Afghanistan Coup Brings Pro-Moscow Government to Power
The coup that toppled President Mohammad Daud installed a new revolutionary council led by Noor Mohammad Taraki, signaling a pro Soviet shift. Afghanistan, bordered by Iran, Pakistan, and the Soviet Union, may align with Moscow on policy, alarming Iran, Pakistan, and China while adding tension to Middle East geopolitics.
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Vance leads quiet diplomacy after SALT II talks
After returning from Moscow Cyrus Vance and President Carter limit public detail and focus on treaty work papers. Officials kept to progress as Brzezinski and Washington offered some insights prompting debates and rebuttals from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.
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Public Whippings Call for Architecture and Giants
A satirical column blasts a bankrupt railroad, grand towers, and public punishment. It bemoans modern New York ugliness, cites Grand Central's landmark status, and jabs at Euro straiten rules while deriding crime and Manx birching ideas.
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Torture and detente in Soviet law and rhetoric
George F. Will argues that Soviet cruelty toward dissidents like Yuri Orlov mirrors harsh practices described in history, highlighting the West's weak leverage and Carter Brezhnev tensions. He criticizes detente as failing to curb Soviet arrogance and violence while warning against misguided hopes of reform.
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Williams argues minimum wage harms blacks in open competition
Walter Williams, a Temple University economist, argues that moralized views of racism miss the economic price of discrimination. He says without a minimum wage employers face higher costs for black workers, while required pay shields discrimination and keeps poorer, less skilled people unemployed. He cites cab and trucking regulations as other barriers, urging the CBC to oppose wage hikes and review restrictive rules.
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Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published by News Journal, Inc. lists subscription options with daily and Sunday home delivery, motor route and mail rates. Prices include per copy, weekly, monthly, and yearly figures with payment in advance required.
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Middletown Honors Ford Visit and Whitney Young Scholar
A Middletown letter to the editor celebrates former President Gerald Ford speaking at Armco Steel and notes the city as the first recipient of Armco’s Whitney Young Memorial Scholarship in 1971 awarded to Marquetta Whitaker of 815 10th Ave. The writer urges pride in such moments and in educational opportunities.
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