Covert operations debate and the case for keeping them
A columnist argues for national debate on covert operations addressing past failures and temptations, noting their exposure on front pages, calls to ban them, yet also acknowledging potential necessity for secrecy at times and a simpler British model of covert work.
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Albert's Angola remark signals weak foreign policy leadership
The columnist questions House Speaker Carl Albert's stance on foreign policy, arguing his fears drive rhetoric rather than facts. He suggests U S strategy should consider Soviet and Cuban influence in Angola, warns against Vietnam echoes, and calls for clearer Democratic leadership amid rising Soviet power.
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Frightening federal housing plan cited in 1970s critique
The piece criticizes US housing policy since 1968 arguing subsidies failed to deliver and fostered corruption. HUD owns 65 000 boarded up homes and 35 000 multi family units valued at 2 billion with a push to subsidize 250 000 mortgages and 6 5 billion in construction. It warns inflation and budget strain threaten half of all families. The author invokes I Corinthians 10 13 RSV for framing.
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Mathias weighs a late presidential bid amid GOP conservatism
George F. Will discusses Charles Mathias Jr. weighing a 1976 presidential run as a late starting insurgent. The Maryland Republican faces ballot deadlines, fundraising hurdles, and questions about independents turning away from both parties.
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Making life miserable for newspaper carriers
A letter asks why home delivery customers avoid paying and mistreat carriers. It urges readers to treat carriers fairly, noting weather hardships and repeated collection attempts, and questions how they would act if it were their child. The writer appeals to responsibility and kindness toward young delivery staff.
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