Colby urges U S Soviet joint war room to avert nuclear crisis
Former CIA chief William Colby proposes a treaty creating a joint American Russian war room staffed by officers from both sides to improve crisis communications and prevent hasty actions that could unleash a rapid nuclear exchange. He backs deep arms cuts but opposes unilateral U S reductions and advocates a space based defense option as a safeguard.
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William Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Colby
CIA
Soviet Union
Reagan
Why should athletes face drug tests alone
Democratic critic John Leonard questions why only pro athletes face compulsory urinalysis. He argues public figures including Congress members should also be tested, noting society’s obsession with star athletes while public officials shape broad social impact. He suggests a democratic urinalysis for all before key actions.
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John Leonard
New York Times
Leonard
Department of Athletes
Sports Illustrated
Yarborough
Congress
CIAMK ULTRA revelations force admission of drug testing
Six years after first exposing MK-ULTRA horrors, the CIA acknowledged in a court filing the scope of its experiments on unsuspecting prisoners in the 1950s and 1960s. Plaintiffs seeking damages recount brain damage, flashbacks, and suicidality from doses of LSD mescaline and other substances, with records destroyed in 1973.
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Washington
CIA
Atlanta
Thomas E. Maddox Jr
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Farrell
Kirk
Don Roderick Scott
John R. Moole
James T. Knight
Mk-Ultra
Mk-Search
Carl Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer
Sidney Gottlieb
Watergate
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Richard Nixon
White House
Shultz's marathon temperament shapes his view of policy
Washington profile portrays George Shultz as a disciplined, marathonlike secretary of state with strong economic expertise. It notes his calm, long-range stance on trade, Israel, and the Soviet Union, while detailing debt risks from Mexico, unemployment, and the need to limit Soviet options rather than overturn the system.
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Washington
George Shultz
State Department
America
Chicago
Hughes
Acheson
Kissinger
Mexico
U.S
Shultz
Beirut
Israel
PLO
United States
Mediterranean
Philip Habib
Censorship Fear and the Courage of a Dishonest Reporter
A columnist frets about publishing a thinly veiled tale of a man calling himself Biff and other sensational stories. He jokes about legal risks, discotheque murders, hacksaws, CIA coverups, and Supreme Court notes while portraying himself as a frightened journalist, wary of court actions and chilling effects on press freedom.
Local and national notes from 1972 era Lawrence items
A compilation of brief items covering a 1972 view of Lawrence and area. It notes BIA inspectors visiting Haskell Indian Junior College, Cons tant Construction prepared to hand over the project, Nixon’s pledge on peacetime conscription, Mark Spitz’s Olympic bid, a Lawrence High principal leaving for Wilmington, bicycle licensing in Lawrence, and a 1957 growth report for Kansas cities. It ends with 1942 obituary of Henry Gillum, longtime Douglas County Courthouse custodian.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Lawrence
Graphic Arts and Electronics
Haskell Indian Junior College
Constant Construction Co
Nixon
Mark Spitz
Munich
Germany
Lawrence High
William Medley
Wilmington
Del
Journal World staff and publication details
This item lists the Journal-World staff led by Dolph C Simons Jr and Dolph Simons Sr with roles including editor publisher and chairman of the board, plus other executives and department heads. It notes the paper was established in 1864 and published daily by The World Company in Lawrence Kansas with mailing and circulation information.
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Journal- World
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Ralph Gage
Bill Mayer
Ede Reese
Robert Nordyke
Allen Torrey
Ed Schultz
Donna Wiley
Keith Wood
Dallas Dolan
WC. Simons
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
United States
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Justice Department
George F. Will
Begin
Geneva
Russell Baker
N.Y
Biff
Wild Horses
Cher
Federal
Supreme Court
Burger
Old Home Town
Kansas
Topeka
Highland Park
Salina
Air Force Base
Henry Gillum
Douglas County
Gillum
Missouri
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Journal-World
P.O
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