Don Oakley on a food shortage critique by Kristol
Irving Kristol argues the world food shortage result stems from politics and economics in Russia China and India rather than population growth. He notes Soviet and Chinese productivity lag, India’s policy errors, and triumph of free markets where incentives prevail, while many scholars avoid admitting capitalist benefits.
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Irving Kristol
New York University
Wall Street Journal
Russia
China
India
Soviet Union
Kristol
Taiwan
Editorial Eternal Lincoln on Liberty and Trust in Government
The piece argues liberty is misdefined in politics and contrasts true freedom with tyranny. It warns that losing public confidence harms governance, asserts human nature unchanged, and champions the Declaration of Independence as the source of universal liberty and equal opportunity. Page 10
Continued high prices draw suspicious eyes
AP analysis notes high prices persist despite slack demand, inviting scrutiny by the Council on Wage and Price Stability into pricing structures for metal cans, tires, and chemicals. It outlines rebates, discounts from list prices, cost-plus pricing, floating interest rates, and escalator clauses as mechanisms easing inflationary pressures.
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John Cunniff
New York
Council On
On This Day February 12 Historical Highlights
The February 12 list recalls Abraham Lincoln's 1809 birth in Kentucky, Lady Jane Grey's 1554 execution, James Oglethorpe's Savannah landing in 1733, Darwin's 1809 birthday, Sun Yat sen's 1912 republic, Lincoln Memorial groundbreaking 1914, Laos helicopter losses 1971, Queen Elizabeth II’s Sudan visit ten years prior, and Solzhenitsyn arrest a year ago. Birthdays include Omar Bradley Lorne Green Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Thought for today cites Lincoln as an example for politicians.
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Associated Press
Abraham Lincoln
Hardin County
Kentucky
Jane Grey
England
James Oglethorpe
Savannah
Charles Darwin
Shrewsbury
China
Sun Yat-sen
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
U.S
Indochina
Laos
Queen Elizabeth II
Britain
Sudan
Cairo
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Moscow
Omar Bradley
Lorne Green
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Lincoln
Endecott Sows Apples Land Deal 1649
John Endecott, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, brought the first apple seed from England and soon helped establish apples as a key crop. In 1649 he bought 200 acres, paying with 500 three year old apple trees he raised.
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John Endecott
Massachusetts Bay Colony
England
Western Hemisphere
Endecott
Citizens urged to join push for open government and reform
Ray Cromley cites a Napa reader urging involvement to improve politics. The letter argues filing fees, campaign costs, and strict rules bar average citizens from office, noting California and Virginia meeting times favor professionals. It calls for watchdog efforts, door-to-door canvassing, and reform to allow broader public service.
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Washington
NEA
Napa
Calif
California
Virginia
State Senate
House
County Board of Supervisors
Trends shaping the church in 1975
David Poling surveys post 1974 religious shifts highlighting ordination of women in mainline and liturgical circles, rising liberation themes, and a Franciscans led push for ecumenical dialogue and Middle East reconciliation. The Graymoor friars plan a post Easter conference on church roles in Arab-Israeli reconciliation.
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Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Scanzoni
Hardesty
Word Books
Christianity Today
Christ’s Church
St. Francis
Graymoor
Garrison
N.Y
Middle East
Egypt
Damietta
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France
the Eternal Lincoln
Pecos Enterprise
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press
Association
John Tower
Senate
Austin
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Texas
Dick Slack
Pecos
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.C. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
E. 11Th St
Ben R. Howell
el Paso
Ray Cromley
David Poling, D.D
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