Anticommunism in America and Military Trust Explored
A reflective column argues anticommunism often misleads due to political agendas. It critiques the Pentagon, JCS, and SALT negotiator Warnke while highlighting distrust of totalitarian threats and the danger of weapon-centric policy. The piece stresses nuanced anti-totalitarianism over blind patriotism.
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Nimitz
Pentagon Ae
Paul Warnke
Arms Control Agency
Warnke
JCS
Trimming the Fat in Government Outsourcing Cost Cuts Spark Debate
The federal government spends about 10 billion annually on services that private firms could provide. Seventy lines note unions and chairmen hinder outsourcing while prevailing wage rules hide savings. OMB pushes including fringe benefits in cost comparisons raising overall labor costs by about 18 percent. Private contractors gain ground, risking clash with President Carter over cost cutting. If followed through, taxpayers could benefit.
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Wnich
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Carter Lopez Portillo talk of harmony with Latin America
President Carter ready to welcome Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo as a potential vehicle for harmony in Latin America. Portillo, sworn in December, seeks to restore goodwill with the United States and Central and South America, while Carter notes Mexico’s influence on regional affairs and aims for mutual understanding in upcoming talks.
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United States
Carter
Jose Lopez Portillo
Mexico
Washington
Cuba
Panama
Portillo
Mr. Carter
Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Lopez Portillo
Central
South America
Latin America
Valentine’s Day Pranks Spark Local Alarm in 1894
George Crout notes a rise in comic valentines that mock and insult, threatening to ruin the holiday mood. Poems and cartoons target old maids and bachelors while a prankster’s dynamite fear underscores the craze. Florist Behrens reports brisk flower orders as men buy 98 cent pants, hats, and shirts for the Valentine Ball and events at Buckle’s Hall and the Sorg Opera House.
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Valentine
Paragoric
Henry Behrens
Excelsior Cottage
M. Katz
Restore
Buckle’s Hall
Sorg
Middletown Valentines and the Saint Valentine story
The note details local Middletown traditions for Valentine cards and gifts at drug stores and home crafts, with card ideas. It then recounts Saint Valentine as a Christian bishop martyred in 270 A.D. and explains the historical origins of Valentine’s Day and Lupercalia customs.
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Middletown
Johnson's
Valentine
Claudius
Letters to the Editor on military chaplains and pardons
Two editor letters criticize a AP religion piece and defend veterans. Ronald L. Burdge recalls a chaplain clash in the Air Force and questions chaplain roles. Howard L. Sherer denounces Carter’s pardon of draft dodgers and urges patriotism citing World War II and Vietnam service.
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Meade
USAF
Air Force
United States of America
Carter
VFW
Franklin
American Legion
Howard L. Sherer
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