CIA restraints and the Pentagon Papers debate
The piece argues against new CIA restraints amid disclosures from the Pentagon Papers and Watergate. It praises CIA restraint in domestic espionage, notes overreaction risks and 200 proposed bills, and emphasizes oversight by the NSC, the foreign intelligence policy board, and congressional committees. It cites Truman’s postwar realization and cites Bay of Pigs as a failure, concluding ongoing supervision preserves both mission and accountability.
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Subverting subsidies in Paris and Washington over art
The French culture minister Maurice Druon opposes public subsidies for revolutions and pornographers prompting outraged artists to demand access to public funds. A parallel debate in the United States centers on the National Endowment for the Humanities restricting subsidies for revolutionary or Maoist workshops, triggering cries of fascism and censorship.
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Reading Time Wobble and Idle Revolutions in Wordplay
Jim Fiebig riffs on timekeeping and memory as a $100 Accutron crowd contrasts precise watches with human tardiness. He recalls a Catholic priest’s old watch and muses on punctuality. The column touches on 18th century garden follies and Baudelaire’s revolutionary flare amid Paris unrest.
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Golda Meir Faces Decision on Fourth Term Leadership
In Jerusalem Golda Meir weighs whether to remain prime minister for another four years or retire to care for her grandchildren. Labor Party secretary general Aharon Yadlin cites Meir's possible return to politics while naming potential successors Pinhas Sapir Abba Eban Yigal Allon and Moshe Dayan amid concerns over withdrawal plans and party unity.
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Buckley on USIA cuts and detente critique
William F Buckley Jr argues against Senate cuts to the USIA linking a $31 million reduction to weakened world news outreach. He cites Sen Henry Jackson at Yeshiva University defending active U S free flows of information and questions detente as a surrender of human liberty. He contrasts Fulbright and Greece with broader Cold War policy and warns of shrinking press abroad.
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