Editorial warns against whitewashing Iran hostages crisis
The piece argues against moral over-optimism toward Iran after hostages are freed. It labels Tehran as criminals and terrorists, urges accountability for seized assets, and cautions leaders to resist forgiving the attackers or portraying Iranians as virtuous. It stresses vigilance for future outrages and preserves the victims' dignity.
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Reagan
U.S
America
Tehran
United States
Middle East
Iraq
Vietnam
Indochina
Capitol Rooftop Flags Reflect Revival of American Patriotism
Officials in Washington report a surge of patriotism as hundreds of congressional employees prepare to relay flags atop the Capitol on inauguration day. Officials expect up to 1,000 requests for Capitol-flown keepsakes, a sharp rise from 1977 and tied to national mood and the hostage crisis.
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U.S. Capitol
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Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
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William F. Raines
Raines
Capitol Hill
Deadline politics and hostage crisis critique in transition
A Washington column argues deadlines shaped Iran hostages diplomacy during the Carter era and warns against paying ransom. It condemns policy choices, urges accountability for the Huyser mission and embassy failure, and calls for a sober, non-celebratory response to the new Reagan administration and the hostage issue.
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Soviet Union
Dobrynin
Percycats
Senate
Downtown Lawrence plan debate sparks calls for voters
Letter from Marci Francisco and Ray Wolford urges care for downtown Lawrence amid debate over a downtown ordinance. They push for open planning, voter input, and targeted incentives to support smaller local businesses, offices, and services while resisting wholesale large retail redevelopment.
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Lawrence
Ray Wolford
Florida
Momentum is the key to American growth says Lilienthal
David Lilienthal, former TVA chairman and first Atomic Energy Commission head, urged private leadership and a bold across the board program to unleash human energy. He warned against timidity and said momentum drives development, not government fiat, urging local projects to prove capabilities. He died at 81, leaving a call to act now.
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New York
David Lilienthal
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
America
Lilienthal
Lawrence Journal World publication and subscription rates
Established in 1854 W C Simons Editor 189 to 1952 published daily by World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kan 66044 telephone 843 1000 subscription rates include sales tax by carrier 3 75 every four weeks one year 48 75 by mail in Douglas and adjoining counties where carrier service not available 29 90 per year in remaining Kansas counties and greater Kansas City Mo 36 40 per year by mail elsewhere in the United States 46 45 USPS 306 520 second class postage paid at Lawrence Kan member of Audit Bureau of Circulation member of The Associated Press postmaster send address changes to the Journal World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
System of government, fallible yet effective, in transition
James Reston reflects on the U S foreign service and the Washington bureaucracy that aided hostage negotiations. He praises the State Department for its 200 year history, notes key figures from both parties, and highlights the ongoing work of officials like Warren Christopher, Robert Carswell, and Hal Saunders as Jimmy Carter nears departure and Ronald Reagan assumes office.
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John Marshall
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Daniel Webster
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Truman
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Ford
Timothy Pickering
Louis McLane
Jeremiah S. Black
Elihu B. Washburne
Philander C. Knox
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
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Foreign Service
Wally Stoessel
Moscow
Warsaw
Larry Eng
Congress
Iran
Warren Christopher
Algiers
Tehran
Robert Carswell
Treasury Department
Richard Davis
Treasury
Roberts Owen
Muskie
Hal Saunders
State
Plains
Jefferson
Marshall
Webster
Stimson
Acheson
Vance
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