Critique of U S Vietnam Refugee Evacuation Morals
A columnist denounces the U S handling of South Vietnamese refugees during the evacuation. He calls for an independent probe free of political gain, questions tight embassy access, hints at bribe rumors for helicopter escape, criticizes the fleet’s 12 mile limit, and recalls Keelhaul and POW repatriation events. He condemns public figures who avoid direct refugee responsibility and laments shrinking providence.
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South Vietnam
Front lines of defense raise US commitment concerns
President Marcos warns that shrinking US defense perimeters and a doubtful mutual defense treaty could place the Philippines on a Pacific front line. He cites Clark Air Base and Subic Naval Base as vital to the economy, while urging Ford and Congress to restore unity in foreign policy to avoid a faltering national security line reaching far corners like Key West or Pearl Harbor.
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Ferdinand E. Marcos
U.S
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Subic Naval Base
Southeast Asia
Marcos
Washington
Ford
Congress
Fortress America
Key West
Atlantic City
Pearl Harbor
Nome
GAO backs closing military commissaries in several cities
The GAO report argues commissaries were created for remote areas with no civilian stores and should be closed amid concerns they serve as a recruiting lure and fringe benefit. It urges Congress to act quickly to centralize control or codify the benefit while preserving access for military families.
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General Accounting Office
Congress
GAO
Gork: A proposed sexless substitute for man
Jim Fiebig argues against gender neutral terms by proposing a new one syllable word gork to replace man in job titles like chairman and fisherman. He imagines salesgork chairgork and fishergork as the catchy solution embraced nationwide.
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John Wayne
Billie Jean King
Gork
Salesgork
Chairgork
Fishergork
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Facts
The Journal published daily in Middletown Ohio outlines subscription options with prices for home delivery by carrier and motor route, weekend rates, calendar month and four week periods, and mail rates for domestic and international addresses. It notes all motor route and mail subscriptions are paid in advance and mentions founding year 1857.
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News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Time to curb deficits meets stubborn federal spending
A commentary urges that caps on federal outlays fail to curb Congress deficits as state leaders push for balanced budgets. It notes Senate and House targets exceed Ford's proposal, while governors in California Massachusetts and Connecticut move toward aligning income and outgo. North Dakota contemplates a constitutional convention to ban deficits, aided by US Chamber of Commerce outreach, with debate over uncontrollable spending and revenue sharing.
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House of Representatives
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House
Virginia
Maryland
Texas
North Dakota
Robert Melland
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Melland
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Capitol Hill
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California
New York
William Kuhfuss
Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Ex employees question LeSourdsville hiring claims
A reader letter responds to an April Journal article about LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park hiring 300 students for summer. Former Kiddie Land workers recount past pay misstatements and delayed hours, alleging discrimination for prior disputes while noting park officials say hiring was premature and wage details caused confusion.
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LeSourdsville Lake
LeSourdsville
Kiter
Park
Howard Berni
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