Kissinger urges negotiation with Soviets despite mistrust
Henry Kissinger argues that pursuing detente with the Soviet Union remains essential even as Russian arms shipments threaten Arab-Israeli peace. He says the United States should exploit mutually beneficial areas like disarmament and trade, while pressuring Moscow to keep its word and bearing responsibility for failures. He criticizes John Foster Dulles for allowing Russians to outmaneuver the West by avoiding negotiations.
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Henry Kissinger
U.S
Soviet Union
Russia
Mideast
Kissinger
Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
John Foster Dulles
Devel
Kremlin
United States
West
Dulles
Editorial: Oil boycott threat urges US energy shift
The piece decries a 5 percent monthly Arab oil cut as a weak threat and calls for urgent diversification. It argues the United States cannot depend on Arab oil and must accelerate Alaskan production, shale, nuclear power, and other energy sources while weighing ecological aims. It warns of possible Arab blackmail amid growing Middle East turmoil and the need for energy independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Middle East
Beirut
Mediterranean
Paris
London
Taxing the nation's patience on Nixon taxes
The piece criticizes President Nixon for paying modest income taxes while wealth and influence are at play in his finances. It notes figures for 1970 and 1971, contrasts with a $200,000 salary, and mentions donations to the National Archives. It reflects on the ethics of legality versus admirability in public service and recalls past presidents’ tax practices. The author laments the erosion of public trust in officials amid Watergate and related scandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watergate
Agnew
Key Biscayne
San Clemente
Nixon
National Archives
IRS
Herbert Hoover
Corment
Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Industrial giants fall to 1970s temptations
New York AP reports a rising number of U S industrial and financial giants struggle with 1970s pressures. Losses, red ink, and scandals appear across rail, aerospace, food retailing, and securities, including Penn Central bankruptcy actions Lockheed government loan guarantees and Weis Securities misstatements. Wall Street fraud concerns prompt SEC critiques, while the U S National Bank of San Diego insolvency links to chief stockholder C Arnholt Smith and large loan ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Penn Central Railroad
Lockheed Aircraft
RCA Corp
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Safeway
Pan American World Air Ways
Weis Securities, Inc
New York Stock Exchange
Securities Investor Protection Corp
Wall Street
The
Protection Corp
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ray D. Garrett Jr
Garrett
U.S. National Bank of San Diego
C. Arnholt Smith
Boyle's Column: The Boredom in Modern Life
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle argues that boredom and loneliness plague modern civilization despite abundance of distractions. He blames science for isolating individuals and notes shifting interests from baseball trivia to worn jokes, television as a wasteland, and a growing sense of fatigue with work and social life. He concludes that recognizing personal boredom may prove the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Erie Canal opens a century and a half ago
A historical note outlines key events on October 26 across years, including the 1825 Erie Canal opening linking Lake Erie to the Hudson, monarch coronations, congressional adjournments, Sweden recognizing Norway, and early space milestones. It also notes birthdays of the Shah of Iran and Senator Brooke, with a Wilde quote as thought for today.
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Lake Erie
Hudson River
George HI
England
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Sweden
Norway
Brazil
Germany
U.S
Solomon Islands
East Berlin
Soviet Union
United States
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Iran
Mohammed Reza Phalevi
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Oscar Wilde
Wool over eyes origin tied to wig fashion
The World Almanac facts trace the phrase to wigs worn by gentlemen. It notes a robber allegedly pulling a victim’s wig down before stealing valuables, linking the expression to wool wigs from a historical period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeen
Texas water policy clash over federal standards sparks pushback
Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby and Sen. Max Sherman urge President Nixon and Texas lawmakers to overturn new National Water Resources Council planning standards due Oct. 25. They warn the policy would disrupt state federal cooperation, hinder in-state project planning, and limit federal funding for non-reimbursable features like flood control and recreation. Other items note split constitutional convention timing, extended cotton plow-up rules after rain, challenge to federal air controls, and upcoming hearings on water quality, jet service, and Mustang Island development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
National Water Resources Coucil
Bill Hobby
Hobby
Max Sherman
Amarillo
Texas Water Advisory Councils
Nixon
Bill Meier
Euless
Meier
House
Price Daniel Jr
Constitutional Revision Commission
Daniel
Agriculture
John White
South Texas
Cameron
Hidalgo
Willacy
Starr
Zapata
Jim Hogg
Brooks
Kennedy
Webb
Duval
Jim Wells
Kelberg
Arousing The Sleeping Giant by Hudnut review
Book review of Robert Hudnut’s Arousing The Sleeping Giant from Harper & Row argues the church must shed social comforts and demand service and money. It lauds Hudnut as a driving pastor who urges firing lazy ministers and pushing for tithes to awaken congregations and fund growth.
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Harper & Row
Robert Hudnut
Minnesota
Hudnut
Vince Lombardi
God
Jesus
St. Luke Presbyterian Church
Wayzata
Minn
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Ray Cromley
Washington
NEA
Pecos Enterprise
Buckner News Alliance
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association
Boyle
Associated Press
I News
Jo In
Texas Water Quality Board
Uvalde
Bexar
Kinney
Medina
Kendall
Comal
Hays
Edwards
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Southwest Airlines
Rio Grande Valley
Mustang Island
Parks and Wildlife Department
David Poling, D.D
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