Panama Canal Treaties and Toll Impacts on U S Trade
The piece argues that Jimmy Carter’s Panama Canal treaties could raise tolls and hurt Gulf coast and Virginia trade, noting 8,000 extra miles for ships from Baltimore to Japan via Cape Horn, potential job losses, and calls for a user governing body or a alternative sea level canal. It cites Sen Joseph Canada and Port of New Orleans figures, and discusses possible routes via Nicaragua to counter Panamanian control.
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Jimmy Carter
Hampton
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Houston
Baltimore
Omar Torrijos
Southland
Council For Inter-American Security
Virginia
Joseph Canada
Canada
News
Maryland
Cape Horn
Canal Route
Carter
White House
Louisiana
Jimmy
Gulf Ports
Texas
Council For Inter- American Security
Herbert Haar
Senate
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Homegrown Vandals Threaten Civilization and Heritage
A historical meditation on vandalism contrasts ancient Vandals with modern offenders in the United States. It laments rising incidents, citing damaged artworks in Cleveland and ancient redwoods, and calls for swift, severe punishment and accountability to restore decency and morality.
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United States
Parking woes at the Post Office prompt letter concerns
A reader laments Post Office parking difficulties causing long lunch-hour delays and trapped cars. They urge better lot access or patience until spaces reopen, noting city action may not fix the issue while the Post Office remains there.
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Ciy
Postal Service
Plessy, Race Rules and the Plague of Affirmative Action
A provocative essay traces Homer Adolph Plessy ahead of today’s debates on race, identity, and affirmative action. It questions how race is defined by law, cites Massachusetts and federal rules, and critiques HEW policies and Ellis Island name changes. It references Bakke and notes ethnic labels, Asian American and Hispanic surname issues, and the paradoxes of identity in public policy.
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Homer Adolph Plessy
Louisiana
Homer
Plessy
U.S Supreme Court
Joe Califano
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
War Department
Congress
Republic of South Africa
Race Court
Hew
Juan Rocha
Jao Rochesa
Massachusetts
Roderick
Rodrigues
Martha's Vineyard
Weisberg
Silva
van der Hoops
Sound of Freedom French Alps Echoes American Pop
Jeffrey Hart notes American culture dominates European tastes in Gstaad Switzerland where radio plays Elvis and The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy from Company C. He observes a paradox of freedom longing amid security focus and recalls an East German defector’s view. A heavy snowstorm strikes the region as his family travels.
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Gstaad
Switzerland
America
Company C
Geneva
Zurich
Bern
Paris
Europe
Russia
Weather, culture, and geopolitics in a European view
The passage surveys a snowbound mountain scene and a fragmentary cultural critique. It notes skiing above the Hornberg with limited visibility, then shifts to American stereotypes and European perceptions of US power, culture, and political posture amid Soviet and Cuban rivalries. It references UCLA and Princeton apparel, Gstaad fashion, and lingering memories of the Marshall Plan and Berlin Airlift.
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America
United States
Greece
Gstaad
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