UNESCO News Flow Debate Highlights Third World Critique
The Florence meeting shows Third World journalists and officials clash with Western reporters over defining news. Editors urge reporting triumphs as liberation, while UNESCO risks press freedom by embracing state controlled narratives. Editorial warns propaganda undercuts independent sources.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Florence
Italy
Unesco
U.N
Associated Press
United Press International
Senate Adopts Ethics Plan To Police Members
The Senate approved a code of ethics stricter than the House, with audits by the General Accounting Office and enforcement by the ethics committee. It caps outside income at 8625, requires financial disclosures, limits gifts, bans slush funds, and tightens travel and free mail rules. Violations carry nonlegal penalties, though not statutory sanctions.
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Senate
House
General Accounting Office
Wouldn't It Be Nice Just Once to Be Told
A readers' lament questions rising living costs and the burden carried by households. The quoted plea reflects frustration with wage stagnation and economic pressure in a period of inflation.
Illogical concerns fuel an insurance struggle
A reader vents frustration over rising insurance costs and perceived misuses while noting compulsory coverage and high bills. The piece cites hospital charges and visits for minor ailments, car ownership details, and a county with many uninsured motorists amid calls for stronger enforcement.
Insurance critics slam compulsory rules and insurer practices
Jim Bishop condemns uninsured motorists checks and calls for stricter state action. He cites late payments, lapses, and claims of no verification by agencies. He notes a push to drop compulsory insurance and reports Aetna reducing his life policy citing retirement trends. He urges state insurance departments to protect consumers.
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State Bar Association
Aetna Life and Casualty
Aetna
Debra S. Belvin
Aetna Atlanta
Jim Bishop
Sir Arthur Schlesinger Speaks on King John and Cuba
A satirical piece reimagines Arthur Schlesinger advising King John on the Cuba engagement and Bay of Pigs, praising sober style and hardline stances. It lampoons policy memo language while drawing parallels to Kennedy era events and Watergate.
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Knights of the Round Table
King John
Camelot
Arthur Schlesinger
Cuba
Lancelot
King Arthur
Sir Arthur
United States
Eisenhower
Bay of Pigs
p/r
Castro
New York
CIA
Arthur
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Richard
Quotes About Work and Love From Various Editors
A collection of aphorisms from editors and publications. Notable lines include ideas on love teaching adults and the value of work before success. The pieces mix humor and social commentary from several periodicals.
Inflation's Way Gutless Solons Raise Money
A critical critique of the Carter administration and Milton Friedman on inflation. The piece argues deficits alone do not cause inflation, cites historical examples from Hoover and Roosevelt, and attacks deregulation and anti trust as ineffective anti inflation measures. It highlights Senator Russell Long acknowledging tax increases as a factor in balancing budgets.
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Carter
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Milton Friedman
Michael Nelson
Donald Sweeney
The
Washington Monthly
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Lawton
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James T. Gentry
Alfred Wallace
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
DIAL
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Christ
Copley
Dunagin
Kelly
Kathi
King Features Syndicate
William F. Buckley Jr
Washington Star Syndicate
Chevy Chase
Dairymen’s Digest
Financial Post
Toronto
IRS
Lil Olsen
Chicago Tribune
Aplington
By Nicholas von Hoffman
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Lana
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Mr. Carter
Charles Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Board
Russell Long
Senate Finance Committee
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