Split Buys Lebanon Time
Analysis of Lebanon civil war shows a de facto partition with Christians on the coast and Palestinians in the south. Syria guards Christian areas while Israel blocks Palestinian arms, possibly shaping a gradual peace process and future Geneva style talks as Elias Sarkis takes office.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Tripoli
Israel
Syria
Cyprus
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Northern Ireland
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Elias Sarkis
Do Candidates Have Power To Reduce Government?
Oklahoma City Times analyzes why voters favor smaller government yet doubt candidates can fulfill reform pledges. It notes past platform evaporation, sunset and sunshine bills, and Congress debates on entrenched exemptions that hamper real change. It concludes public doubt remains about turning rhetoric into action.
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Congress
Oklahoma City Times
Name-Dropping at Main and the Post Road in Westport
PETE McGOVERN notes a string of celebrities seen in Westport Connecticut a summer haunt. Cloris Leachman Paul Newman Robert Redford Bette Davis June Havoc Jim McKay Harry Reasoner Sterling Hayden Garry Moore Adele Borden Theodore Bikel Robert Penn Warren Barbara Baxley Joanne Woodward Richard Rodgers Steven Dohanos all appear or are observed in everyday moments near Main Street and the Post Road.
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Pete McGovern
Westport
Connecticut
Main
Post Road
Reasoner
Klein's
Richard Scarry
Sterling Hayden
Aspasia’s
Garry Moore
Westport News
Adele Borden
Morris Carnovsky
World of Cheese
Fanny Foxe
Welch's Hardware
mid-Main
Barbara Baxley
Joanne Woodward
Theodore Bikel
Dave Brubeck
Robert Penn Warren
June Havoc
Win Elliott
Town ‘N’ Tweed
Sonny Fox
Richard Rodgers
Steven Dohanos
Dohanos
Name dropping and celebrity sightings dutifully recalled
Jim Bishop recounts a Westport scene with Tina Louise Eva LaGallienne and Eddie Albert star spotting. A crowd hush greets a mysterious bald man as onlookers speculate who he is. The piece playfully explores fame, accusations of name dropping, and a parental tale about a daughter who speaks to God.
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Mabel Albertson
Eva LaGallienne
Rachna’'s of
India
Bambi Linn
Leonard Bernstein
Peter DeVries
Tina Louise
Anne Bancroft
Weston
Mel Brooks
Tina
New Zealand
Brutus
Kilroy Hic
John Connally
Republic
Mississippi Delegates and the 1964 Convention Show
The piece comically recalls Mississippi delegates at the political convention, noting their stamina and theatrical flair. It praises some speakers like Howard Baker, criticizes John Connally’s theatrics, and contrasts Rockefeller and Goldwater within a televised, chaotic arena.
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Kansas City
Mississippi
Quote: Be willing to have it so by William James
The saying attributes acceptance as the first step to overcoming misfortune, urging readiness to acknowledge what has occurred as a path to resilience. It emphasizes mental stance over immediate blame.
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Council of Trent
Mississippi
NBC
Ford
Grant
Vicksburg
Republic
Howard Baker
Mencken
William James
Gerald Ford
Harry Truman
Truman
Independence
Carter
Mr. Ford
Ford Picks Dole in Heartland Strategy Shift
Ford abandons Sun Belt approach choosing Sen. Robert Dole over Baker and Connally. The move signals a conservative Heartland appeal to heal party rifts and challenge Carter, with Ford projecting a Trumanesque underdog image and ready to debate to shape campaign tone.
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Kansas City
Gerald Ford
Sun Belt
Sen
Robert Dole
Howard Baker
John Connally
Jimmy Carter
Dole
Ford
Mr. Ford
Ronald Reagan
William D. Ruckelshaus
William Simon
Elliot Richardson
John Connally Dole
Reagan
Carter
Walter Mondale
William Ruckelshaus
America
Nixon
Watergate
George McGovern
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King Features Syndicate
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the Man
Mabel
John Davis Lodge
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Iaa Bradley
Eddie Albert
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Pete
Jack Paar
Vatican
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Vance
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Bob Dylan
William F. Buckley Jr
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