Washington merry-go-round reveals brave truth tellers
In Washington, two officials face retaliation after truth telling. Larry Brady, an export control official, challenged the Carter era's handling of Soviet exports and faced demotion and gag orders. Dennis Bossard, a court stenographer, resisted pressuring a transcript deletion by Judge Pratt, risking firing and legal peril. The piece notes bureaucratic pushback, wavering protections for whistleblowers, and a broader debate on accountability.
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Commerce Department
Congressional
Soviet Union
Stanley Marcuss
Export Office
Brady
Congress
John H. Pratt
Bossard
Pratt
FBI
Gary Cohn
John Lewis Smith, Jr
Oliver Gasch
James Davey
ADA sees move to the right reversed by liberals
UPI reports Americans for Democratic Action claims the country is returning to liberalism with Patsy Mink announcing that support for liberal solutions is growing. The piece notes ADA’s past missteps in presidential endorsements and questions the firmness of its 1980 forecast.
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UPI
Americans For Democratic Action
James Thurber
Thurber
ADA
Patsy Mink
Mink
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
Johnson
McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Gaul
Humphrey
Chessceord puzzle by THOMAS JOSEPH in Norwalk Reflector
Today's Cryptoquote puzzle by THOMAS JOSEPH appears in the Norwalk Reflector with a cryptogram titled Chessceord. The page lists across and down clues for a word puzzle, credits AT cryptogram and references the paper’s Norwalk Reflector publishing details and circulation note.
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Chessceord
Thomas Joseph
Abby Advice Columns on Family Dilemmas in West Virginia
Readers share troubling queries about a smell issue in a widowed mother's marriage and a paternity question affecting an adoptive child. Abby advises medical evaluation, family conference, and legal counsel, noting state laws vary and offering resources for correspondence and guidance.
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