Editorial: Soldiers of fortune and the Angolan dilemma
The piece warns against CIA recruitment of about 600 American mercenaries for Angola while the White House denies it. It contrasts paid free-lancers with official troops, recalls Vietnam era anxieties, and reflects on how mercenaries shift heroism by cause, noting historic examples from Ethiopia and the Spanish Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Intelligence Agency
Angola
United States
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
White House
U.S
Vietnam
CIA
Ethiopia
Italy
MU Students Urge More Faculty and Higher Tuition
Missouri University students press for better teaching and smaller classes. A campus poll shows strong support for hiring more faculty, with an average suggested semester fee increase of 5.17 dollars per student to cover costs. The piece argues universities must respond to student demand for effective instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri University
Columbia
Kansas University
Reader letter challenges Journal-World on Samaritan Lodge coverage
Raymond E. Agee of Samaritan Lodge defends his facility against a December 30 1975 article Care Home Laws arguing the paper misrepresented staffing patient load and medical practices. He asserts the county and state agencies were misled and calls for balanced reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Lawrence
Lawrence Journal-World
Samaritan Lodge
Tim Pryor
Jodie Winchester
County Health Department
ICF
Kent
Winchester
New Year Hopeful Prayer for New Opportunities
A brief devotional prayer urging use of the new year to welcome life’s newness and seize daily opportunities with faith and determination.
California farm labor elections set record in four months
California farming union elections total 376 in four months, far surpassing the NLRB’s first year. UFW led with 185 wins covering 18 000 workers, Teamsters 110 wins for 11 000 workers, no union option 25 ranches, and 48 undecided. votes exceeded 40 000 with UFW taking about 54 percent.
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Fresno
Calif
California
National Labor Relations Board
Associated Press
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
NLRB
National Labor Relations Act
California Board
Teamsters Union
United Farm Workers
UFW
Teamsters
Cesar Chavez
Lawrence Hi-Tech Growth Marks 1965 Permits and Civil Rights Sit-ins
Lawrence records show 1965 permit totals surpassing 9.3 million, eclipsing 1958 by over 2 million, amid civil rights sit-ins at KU Chancellor Wescoe’s office. KU tracks coach Easton fired. Bob Timmons to succeed him as Jim Ryan moves from Wichita. Rainfall 46.74 inches, New Year births at Memorial Hospital, and Winter storms threaten local temperatures.
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Lawrence
Clarke Wescoe
Bill Easton
Wade Stinson
Bob Timmons
Easton
Wichita
Jim Ryan
Timmons
Kelly Lynn Leach
Harold Leach
Wellsville
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Today in History January 2 Highlights and Birthdays
Key events on this date include Manila fall in 1942 during the Pacific War and Georgia ratifying the Constitution in 1788. Kennedy announced his 1960 presidential bid, Nixon sped limits in 1974, and a 1986 Viet Nam actions note. Opera singer Renata Tebaldi turns 54.
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Manila
Savannah
Georgia
U.S
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Richard Nixon
Mekong Delta
South Vietnam
Glasgow
Scotland
District of Columbia
Renata Tebaldi
Paradox of more openings raising unemployment fears
The piece discusses how an uptick in job openings can swell unemployment statistics as discouraged workers return to the labor force, complicating the view of recovery from the 1974 75 recession. It notes critics question definitions, seasonal adjustments, and the usefulness of the official jobless rate for policy and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Killingsworth
Michigan State University
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Julius Shiskin
Shiskin
Sindlinger & Co
Angola
Northern Ireland
Lebanon
Retrospective column on political disillusionment and leadership
A Washington columnist reflects on 1975, regretting past political predictions about Ford Carter and Reagan while noting doubts about bipartisan foreign policy, the Indochina collapse, and the era of anti-authority national mood. He warns the coming year may keep leadership questions unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ford
Fred Harris
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Treasury
William Simon
The World Company Staff Directory Note
The World Company based in Lawrence Kansas lists editors and staff including Dolph Simons Jr and Sr Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey and Leo Eller with established history from 1854 to 1952. It notes the editor W C Simons and contact details along with subscription rates for carriers and mail subscribers across regions.
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Dalph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Old Man 1975 Gets Walking Papers
In Washington the manager informs 1975 that it will be replaced as of January 1 amid jokes about aging and declining capabilities. 75 protests he has handled inflation and global tensions, while reporters press for reaction to his departure.
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Kansas
Indochina
Solzhenitsyn
Angola
Henry Kissinger
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Soldiers of Fortune
Sare Home Response
Kansas Department of Health
Raymond E. Agee
Old Home Town
Thomas Porter
Glen Roebuck
Swing Magazine
Dean Franklin Murphy
KU Medical School
Williamstown
Olympic
Robert A. Gordon
K Aus
MR. President
Coords
By David S. Broder
Washington
Church Committee
Franklin Roosevelt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
America
Journal- World
Ande
Art Buchwald
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