How to keep a secret in Washington
Journal World editorial questions the secrecy of a leaked intelligence report involving broadcaster Daniel Schorr. The piece notes that every member of the House Intelligence Committee and many aides had copies and shared them with staff and agencies. It argues leaks arise from wide circulation and copying, citing Ben Franklin on secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Schorr
Washington
Schorr
Village Voice
House Ethics Committee
House Intelligence Committee
Robert Bauer
Ronald Dellums
Les Aspin
CIA
White House
State Department
Ben Franklin
Aftermath of Legion convention deaths sparks medical frustration
Frustration grows as laboratory workers search for causes of deaths among attendees at a Philadelphia American Legion convention. Public and medical voices question why Mars missions and moon landings outpace progress against cancer heart disease and Legion disease.
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American Legion
Philadelphia
Mars
Ford weighs vice picks in secrecy amid Carter running mate
The text compares Carter’s public list of seven vice contenders with Ford’s quieter approach. Mondale emerged as Carter’s likely pick after a six-man final pool, while Reagan picked Schweiker. Ford conducts extensive but low-profile study to avoid public rejection of possible nominees.
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Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Kansas City
Carter
Walter Mondale
GOP
Ronald Reagan
Richard Schweiker
Ford
Ohio Supreme Court frees Whisner school in freedom battle
In Columbus the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed all criminal charges against Rev. Levi Whisner and co-defendants in State v. Whisner. The ruling for the Tabernacle Christian School cites religious freedom against state minimum standards that would curb independent education. Convictions reversed, defendants discharged.
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Washington
Defenders of Freedom
Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
Levi Whisner
Tabernacle Christian School
Brother Levi
Bradford
State
Whisner
Goliath and
David
State of
Wiz
Celebrezze
Levi
Leonard J. Stern
Thomas M. Herbert
William B. Ball
Harrisburg
Wisconsin
Yoder
Today in History Highlights August 13
Events on this date include 1961 East German border sealing at Berlin to stop refugees, 1521 Hernando Cortes capturing Mexico City, 1688 King William's War begins with attacks in Maine, 1848 first flag raised in Los Angeles, 1898 Manila surrenders to the United States, and 1937 Japanese attack on Shanghai.
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East Germany
East
West Berlin
Hernando Cortez
Mexico City
North Yarmouth
Maine
Los Angeles
Manila
Shanghai
China
Cuban athletes used as political tools at Montreal Olympics
Intelligence reports claim Cuban and Soviet athletes are trained and treated as professionals with state sponsorship, room and board, autos, and travel privileges. Inducted into political indoctrination sessions, they are shaped to project Marxist leninist superiority and Castro propaganda during the Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Zulema Bregado Gutierrez
Cuba
U. S
Rodriguez
Soviet Union
Zulema Bregado
Montreal
CED critiques anti inflation policy and calls for supply focused shift
The Committee for Economic Development CSR says policy under Nixon and Ford relied on demand restraint and unemployment, failing to curb inflation. It urges higher investment, supplies, and unemployment under five percent, with reduced monetary role and more fiscal action.
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New York
Committee For Economic Development
Nixon
Ford
Federal Reserve
Labor Movement
Academe
Democrats
Congress
Fed
Stassen Pursues Spotlight Amid Political Obsession
A profile of Harold Stassen describes him as chasing fame through rapid travel and campaign gestures, framing him as a man whose drive for public attention verges on the dreadful. The piece questions whether Schweiker shares this disorienting fixation on power.
The World Company Staff and Publication Details
The World is a Lawrence Kansas daily newspaper established in 1854 with editors Dolph C. Simons Jr. and Dolph Simons Sr. and staff including Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey and Leo Eller. It lists subscription rates by car mail and location and notes second class postage paid in Lawrence.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
Ebergne Fa
Controter
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Past haunts market drag investors to 1969 and 1974
New York AP reports investors dwell on past market lows, hindering future profits. Investment clubs and mutual funds show reluctance to stay invested, with members disbanding after Dow hits 990 and redemptions remaining high amid new and old funds.
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New York
National Association of Investment Clubs
Dow Jones
Better Investing
the Associa
KU Reports Growth and Campus Achievements as Enrollment Edges Up
State census shows Lawrence population 28 699 and county 40 407 with federal student figures adding to Lawrence to 42 571. KU appoints Dr Erik Wright as psychology professor and director of clinical services. acting chancellor John Nelson announces. KU coed GPA leads men 1.65 to 1.53. Pi Phi tops sororities and Alpha Kappa Lambda tops fraternities. Mary Astor once lived in Lawrence. biography notes. Cucumber crops fail. drought lowers river. dam completed hoping for power. crime in Lawrence declines last month.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Erik Wright
John Nelson
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Teofilo Stevenson
Castro
Hector Rodrigez
Superior School of
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CED
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AP Business Analyst
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Harold Stassen
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Henry James
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Oregon
Sons and Daughters
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Columbia University
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Schweiker
Las Vegas
K-Mart
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Journal- World
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