Washington
St. John
Venezuela
Colombia
Associated
Lord
Lapidary lapse spurs debate over pet rocks as pets
Advertising Age warns consumer watchdogs may have slept through holiday pet rock boom. California firm advertises rocks as quiet, trainable pets that sit stay roll over and need no shots, yet health risks and possible contamination raise safety questions and environmental impact concerns. Ralph Nader hailed as ready to investigate.
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Advertising Age
California
Gers
Ralph Nader
Crisis and rout as Ford misses Houston conference
South Carolina Republican chair Jesse Cooksey pressed for Ford to attend the Houston Southern Republican conference. Ford skipped the event, drawing fire from Callaway and Rockefeller who escalated attacks on Reagan. The episode deepened splits among southern Republicans and raised doubts about Ford's campaign strategy and future support.
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Houston
Jesse Cooksey
South Carolina
Ford
Reagan
Washington
Cookley
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Howard H.bd Callaway
Cooksey
Sir Galahad
Rockefeller
Callaway
Morton
Marion
Congress
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Fred Agnich
Republican National
Letters to the editor respond to Siegfried Tichauer on war strategy
LES HOLT of Seal Beach rebuts a December letter criticizing U S policy toward small nations and praising Chamberlain. He argues Britain expected a war and used disarmament to buy time, crediting Allied forces and Russia for aiding victory. He notes personal experience in Europe.
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Siegfried Tichauer
Moynihan
United States
Neville Chamberlain
U.S. of A
Les Holt
Seal Beach
Spring Street
Los Hanates
Mood Control
RD. Long Beach
Long Beach readers weigh pollution policy impacts
Readers issue letters debating job effects of pollution controls and praise or critique of federal and local voices. Notable names include Sylvia Porter, George Robeson, Carol Wist, J. Martinek, Terry Powers, Mrs. Smith, and Dr. Collins, with community concerns about taxes and parking.
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Peking
China
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Gallup
James Holfhouser
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Robert Novak
Heport
Rowland Evans
Chamberlain
Long Beach
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George Robeson
Mrs. Robeson
Scrooge
Robeson
Carol Wist
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Mary L. Dinielli
J. Martinek
Ilirks
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Terry L. Powers
D. K. Collins
Ais
Frank Anderson
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Mr. Anderson
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