Rescue, retaliation, and debate over counterterrorism methods
The piece lauds West Germany's commando raid freeing 86 hostages from a Lufthansa hijacking while noting the risks and potential global consequences. It argues for a UN convention against terrorism to reduce reliance on drastic tactics and urges US diplomatic push for such an accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufthansa
Somalia
Carter
Japan
Bangladesh
Algeria
Entebbe
Mogadishu
United States
We Need More Controversy Letters to the Editor Voice
A credited observer recalls writing letters to a large newspaper and the outsized impact of reader mail. He describes editors trimming content, reactions from naval and religious groups, and how controversy fuels engagement with the letters column. The piece ends asserting a desire for more provocative reader input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buck
Navy
Bert Lance
Anita Bryant
Tax reform balloons and the housing tax shelter
The Carter administration debates reforming the progressive income tax and hints at disallowing mortgage interest deductions. Experts argue such changes would curb housing investment, hit construction and unions, and push reliance on exemptions. Real estate remains a strong inflation hedge, with housing policies shaping the drive to new investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Carter Administration
Only In Oklahoma: Changes Stir Dewey Sex and Hospitals
The piece notes Dewey resuming X rated films despite opposition. It jokes about dirty dollars versus clean money and mocks sex-change operations at Oklahoma Baptist hospitals. It suggests surgeons will seek substitutes like leopard spot alteration as policy limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Oklahoma Baptist Hospitals
Baptist
Oklahoma
Connally Adopts Nixon Strategy for Comeback Bid
John Connally targets Jimmy Carter with a Nixon era playbook, aiming to campaign for the Republican Congress and build support among GOP leaders. He argues Carter’s record is weak while signaling a broader GOP bid led by Reagan or Connally, amid a party seeking a bold, battle ready figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Connally
Jimmy Carter
Texas
Secretary of the Treasury
Richard Nixon
Mr. Carter
Connally
Carter
Nixon
Republican Congress
Bretton Woods
N.H
West Virginia
Reagan
Congress
American Steel
In Our Hands
A reflective piece on press freedom and the responsibility of both publishers and readers. It traces Jefferson’s ideal of a free press, notes only 35 percent of the world has free information flow, and emphasizes that freedom rests with society’s ability to produce and read newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
America
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Donald S Bentley
Mephen F Bentley
Ted Ralston
Wm. H. Sullivan
James T. Gentry
Alfred Wallace
Menager
Peter
Dolly Okiohomon
Jim Bishop
King Features Syndicate
New York
Times Square
Vatican
Herr Goebbels
U.S
St. Peters
College of Cardinals
Bank
Hyman Bushel
Eli Broad
Kaufman and Broad, Inc
France
West Germany
Belgium
Canada
Broad
Harvard-Mit Joint Center For Urban Studies
John Chamberlain
FHA
Savings
Mutual
Tom Mix
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Israel
Moshe Dayan
Menahem Begin
Geneva
State Department
Nigeria
Africa
Russia
Lyndon Johnson
Shirley Jackson
Ronald Reagan
Howard Baker
Charles Percy
Jim Thompson
Ilinois
Dunagin
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