Olympic boycott falls short of Carter hopes
The editorial argues the Moscow boycott is not a rallying success for President Carter. It notes 85 nations will attend, 36 boycott, and 20 silent. the United States, West Germany, Canada, Japan, China, and Kenya would not be medal contenders. It says U.S. athletes will not compete but the administration touts team selection and postOlympic honors, including possible medals and White House receptions, while acknowledging Russia will not withdraw from Afghanistan and the Games proceed without the U.S.
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Moscow
United States
West Germany
Canada
Japan
China
Kenya
White House
Lloyd Carter
Soviet Union
Montreal
Carter
U.S
Kennedy Center
Washington
Congress
Afghanistan
Russia
Quebec Referendum Defeat Spurs Canada Unity Debate
Quebec voters rejected the separatist referendum, triggering a national reckoning. Prime Minister Trudeau urges a constitutional rewrite to reflect all 23 million Canadians, including five million Quebeckers, while the rest of Canada must respond to French heritage aspirations for a new relationship.
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Friends OF Canada
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Parti Quebecois
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Computer toys challenge traditional teaching devices
A discussion recalls Speak & Spell and P P Organ as early computer toys. These devices embed tiny computers with expansive response banks and low cost. The piece contrasts them with 1950s Skinnerian teaching machines, noting the shift to interactive, self paced learning using modern tech.
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P&p
Cutting legal aid is another vote against the poor
In New Castle News June 2 1980 a column argues the rich can afford lawyers while the poor cannot. It cites Lucy H in Philadelphia nursing home funds, Peggy M in Mount Union eviction, Eladie G in West Chester denied jobless benefits, Ronald M in Butler County balancing college and benefits, and Pennsylvania Legal Services with a $10.5 million budget as a counterpoint.
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NEW Castle News
Lucy H
Philadelphia
Peggy M
Mount Union
Huntington County
Peggy
Eladie G
West Chester
Ronald M
Lawyers of
Pennsylvania Legal Services
Capitol cuts threaten legal aid for Pennsylvania's poor
An opinion piece argues that Pennsylvania Legal Services, employing about 300 lawyers in 20 offices, faces repeated funding cuts from the General Assembly. It notes a 9 percent overall funding reduction and warns such cuts threaten constitutional rights and the aid system that serves 80,000 matters annually, with implications for poor and Black residents amid broader conservative fiscal trends.
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Pennsylvania Legal Services
Pennsylvania Legal
Richard McLatchy
Montgomery
Joseph Smith
Philadelphia
General Assembly
Public Welfare Department
Pennsylvania
Miami
Vernon Jordan
Women win rightful place in journalism
The author recalls predicting Ellen Goodman would win the Pulitzer commentary prize, noting decades of sexism in journalism. She recounts how women earned roles during World War II but were dismissed after the war, highlighting progress and struggles for women in the field.
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Ellen Goodman
MCP
Strictly Personal Women in Journalism Break the Social Cage
The piece argues women in journalism have moved from social limits to equal entry in foreign correspondence and editorial work. It praises gender diversity, notes pockets of male resistance fading, and envisions balance of male and female perspectives as essential to humane thinking and progress.
If you know your Bible you'll know what to believe
Dear Mrs. T S Y asks about television evangelists and motives. Dr Graham says many are sincere, a few may attract criticism, but most are not after fame or money. He avoids judging others and notes accountability to God as judge, while condemning abuse of opportunities.
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DR. Graham
T.S.Y
Ministers labeled false pastors warn believers of deception
A reflection urging Christians to know the Bible to discern true gospel teaching from self serving ministers. It cites Jude 1 2 13 and stresses Christ as savior, not ministers, and calls readers to come to Him while praying for gospel preachers.
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Christ
Dear Abby appeal earns vast mail to soldiers overseas
The Dear Abby column sparked a flood of letters to U S forces in Korea after a soldier named Allen urged readers to write. By March 31 more than 11 000 letters had arrived from across the United States, with children mothers and local groups sending stamps money and notes to service members abroad. Readers can mail to Commanding General Eighth Army Seoul Korea APO San Francisco California 96301.
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Allen
Eighth Army
United States
Command Information Division
U.S
Korea
America
Korus
US. Forces
Dear Abby
Seoul
APO
Open Letter to Ted From Old Faithful Re Re: Choices
An open letter targets Honorable Ted from Old Faithful, criticizing his January compensation stance and staff pace. It notes J. C. milking news, Mount St. Helens coverage, and Ted’s decision to endure a contested Pennsylvania conference. The author predicts film and tape of Ted on Carter will aid Reagan’s campaign.
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Ted
Old Faithful
J. C
Mount St. Helens
McLean
Carter
A Democratic adviser’s plan to oppose Reagan at the convention
A suggested strategy recommends Johnsonian restraint at the convention, then a sharp anti Reagan critique. It proposes admiring John Anderson, endorsing a renovated Democratic Party, and refraining from active campaigning while engaging in Europe and with world leaders. It weighs risks and future contests for Carter and Fritz.
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Ronald Reagan
Gene McCarthy
John Anderson
Anderson
Europe
Isaiah Berlin
Heinrich Boll
de Gaulle
Rome
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