Secrecy and Duty in the Helms Case
The essay argues secrecy harms democracy yet remains essential in government work. It discusses Richard Helms, former CIA head, noting his role in covert operations, a murder case in Athens, and a Senate truth-telling dispute. It praises Helms for service while criticizing the harsh public rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Helms
Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Soviet Union
KGB
Athens
Senate
At The End Of The Day a Prayer for Wisdom
A brief devotional note quotes Proverbs 1 7 praising the fear of the Lord as the start of knowledge and asks for true wisdom through reverence and instruction. Amen.
Not-So-Nice Guys Define 1977 Yankees in World Series
The Kansas City Times notes the 1977 Yankees, like the A's of earlier eras, are built on egos and on-field clashes. Reggie Jackson emerges as the dominant figure whose temper and talent drive the team, while manager Billy Martin and owner George Steinbrenner preside over a volatile clubhouse. The piece argues that championship teams need not be congenial to win, as individual skill prevails.
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Kansas City
Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees
Yankees
Oakland A
Los Angeles Dodgers
Reggie Jackson
A's
Jackson
Billy Martin
Yankee Stadium
Yankee
George Steinbrenner
Nice Guy
Canary seeks escape as kids torment cage
Ann Landers answers a canary's plea for advice about escape from a noisy home. The column warns parents to supervise children around pets, and offers guidance on family stress and a separate reader question about a wife seeking counsel on a discordant marriage and a gluttonous husband.
PKU testing cautions from a doctor column
A reader asks about a six year old with an early PKU reading. The doctor notes that a 3.6 percent PKU result raises suspicion but a normal development now reduces concern. A reduced phenylalanine diet and school aptitude tests may clarify the child's status.
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PKU
Birthday notices and health Q and A in brief
Happy birthday today to Jadeanna Jones and a Friday list for Mrs. A D Hamilton and others. Burgess Meredith turns 68. Robert Bennett, first Indian U S commissioner of Indian affairs, is 65. A reader asks about teen vitamin use and weight loss. Dr Thosteson replies vitamins do not replace calories and advise a balanced diet.
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Jadeanna Jones
A.D. Hamilton
Lee Watts
Gail McGree
Jean Loretta Nunnelly
Alma Coose
William D. Smith
Randy Williams
Elwood Rice
Donna Sander
Latra Goslin
Harold Chapman
Clarence Landers
Burgess Meredith
U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Robert Bennett
Television Listings Prompted By Erroneous Schedule Notices
Channel lineups reveal afterschool specials and late night movies across stations 2 17 3 5 8 9 11 13 30 with titles from My Mom's Having A Baby to From Noon Till Three and The Arcata Promise, plus Nova on medical care in Tanzania Arkansas and a flow of CBS ABC NBC evening newscasts sports and kids programs.
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Gilligan Ae
Mr. Rogers Mile Dougl
E Douglas
Medical
Center
Partige
Gong Show
Emergency
Sesame St
Flintstone
Electric Co
Brady Kids
Showtime
Pyramid
Jeannie
Bewitched
Beaver
Sanford & Son
All My Children
Bugs Bunny
Tanzania
Arkansas
CBS
Charles Bronson
Perormances
Anythony Hopkins
Stella
Elizabeth Cotten
ABC
NBC
Charlie's
Bowling Angels
Family Feud
Hollywood i O
Jay Bunch
MacNeil-Lehrer
Harum Scarum
Kim Darby
Rod Taylor
Hong Kong
Marlon Brando
Hollywood
Dick Cavett
Bella Abang
David Frost
Ely
One Life
Guiding
Hospital
I Benda
Edge
Mike Douglas
Tattletales
Flintstones
Merv Griffin
Pyramid i Bewitched
Sanford & Sol
Cross-Wits
Mary Hartman
Fernwood
Last Hurrah remake lacks spark in NBC Hallmark special
Edwin OConnell adapts The Last Hurrah for television with Carroll OConnor as Frank Skeffington. The program adds liberties to the plot with a changed love interest and an older son, producing a listless political drama with few sharp or lively moments aside from a few wake banter lines.
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Jay Sharbutt
Los Angeles
Edwin O’connor
Boston
Frank Skeffington
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Carroll O'Connor
Dublin
Dublin Gate Theater
O’connor
Skeffington
O'Connor
Pop
Patrick Wayne
Mexico to Marblehead moves and traffic counts 1877 to 1972
A compendium of brief dated notes from Mexico Missouri and surrounding areas records Miss Lou Wardell moving to Marblehead in 1877, Highway 54 traffic averages in 1927, new foot slab to Highway 40, 1937 unemployment census activity in the Mexico postal area, publication of The Shamrock by St Brendan School, a Kansas City Life Insurance office opening in Pilcher Building, and various local events through 1972 including a theatre raze permit, a prosecutor's resignation, a judicial circuit reporter appointment, and the MHS Dixie Greys Band invited to head the inaugural parade for Governor elect Bond.
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Lou Wardell
Marblehead
Mass
Highway 54
Mexico
McCredie
Highway 40
St. Louis
The
Shamrock
Students of St
Ann Lumpkin
Mary Margaret Smith
Ruth Ann Moore
Tony Lumplin, Jr
Betty Hope Jackson
Conrad Smith
Marjorie James
Cynthia Coatsworth
Jennelle Todsen
Marilyn Mitchell
Anna Catherine Brashear
Suzanne Stribling
MMA
Edgar Lindenmeyer
All America
Lake
Judicial Circuit Court
Woodrow Bealmer
19Th Circuit
Jefferson City
John Willer
MHS Dixie Greys Band
Bond
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Carroll O’connor
Patrick O'Neal
Arthur Franz
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Neil Diamond
CBS Newsci
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Popeye
the Archies
Phil Donahi
PTL
Rigby
Woman's World Electric Co
Hollywood Squares
Love Lucy
Wheel of Fortune
Lowell Thomi
Lucey
Financial Observer
Love Life
Knockout
Andy Griffith
Dick van Dyk
Dean Martin
Matt Helm
A.m
Rosalin Russell
Darren McGavin
Weatherscan
Phil Donahue
Mary T. Moore
Ozark Opry
Adam
Kotter
Waltons
Hollywood Connection
Barney Miller
Redd Foxx
Barnaby Jones
Sherlock Holmes
Jay
Patrick O’neal
Vincent Sherman
Barbara Burnett
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