Editorial on Prague Spring anniversary and its subdued tragedy
The piece reflects on the 10th anniversary of Prague Spring, detailing Czechoslovakia's brief liberalization under Dubcek, Moscow’s forceful Warsaw Pact intervention in 1968, and the enduring tragedy of a failed reform movement. It contrasts Hungary’s drama with Prague’s quieter, poignant outcome and notes Dubcek’s later isolation.
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Europe
Czechoslovakia
Nikita Khrushchev
Antonin Novotny
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Moscow
Soviet Union
Bratislava
Prague
Hungary
Fragility of Carter voluntary anti inflation program
AP reports a fragile structure under the Carter administration's voluntary anti inflation plan. The piece highlights two presidential statements urging business and labor to decelerate price and wage increases. It notes the plan relies on volunteers and a powerless general, with credibility questions and selective enforcement. It also covers a birth rate note predicting modest growth due to more women aged 20 to 29.
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John Cunniff
New York
Charles Schultze
Schultze
Today In History Jan 25 1978 Highlights And Birthdays
On this date in history several events are noted including the inauguration of transcontinental telephone service in 1915 with Bell speaking from New York to San Francisco. Other items reference Napoleon Bonaparte’s presidency in 1802, the first Black regiments in 1863, Cassino battle in 1944, Israel’s 1949 elections, Manson murders in 1971, and other moments. Birthdays include broadcaster Edwin Newman. Thought for today quotes Calvin Coolidge. Captain James Cook’s onion remedy is described for scurvy.
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Associated Press
United States
Alexander Graham Bell
New York
San Francisco
Napoleon Bonaparte
Cassino
Italy
Israel
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Los Angeles
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Secreary
Educaion
John Garther
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Washington
Rene Levesque
Quebec
Edwin Newman
Calvin Coolidge
Q and A Match Up the Entertainment Ee Birthplaces
Dean Martin San Francisco Cal. Strother Martin Kokomo Ind. Tony Martin Detroit Mich. Mary Martin Steubenville Ohio. Dick Martin Weatherford Tex.
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Dean Martin
Strother Martin
Tony Martin
Mary Martin
Dick Martin
Weatherford
Tex
Steubenville
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
San Francisco
Cal
Kokomo
Ind
New blood for VISTA
VISTA faces a revival under Carter with a bigger budget and field volunteers. The program gains support as it partners with groups like the Carolina Brown Lung Project in Roanoke Rapids and ACORN affiliates, expanding aid to elderly, low income families, byssinosis victims, and rural cooperatives.
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Carter
VISTA
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
Carolina Brown Lung Project
Chicago
Illinois Public Action Council
Cuthbert
Lower
Greeleyville
S.C
Ralph Nader
ACORN
South
Wade Rathke
Kidnapped executive alive as ransom talks falter in Venezuela
United States based Owens-Illinois executive Niehaus remains captive after a 1976 Venezuela home abduction. A new ransom note with proof he is alive emerged in 1977, prompting an unusual offer to act as intermediary. the company faced pressure as police and press were urged to stay silent.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
William Neihous
Venezuela
Niehous
Owens-Illinois
Niehaus
Peres
Europe
European Postal Service
Niehouls
Nichous
Donna
William Niehouls
U.S
United States
Bob Bergland
Carter
Bergland
Congress
House Energy
Thomas ‘Lad’’ Ashley
Ohio
Ways and Means
al Ullman
Ore
James Schlesinger
One Ways and Means
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Ahmar
American Council of Life Insurance
Council
U.S. Bureau of Census
James Cook
Pacific
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NEA
America
Peace Corps
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Michael P. Balzano Jr
Action
Sam Brow
Margery Tabankin
Tabankin
Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
Uine
Merry
Don
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