Washington whirl and trade clash over Soviet arms export controls
A Washington post column cites secret testimony by Larry Brady on lax export controls that allow Soviet access to American military tech. It notes inspector conflicts, company incentives to conceal diversions, and cites the Kama River plant as evidence of military use of US designs. It also covers computer export doubts and a push for tougher oversight.
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Commerce Department
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Congress
Brady
House Committee
Kama River
Henry Kissinger
Kova
Russia
Iran
Shah
OPEC
State Department
MA Bell
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Kosing
Editorial on rising unmarried cohabiting couples in US
The Census Bureau notes a sharp rise in unmarried two adult households, reaching 1.1 million, while traditional wedlock households remain a large minority. The trend is mainly among the under 25 crowd, with cohabitation among 25 year olds rising steeply, hinting at a possible permanent shift in personal relationships.
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Census Bureau
Word humongous eyed for Merriam Webster addition
Editors consider adding humongous to next editions after its Brown University 1967 origin in college slang. The term has appeared in schools nationwide and may spread into mainstream speech as younger speakers keep creating slang.
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Merriam-Webster Dictionaries
Rhode Island
Brown University
Collectors cool on soup prices drop for Warhol works
The Wall Street Journal reports a drop in demand for Andy Warhol soup can paintings from the early 1970s. Prices may fall from about 60,000 to around 30,000 dollars, according to Sotheby Parke Bennet, the New York auction house. The decline reflects softer demand and lower market interest in these works.
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Andy Warhol
Wall Street Journal
New York
Sotheby Parke Bennet
Friction of inflation scorching President
AP analysis notes the president bears blame for economic downturns as inflation and cyclical trends hit the nation. It cites Nixon Carter Hoover and Ford, arguing presidents shape conditions but do not control the economy, which ebbs and flows with time and policy. It warns blame often follows leadership, even as history shows economy cycles determine outcomes.
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John Cunniff
New York
Congress
United States
Richard Nixon
John P. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gerald Ford
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
Maryland
OPEC
Federal Reserve Board
Carter
Today in History July 16 1979 highlights and birthdays
On this date historical milestones include the first atomic bomb test in 1945 and the DC establishment in 1790. Notable events cover Admiral Farragut, the Nicholas II executions, Leopold III abdication, John Glenn’s jet flight, Apollo XI launch, Makarios’s Cyprus exile, and Carter’s Bonn summit. Birthdays include Ginger Rogers and Barbara Stanwyck.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
District of Columbia
U.S
David Farragut
Russia
Nicholas II
Leopold III
Belgium
Bardouin
John Glenn
California
New York
Oil, wheat, and fairness in OPEC power plays
The piece argues OPEC acts as a cartel reversing supply and demand, unlike U S wheat markets which are open. It flags political aims behind oil price moves, distinguishing farmers from oil exporters and warning that the crisis feels manufactured rather than market driven.
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OPEC
Joseph C. Harsch
Christian Science Monitor
Soviet Union
U.S
Harsch
Kansas
Libya
Muammar al-Qaddafi
United States
Israel
West Bank
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Law of Supply
Iraq
Nigeria
Indonesia
Ecuador
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