It Could Happen Here Indira Gandhi Under Cut democracy
Journal World editorial warns that Indira Gandhi has become a dictator by banning parties silencing dissent and concentrating power. It argues democratic safeguards are failing in the United States and proposes an eight year term limit for Congress as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indira Gandhi
India
Ms. Gandhi
Lenin
Hitler
Mussolini
Russia
Germany
Italy
Stalin
Peron
Gandhi
Congress
United States
Call for Nonprofessional Head of CIA Gains Support
President Ford backs a civilian lead for the CIA arguing checks and balances protect citizens. Critics say Colby’s tenure may end, but a noncareer director could curb professional dominance and encourage accountability amid recent scrutiny.
Tension and Crisis in the 1975-76 Bicentennial Era
An observer links the era to tension and crisis, urging Americans to master stress to strengthen the nation. The piece notes Chinese symbolism for crisis as danger and opportunity and urges stress management as a bicentennial goal for lasting independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Confidence rebounds as recession nears bottom
The May University of Michigan index shows consumer confidence rebounding but still at low levels, with analysts predicting a slow recovery. The National Association of Purchasing Management reports mixed June orders, while sectors like publishing and steel show weakness. farms are expected to post record harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alan Greenspan
University of Michigan Survey Research Center
National Association of Purchasing Management
Shark in the Reflecting Pool Sparks White House Debate
A surreal tale recounts a shark in the reflecting pool attacking a Democratic congressman while a White House scramble unfolds. The President weighs actions from closing the pool to forming a National Shark Commission as Congress becomes a focal point of the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lincoln Memorial
White House
National Security Council
CIA
Congress
Virginia
Solzhenitsyn Addresses AFL-CIO Audience at Washington Hilton
Alexander Solzhenitsyn speaks to thousands of AFL-CIO members with George Meany and Melvin Laird nearby. Simas Kudirka, Dolgun, and Meany praise his courage as he condemns Communism in a public address at the Washington Hilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Washington Hilton
Afl-Cio
American Labor Movement
Melvin Laird
James Schlesinger
Defense
United Nations
Daniel Moynihan
Ford
George Meany
Solzhenitsyn
Tiny Meeker
Bob D’arcy
Lane Kirkland
Alexander Dolgan
Dolgun
Gulag
Kirkland
Simas Kudirka
Kudirka
KGB
Brooklyn
Meany
United States
Traffic safety agenda cites Britton note on 10th and New York
In a letter to the Journal-World, Frank Britton is thanked for raising concerns at 10th and New York. The Traffic Safety Commission plans to discuss action at its August meeting, stressing safe traffic flow. Citizens may notify the City Engineer to bring issues to the agenda and attend meetings at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday in the First National Bank Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Frank Britton
10Th
New York
Traffic Safety Commission
Lawrence
Britton
Commission
City Commission
First National Bank
Howard F. Stettler
Lawrence Traffic Safety Commission
Marcos reshapes Philippines foreign policy toward Asia and China
Marcos curbs anti insurgency in Mindanao while courting Arab oil states and embracing China. He downplays U S ties amid oil shocks, shifts toward regional partnerships with Malaysia and other Asian nations, and asserts independence from Washington. He hints at non aggression with China through quoted Maoist views.
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Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Marcos
Mindanao
Indochina
U.S
East Asia
Washington
China
Peking
William Howard Taft
Lucena
United States
Vietnam
Laos
Mideast
Libya
Tun Mustapha
Sabah
Malaysia
Mao Tse-tung
This Day in History July 8 Highlights Through the Years
Notable events include Norway moving government to London in 1940 after fighting Nazi forces, Rhode Island charter granted in 1663, Percy Shelley’s 1822 drowning, Bryan's 1898 Cross of Gold speech, Wilson’s 1919 New York welcome, Saipan victory in 1944, Paris’ 2000th anniversary in 1951, and Nixon’s 1969- five years earlier pledge to empower American Indian groups.
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Norway
London
Charles II of
England
Rhode Island
Percy Shelley
Gulf of
Spezzia
William Jennings Bryan
Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Versailles
Saipan
Paris
Richard Nixon
Congress
World Company daily paper details 1854 1952 Lawrence Kansas
The World Company publishes a daily paper in Lawrence Kansas with editors Ralph Simons Sr Dolph C Simons Jr Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey Leo Eller and W C Simons as editor from 1891 to 1952. It lists offices at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets and provides subscription rates by carrier or mail across counties and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
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
Kansas residents face weather impact and notable city events
The report notes improved local vegetable crops after rain while wheat crops are damaged. A fatal fall from a Kansas statehouse stairway in Topeka kills Eileen Short McClain of Memphis. Other items include a new city building, a mental health clinic opening, Navy fleet figures, KU research department, a new professor of voice, a planned glee club, and KU athletic department gains after debt adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Short McClain
Memphis
Joseph Wilkins
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Howard Hughes
Democrats
Nelson
Richmond News Leader
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Whittaker Chambers
Ross MacKenzie
Journal- World
Orville Edmonds
Bell Memorial
Ralph Major
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