Kenya’s Future in Question as Kenyatta Fades
An analysis of Kenya’s fragile power balance as Jomo Kenyatta ages and health declines. It cites Kikuyu and Luo rivalries, past assassinations, and potential succession tensions. The piece warns of renewed tribal clashes and external influence from the Soviets and others amid a shifting political landscape.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Britain
Mount Kenya
English University
Kenyatta
Nixon
Tom Mboya
Nairobi
Mboya
Radio Liberty
Oginga Odinga
Palestine Liberation Organization
Labor unions shrinking in power and influence across America
The piece argues unions are weakened by dwindling membership and internal talent gaps. It notes UMW strikes, AFL CIO strains, layoffs and shop failures, and younger workers rejecting old solidarity. It contends unions lack organizing money and top leadership, while media overemphasizes aging figures.
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American Labor Movement
United Mine Workers
UMW
Communist Party
Afl-Cio
New Haven
George Meany
Sunneyvale
Calif
International Association of Machinists
Lockheed Corp
Solidarity
International Union
United Farm Workers
Ethel Kennedy
Nader
General Electric
Avis
America
Anti Abortionist Henry Hyde Faces Moral Doubt
Washington Post profile of Henry Hyde reveals his internal conflict over abortion policy, capital punishment, and family planning. He defends sanctity of life while questioning past positions, including limits on government funds and rape/incest carve outs, all in the context of his religious beliefs and political calculus.
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Henry Hyde
Ethel Waters
Enrico Caruso
Hyde
Selma
Alabama
Bible Verse Reflection for Today
A brief meditation invites readers to live wholly for God and seek acceptance in divine sight. It cites Psalm 19 and emphasizes personal devotion and obedience as the path to pleasing the Lord.
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Rock
God
National Journalism Center term seeks objectivity for interns
A new Washington based National Journalism Center aims to reform internships on Capitol Hill and in federal agencies to promote objectivity and non activist legislation. Led by M Stanton Evans the NJC offers guidance from publishers editors and writers and already benefited its first batch of interns last summer.
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Capitol Hill
Mose Allison
Nader
Washington
National Journalism Center
NJC
Indianapolis
Steel Industry Aid Hails Reemployment Push and Trade Curbs
The Carter administration proposes federal loan guarantees environmental reviews and tax incentives to modernize plants and reemploy about 25,000 of 60,000 idled steel workers. Up to 20 million would aid affected communities while new duties on imports from Japan and Western Europe aim to cut foreign competition.
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Japan
Europe
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King Features Syndicate
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KANU
Kenyan African National Union
Daniel Arap Moi
Josiah M. Kariuki
National Assembly
Marian Leighton
Forth
Mama Ngina
Margaret
Indian Ocean
San Francisco
Nicholas von Hoffman
William Raspberry
The
Washington Post Company
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Mondhey
3Rd and A Avenue
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Bill F. Bentley
Donald
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Ted Ralston
Managag
E Artor Wm H. Sullivan
James T. Gentry
Alfred Wallace Circulaton Moneger
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
DIAL
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Aol
AP News
United States
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