Anatomy of Terrorism Editorial
An editorial argues terrorism reveals weakness and cowardice by targeting the weak for publicity and political blackmail. It compares Mountbatten’s murder to Bernadotte’s and notes the IRA faction’s attack may prompt repression or withdrawal, stressing terrorists are few and driven by warped, personal hatreds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Mountbatten
Mountbatten
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
United Nations
Bernadotte
Mideast
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Government loan guarantees spark debate on British disease label
AP Business Analyst recounts how government loan guarantees to private firms like Wheeling-Pittsburgh, Lockheed, and possibly Chrysler, divide opinion. Supporters say aid protects jobs and national needs. opponents warn it undermines risk capital, unfairly burdens healthy companies, and risks the federal treasury.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Dennis Carney
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Wheeling- Pittsburgh
Lockheed Aircraft
Chrysler Corp
Federal
Treasury
CF&1
Jack
On This Date in History September 7, 1979
Highlights include the 1940 start of London's Blitz, Elizabeth I birth in 1533, the 1701 Hague Treaty forming the Grand Alliance, the 1901 Boxer Rebellion end, Boulder Dam work beginning in 1930, Truman receiving Japanese surrender in 1945, the 1977 Panama Canal treaties, Dirksen's 1969 death, uranium shipments to India halted five years ago, Begin and Sadat Camp David meeting a year ago, plus notable birthdays for Lawford Inouye and Kazan.
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Associated Press
London
England
the Hague
Britain
Holland
Holy Roman Empire
France
China
Peking
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Hoover Dam
Harry Truman
Senate
Everett Dirksen
R-Il
United States
India
New Delhi
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Camp David
Peter Lawford
Hawaii
Daniel Inouye
Elia Kazan
Refugees find welcome in Utah as Thach Minh Loi family starts new life
Thach Minh Loi and his wife and two children arrive in Las Vegas then move to Vego Utah after a sister in America intervenes. Immigration officials expedited the family’s entry from Malaysia, escaping threats in refugee camps. Neighbors and an engineering firm aid them with housing and work while others warn of post arrival resentments toward refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Thach Minh Loi
Malaysia
America
Loi
United States
Chuong Ellis
Leonel Castillo
Vui
Tao
Minh Chow
Las Vegas
Nev
Tim Anderson
Vego
Utah
Chuong
Washington Post
Arlington
St. George
Sam
Congressional
Glenn Ferguson
Radio Free Europe
Radio Liberty
Europe
Ferguson
Senate
Appropriations Committee
VISTA
Peace Corps
University of Connecticut
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Weicker
Tim Keeney
Connecticut Law School
Keeney
Abbe Fletman
Munich
The Andrew Young Affair and the Mideast Policy Stalemate
In a tense face off the blink rule applies. Yet shifts in maneuvering over the Mideast may invert outcomes. Israel resists recognizing the PLO and seeks no dealings. The PLO seeks Israel's destruction. The Young Affair alters the scene but U.S. policy remains unchanged. The Palestinians emerge with renewed prestige though no vote was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mideast
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
P.L.O
Andrew Young
U.S
United Nations
U.N
Young Affair Signals Mideast Policy Shift Amid Israel Strain
Commentary argues the Young affair may push Washington to rethink ties with the PLO and Palestinian statehood as Israel bears mounting criticism. It credits Yasser Arafat with calming factions and hints a compromise path could emerge, altering the dynamic of Middle East diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
P.L.O
Israel
United Nations
Young
David
Lebanon
Washington
Mideast
Yasser Arafat
al Fatah
Arafat
U.N
Sadat
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R-N
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Lackawanna
N.Y
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the World Almanac
Martha
Carter
Gen
Omar Torrijos
Hong Kong
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Merry
Donald F. Graff
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