Tough talk on Cuba from Kissinger meets mixed reaction
The editorial argues Kissinger's warnings to Fidel Castro may target domestic voters and fail to deter Castro. It notes potential aims to bluff or force action, warns about audience effects on other nations, and suggests a naval blockade could be possible with Congress approval if Castro does not respond.
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Henry Kissinger
Fidel Castro
Castro
Kissinger
Angola
Rhodesia
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Congress
Vietnam
America
Cuba
United States
Havana
Kiss Inger
Kennedy
Semantics expert Hayakawa eyeing Senate bid status
Hayakawa stops by to report on his Republican campaign for the U S Senate noting he remains second to Robert Finch but gaining. He says he has few ideological gaps with Finch or incumbent John Tunney though he favors a tougher stance against Cuban military actions in Africa. The piece muses on his potential to educate readers in semantics and explore detente meaning and action while acknowledging possible failure but potential personal satisfaction.
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Hayakawa
Pas
U.S
San Francisco State University
Robert Finch
Finch
John Tunney
Tunney
Africa
State Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
Kissinger
Gerald Pord
Kissinger’s Rhodesia stance risks Cuban intervention fallout
In a Texas briefing Kissinger links support for majority rule in Africa with opposition to Cuban military aid, prompting fears in Rhodesia and Africa that the United States may tacitly back Smith against Cuban pressure. The piece argues the policy could invite Cuban help for Rhodesia and questions U.S. consistency versus Vietnam Laos and Cambodia.
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New York
Henry Kissinger
Africa
Havana
Moscow
Rhodesia
United States
Kissinger
Texas
Ronald Reagan
Smith
Jan Smith
Cuba
Castro
Vietnam
CIA Ih
Laos
Air Force
Cambodia
Solar water heating used by Dr Tom Watson in Suntan
A reminiscence recalls Dr Tom Watson of 462 fellow employees who built a late 1930s Suntan home on a hill with an east facing sloped roof solar unit. The system, about 12 by 6 feet, used looped half inch pipe in a box with a glass cover and soot cleaned by a blow torch, providing year round hot water without another heater.
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Tom Watson
Suntan
Ouster of Isabel Peron reshapes Argentina politics
The New York Times piece notes Argentines mainly cared about soccer as Isabel Peron was ousted by the military after a long rule marked by economic collapse and civil strife. It cites Peronism's fracture, unions’ anger, and Jose Lopez Rega’s fall as pivotal factors shaping a risky post coup era.
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New York Times
Buenos Aires
Isabel Martinez de Peron
Hemisphere
Peron
Peronismo
Argentina
Juan Peron
Proposal for annual Seal Beach beach parking permit
Michele Jones of Seal Beach argues that residents should buy an annual parking permit to access the beach any time, suggesting a $35 yearly fee. She notes winter access costs $1 and summer $2, with beach hours ending at sunset.
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Seal Beach
Michele Jones
Television protests target Jane Fonda and Reagan era images
The text discusses removing Jane Fonda and Governor Reagan images from TV. It mentions an attorney's cleverness and a plan to challenge Ford, along with a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission after the primaries.
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Jane Fonda
Vincent Bugliosi
S. “Heller
Skeltec
Reagan
Ford
Federal Communications Commission
Reading list highlights from 1976 book reviews
A digest of recent volumes and essays including Hucker's China history from prehistory to 1850, Powers Dudden’s political humor anthology, Howe’s portrait of Eastern European Jewish immigrants, Kaufman and son’s autism journey, Alaska Northwest’s Winter 1976 issue, Mielke and Alaska topics, Tikhanoy and Russian Alaska arts, and Rojas Samford’s Allende CIA intrigue with Chile’s 1973 murder details.
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Barry Neil Kaufman
Harper and Row
Barry Kaufman
Suzi
Raun
Alaska Journal
Alaska Northwest Publishing Co
Box
EEF
Anchorage
Alaska
Margaret Mielke
Treadwell
United States
Akun Island
Russia
Mikhail Tikhanoy
Allende
Robinson Rojas Samford
CIA
Pentagon
U.S
Chile
Salvador Allende
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Stanford University Press
University of Michigan
Charles C. Rucker
Mr. President
Arthur Powers Dudden
Ambrose Bierce
Davy Crockett
Finley Peter Dunne
Will Rogers
W. C. Fields
Irving Howe
Harcourt Brave Jovanovich
Europe
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