Japan Faces Political Turmoil From Lockheed Bribery Scandal
The piece reviews Lockheed bribery payments totaling 12.6 million over 18 years to Japanese officials and businessmen, sparking calls for accountability. It discusses potential ousters of Prime Minister Takeo Miki, the Liberal Democrats, and the broader political and societal shock in Japan, with US parallels and strategic implications for arms sales.
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Japan
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
Takeo Miki
Liberal Democrats
United States
Socialist Party
Pentagon
Washington
West Point to hold cadets for honor code review
West Point suspends nearly 150 second and third year cadets as an Army report urges easing penalties for honor violations. The piece argues for case by case judgments over rigid dismissal and questions the duty to report peers while defending the core need for absolute trust.
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West Point
The
Military Academy
Army
Environmental shifts push world toward atomic power and faster travel
The piece argues that despite U S objections and policy debates, nations move ahead with atomic energy and SSTs. It notes France and others expanding breeder reactors, South Africa's access to nuclear tech, and Taiwan Japan building plants while the United States lags. It criticizes U S electric rate practices and car market shifts, contrasting with Europe and Asia.
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General Electric
South Africa
Boeing
Taiwan
Japan
North America
National Utility Service
U.S
Detroit
Subaru
Volkswagen
Kissinger
Rhodesia
Obscene movie case stirs debate on free speech and law
Writer Alan Dershowitz argues the Harry Reems prosecution over Deep Throat tests federal conspiracy law and state obscenity contrasts. He contends the case exposes judicial chill and questions whether immunity could have deterred co‑defendants. The piece critiques overreach while defending obscenity as cultural force.
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Washington
Herzen House
Gornfeld
Osip Mandelstam
Abram Tertz
Andrei Sinyavsky
Russia
Kontinent
Anchor Press
Doubleday
Garden City
Harry Reems
New York
FBI
Memphis
Tennessee
Deep Throat
Reems
Miami
Alan Dershowitz
Supremes
Miller
Justice Department
California
Linda Lovelace
Dershowitz
Ford gains little as Reagan sweeps California primary
President Ford suffers a decisive two to one loss in California, losing 167 delegates while Reagan racks up about 1.5 million votes. Reagan widens his momentum lead with a nationwide delegate edge as both men head toward the Kansas City convention.
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Washington
Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Ohio
New Jersey
Reagan
Kansas City
Rhodesia
Acs
U.S
Congress
William M. Ketchum
Bakersfield
Ketcham
Delaware
Minnesota
Connecticut
Montana
North Dakota
Utah
New Mexico
Colorado
Spokane
Dan Evans
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
South
Carter
Overlooked Stats and Garden Gripes From Editors
The quotes mix humor about aging and gardening with dining critiques. An editor notes that two adults turn pale for every child turning sixteen, while a New Yorker column comments on losing interest in African violets and a Better Homes and Gardens fragment laments decor overbearing management.
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Copiey Editorial Service
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Ing
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King Features Syndicate
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Mont
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Brando
Nicholson
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Mandelstam
Gulag
Miss Jones
Community Chest
Watch and Ward Society
Playboy
Penthouse
Washington Post
New York Times
Frank van der Linden
United Feature Syndicate
Denver Post
New Yorker
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