Rumsfeld Named Defense Chief Amid Detente Shift
The Ford administration replaces James Schlesinger with Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. Observers note Kissinger favors detente over readiness, while NATO briefing by Adm Hill-Norton signals Russian military buildup and growing threat. Rumsfeld’s NATO experience may shape U.S. defense restructuring in a volatile era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Schlesinger
U.S
Donald Rumsfeld
Ford
Schlesinger
Henry Kissinger
Russia
Kissinger-Ford
Rumsfeld
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Brussels
Belgium
Adm
Peter Hill-Norton
Hill-Norton
Moscow
United States
China
Best wishes to Jayhawks before Sun Bowl trip
The Kansas University football team heads to El Paso to prepare for the Sun Bowl game against Pittsburgh. The 1975 KU squad finished 7-4, placed fourth in the Big Eight, and upset top teams, earning regional pride and high hopes for a television audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
E Paso
Tex
Pittsburgh University
Jayhawk
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Jayhawks
el Paso
Pittsburgh
Nebraska
Arizona State
Colorado
Texas
Michigan
Government Wins Case Against Ghostwritten Term Papers
The 1973 Boston ruling set precedent against term paper sellers by proving misrepresentation through the mails. The Postal Service reports nine of ten recent prosecutions successful and notes such fraud cheapens education and harms degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Postal Service
Rhodes Scholar Stephen Munzer wins KU award in England trip
KU senior Stephen Munzer of Salina earned a Rhodes Scholarship granting study in England. He is an avid reader and intramural sports participant who enjoyed dancing to lively music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Munzer
Salina
England
Lawrence
America
Fool’s Paradise
South Carolina
The World Company Lawrence Staff and Details
Directory style item listing key personnel at The World Company Lawrence Kansas including Dolph Simons Jr and Sr Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey Leo Ellera with editorial leadership positions and publishing dates. It notes established in 1854 and office at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets plus subscription rates by carrier and mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Tates
Jack Starkey
Leo Ellera
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Rates may surprise retirees and their planners
NEW YORK AP notes retirement ads claim fortunes from savings plans with high future rates. Experts warn guarantees last only seven years, future rates may fall, and caveats remind that results may not match past performance. FDIC cautions and SEC limits frame regulation and investor risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Treasury
Roger Hood
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
John Wright
Pensions and Trusts
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Hood
On This Date in History for December 20
A summary of notable events on December 20 across history including Missouri taxation of bachelors in 1820 and South Carolina's secession in 1860. Other milestones: 1813 Congress internal revenue system, 1790 Pawtucket cotton mill, 1803 Louisiana transfer ceremony, 1922 USSR formed, 1957 Euratom agency opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United States
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
New Orleans
France
Missouri
South Carolina
Russia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
European
Nuclear Energy Agency
Yonkers
New York
Pioneer International
Tucson
Arizona
Shunpikers See Dixie Best in the Old South Journey
In this reminiscence the author praises shunpiking and nostalgic Dixie drives through South Carolina and Georgia. He contrasts old roads with interstates, recalls 1930s poverty and Reconstruction, and notes social shifts, myths, and racial change while celebrating Southern landscapes and folks.
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Dixie
Henry Grady
New South
Old South
South
Gulf Coast
Okefenokee
Texarkana
Texarkana Cemetery Operator Who Advertises Gravesites As “Memorial Estates
North Carolina
Brookhaven
Miss
Greenwood
Appomattox
Mississippi
Massachusetts
FDR
Frances Perkins
America
Presidential Christmas Card From Ford Family
Replica 1975 Christmas card sent by President and Mrs. Ford to a Lawrence resident features George Currie’s Farmyard in Winter from the White House collection. The card bears a presidential seal and Hallmark production marks, with a holiday greeting for Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Ford
Lawrence
New England
George Currie
White House
Ford
Hallmark
U.S. Angolan Debate Centers on Competing with Soviets
Washington wrestles with how to counter the Soviet political offensive as Angola becomes a litmus test. Officials warn of isolationist pressures amid debate over aid to anti MPLA factions and CIA covert actions.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Angola
United States
Soviet Union
Africa
Moscow
Kremlin
Yugoslavia
Europe
U.S
Sen
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Bayh
Cuba
China
South Africa
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Portugal
Ford
Vietnam
Nathaniel Davis
Switzerland
Davis
Henry Kissinger
CIA
Zaire
Peking
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Defense Posture
W.F. Bradley
Donald Breithaupt
Ray Culbertson
Emil Heck Jr
Charles Oldfather
James Owens
Jerry Shockley
Southwestern Bell
Gary Johnson
Topeka
Emporia
William Allen White
Allen Crafton
American National Theater Assembly
Lawrence Junior High
Central Junior High
Walt Disney
Mary Alice Woods
Independence
Margaret Alloway
Dorothy Fritz
Wichita
Dorothy Kennedy
Betty Barnes
Leavenworth
Journal- World
Charles Lindbergh
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Manhattan
S.C
6Th Wisconsin Light Artillery
Vicksburg Military Park
Tavus Thes Saat
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Indochina
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