Psychotronic weapons and the fear of discombobulating warheads
In a wary column, John Chamberlain weighs reports of microwaves jammed on embassy roofs and theorizes on psychotronic weapons that could disable ICBMs or harm pilots. He notes U.S. and Soviet experiments, the potential to paralyze enemy electronics, and the race to develop countermeasures that might reshape global security.
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John Chamberlain
U.S
Moscow
Washington
D.C
Boston Globe
Walter J. Stoessel Jr
Khrushchev
Army
New York Times
Drew Middleton
Middleton
Iceland
Norway
This Day in History June 2 1976 Highlights
On June 2, 1788 the U S Constitution took effect as New Hampshire ratified it ninth. Other items note Cyrus McCormick patent in 1834, U S troops land in Cuba in 1898, Scapa Flow scuttling in 1919, Tobruk fall in 1942, Okinawa surrender in 1945, Paul VI election in 1963, civil rights march shooting in 1965, ICJ ruling on South-West Africa in 1960s, Portugal rulers in 1970s, Sartre birthday, Jane Russell birthday, and Jefferson draft shown to Adams.
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Associated Press
United States
New Hampshire
Cyrus McCormick
U.S
Cuba
Scapa Flow
Scotland
Tobruk
Libya
Okinawa
Milan
Italy
Paul VI
Philadelphia
Miss
International Court of Justice
South Africa
South-West Africa
Portugal
Jean Paul
Local filings spark interest in August primary races
Candidate filings ended at noon with several interparty and intraparty contests shaping the fall ballot. The piece highlights new entrants to politics and urges voters to participate, noting low turnout risks and urging citizens to evaluate those who filed or announced plans to run.
AT&T pushes record stock sale amid bull market revival
AT&T surprised Wall Street by selling 12 million shares at $54 875 each, netting $658.5 million, the largest public offering in dollar terms. The issue drew heavy demand from institutions and individuals as AT&T seeks funds for $10.4 billion in spending and to restore a 45 55 debt equity balance.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell Telephone System
Wall Street
Morgan Stanley & Co
At&t
Wall
Ethics committee seeks bigger rugs for sweeping scandals
The House Ethics Committee, formed eight years ago to curb corruption, struggles to exonerate Rep. Wayne Hays and Rep. John Young while pursuing sources in the Schorr intelligence leak case. The panel also targets coverage of Speaker Carl Albert s Kuwait trip and tours a cautious path amid ongoing investigations and public scrutiny.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
House Ethics Committee
Wayne Hays
D.-Ohio
John Young
D.-Tex
Upholders of Ethics
Daniel Schorr
FBI
Schorr
John Flynt
D.ga
James Johnson
R.cole
Bob Owens
Johnson
Albert
Carl Albert
Kuwait
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Ghoneim
McKissick under scrutiny over Soul City venture
Suspicious observers question Floyd McKissick once hailed as a bold black leader now seen as an Establishment operator. Despite government loans and grants totaling about 19 million dollars, Soul City remains largely unrealized with few homes or businesses, drawing criticism from Sen. Jesse Helms and others who label the project a tax dollar rip off.
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Soul City
N.C
NEA
Floyd McKissick
America
Congress of Racial Equality
McKissick
New City
Richard Nixon
McKissick the Radical
McKissick the Patriot
Nixon Group
Best
Jesse Helms
Mckhissick
Congress
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Jimmy Carter
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Walter Mondale
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D.-Ill
Edmund Muskie
D.-Me
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Peter Rodino
D.-N.j
Birch Bayh
D.-Ind
Henry Jackson
D.-Wash
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Minn
Hugh Carey
N.Y
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Mass
Jerry Brown
Calif
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Auto Workers
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Ohio
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D.-Calif
Tom Bradley
Los Angeles
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D.md
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Pittsburgh
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D.tex
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