Presidential files and transition tensions cloud Carter shift
The piece argues that transition power involves security, archival ownership, and potential leaks. It cites Jack Marsh and Brent Scowcroft, notes a tradition that presidential papers belong to the sitting president, and recalls the Bethesda autopsy photos of JFK shaping conspiracy theories and archival handling.
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Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Jack Marsh
GOP
White House
Brent Scowcroft
Ias
Bethesda Naval Hospital
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Memo and political jostling amid postwar paper trails
A reminiscence recounts Abba Eban's 1967 White House visit and a Dulles memo about security guarantees for Israel. It then notes archival mishaps, Eisenhower and Johnson papers, and a journalist's discovery of marginal notes, leading to reflections on Carter era budget moves and OMB oversight.
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Abba Eban
White House
John Foster Dulles
Israel
Sinai and
Gaza Strip
United States
Eban
Dulles
State Department
Dwight Eisenhower
Princeton University
Johnson
Oval Office
Texas
Xerox
Jimmy Carter
Atlanta Cpas
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Carter
Peru mulls Soviet sale of 36 supersonic fighters in 1976 tilt
Peru foreign minister Jose de la Puente signals intent to buy 36 Soviet swept wing jets, arguing planes lack ideology. The potential deal risks shifting Latin American power balance with US and neighbors Chile and Brazil. Soviet terms promise low down payments and long loans, raising questions about Peru’s self interest and alliance dynamics.
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Eru
Soviet Union
Jose de la Puente
de la
Peru
United States
Braden Defies CIA Review Demands in Opinion Piece
Washington columnist Braden recounts receiving a CIA demand to preclear a American Heritage article despite past service from 1951 to 1954. He argues for journalistic independence, notes Marchetti precedent, and criticizes CIA secrecy and personnel choices.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
American Heritage
Marchetti
CIA
Cities Comeback Through Riverside and Waterfront Renewal
Urban renewal programs are giving way to restorative strategies that reuse existing structures and celebrate local traditions. Architects like Henry Cobb argue that downtowns thrive when development respects riverfront heritage, with cities such as Philadelphia Cincinnati San Antonio Louisville Portland Salem Savannah and Charleston reviving old cores while adding modern touches.
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Martin Anderson
Henry Cobb
I.M. Pei & Partners
New York City
Cobb
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
San Antonio
Louisville
Portland
Maine
Savannah
Charleston
S.C
Brooklyn Cinderella movement revives brownstones in Park Slope
The Cinderella renovation, sparked by Brooklyn Union Gas Co. in 1966, spreads across Park Slope and adjacent areas. Young professionals buy abandoned brownstones, restore with Victorian furnishings, and form local associations to influence city policy, fueling Brooklyn’s renewal without federal aid.
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New York
Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Union Gas Co
Park Slope
Bedford
Stuyvesant
Flatbush
Berkeley Place
Cinderella I
Cinderellas II
Prospect Place
Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corp
Fulton Court
Wheels of justice or failed protection in sex case
Letter writer objects to a judge suspending a five year term for sexual imposition on a minor, urging harsher protection of children. He notes his own five to twenty five year sentence for trespassing and fears for his sons. Editor adds summary of Pieratt’s prior convictions and release.
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United States
Judge
Arthur) Fiehrer
Butler County
Scott Pieratt
London
Ohio
Pieratt
Franklin
Warren County Common Pleas
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Ojistavale
Grasshopper
John
Tov Braden
The
Central Intelligence
Director of Central Intelligence
Braden
Victor Marchetti
Chamberlain
Salem
Mass
the Journal
News Journal, Inc
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Middletown
U.S.A
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Edgewood
Yankee Road First Church of God
Whispering Oaks
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