China Seeks Trade Gains Amid Taiwan Tensions
The piece weighs how normalization with Peking might boost U S China trade to billions by 1980 but risks harming Taiwan ties and U S alliances. It notes Taiwan’s nuclear and defense fragilities and cautions that altering policies could unsettle regional security while trade shifts may not yield net security gains.
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Peking
Taiwan Trade Council
U.S
Canton
China
Sen
Hugh Scott
Taiwan
Washington
Japan
Taipei
United States
South Korea
Chou En-lai
Mac's Power Came From Gun Barrel
A columnist rebukes Ford and Carter for praising Mao Tse-tung after his death. They argued condolences to a nation at peace while praising a despot who murdered millions. The piece condemns Mao as a mass murderer and highlights his brutal regimes and flawed ideology.
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Washington
Ford-Carter
China
Mao Tse-tung
Ford
Carter
Mao
Joe Stalin
Welfare costs and politics mix at New York counties meeting
At the New York State Association of Counties gathering in the Catskills, officials warned of a welfare cost overrun near 1.2 billion dollars, with Rand Corp and Census figures highlighting high assistance levels. The analysis notes Medicaid, food stamps, and rising rents fueling dependence and little incentive to work.
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NEW York State Association of Counties
Concord
Catskills
Hugh Carey
Carey
New York State
Rand Corp
Santa Monica
Census Bureau
New York
California
Abe Beame
New York City
Welfare, jobs and hidden incentives in postwar policy
Jim Bishop argues that high welfare generosity reduces work incentives across New York and the United States. He cites long welfare tenures, unemployment, and the ease of establishing residence to qualify for aid, blaming policymakers and noting election year inaction by Governor Carey and President Ford.
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New York City
Carey
Michigan
New York
California
New York State Association of
Catskills
Ford
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Odd Oklahoma Commentary On Campaign Endorsements And Spying
The Sooner Cynic mocks campaign discipline and notes talk of an opponent being endorsed by Darrell Regal. References to TV coverage of Ford at the OU Texas game and claims of Carter campaign spying appear alongside sports rivalry jabs about game films and spies.
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Oklahoma
Darrell Regal
ABC
Gerald Ford
Carter
New Chinese Leader Hua Kuo-feng Seeks Moderation
Hua Kuo-feng consolidates power in China after a purge of radicals led by Mao’s wife Chiang Ching. The move shifts toward a pragmatic line with Li Hsien-men named to finance duties, signaling a moderation and possible de-emphasis of anti American rhetoric while toning down anti Soviet emphasis.
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Mittee
Henry Kissinger
Mao
Sweden
China
New York City
Hua Kuo-feng
State Department
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Chou
Teng Hsiaoping
Teng
Hua
Hannan
Central Committee
Chiang Ching
Chang Chun-chian
Shanghai
Wang Hung-wen
Yao Wen-Yuan
Chang
Wang
Yao
Li Hsien-men
Chou Enlai
What Others Are Saying About Limiting Wisdom and Stupidity
A quotation from Konrad Adenauer notes the good Lord set limits on wisdom but none on stupidity, stating the contrast as an unfair paradox about human behavior.
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Konrad Adenauer
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