The Domino Fact and Captive Nations Week
This excerpt argues Eisenhower used the term domino fact not theory describing Stalin’s salami tactic and warns that 1975 marks new Communist gains in Cambodia and South Vietnam. It lists a long Captive Nations roster and calls for awareness as July 1975 Captive Nations Week approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Thailand
Laos
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Byelorussia
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
East Prussia
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
China
Mongolia
North Korea
North Vietnam
Poland
Pomerania
Portugal
Rumania
Russia
Silesia
Tibet
Turkestan
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
McClure chides Congress during Ford energy speech tour
Sen James McClure vented frustration at President Ford's nationwide address and criticized Congress for energy inaction. He described a grueling 10 day swing through Idaho including Duckwater Boise Pocatello Montpelier and Preston, saying he sought to stay in touch with constituents despite fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McClure
Pres
Gerald Ford
Preston
McClure
Lions Club
Congress
Idaho
Duckwater
Nev
Boise
Pocatello
Montpelier
Environmental concerns overshadow town’s tree removal
Janet Nichols Preston voices alarm at Franklin County environmental decay from concrete building and mass tree removal. Rex Checketts family thanks Preston Volunteer Fire Department for aid after a house fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Preston Volunteer Fire Department
Rex Checketts
Ground breaking marks Seventh Ward and Oneida chapel opening
Harold B. Lee will speak at the June 14 ground breaking for the Seventh Ward and Oneida Stake chapel. Idaho Day activities in Franklin June 14-15 include Miss Carol Hawkes as Idaho Day queen. Brent Nash won first in a rural youth speech contest. Mink Creek to continue its Fourth of July rodeo. Silver Dollar Day celebrated in Preston June 5. De War rifle shoot in Preston drew seven teams. Fourth of July Parade committee names division chairmen. Isis Theatre shows Strangers All with May Robson and Preston Foster. Wheat growers organize at the library. Father and Sons outing set for Willow Flat July 8-10. Santa Barbara quake and floods reported. C Macey says Preston is Idaho’s cleanest town. E G Lewis to wed Mae Phair June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. Lee
Council of Twelve
Seventh Ward
Oneida Stake Chapel
Idaho
Pioneer Village
Franklin
Carol Hawkes
Stanton Hawkes
Brent Nash
Linrose
D. Ariel Nash
Mink Creek
Preston
Harold L Hawkes
May Robson
Preston Foster
Isis Theatre
William A. Shuldberg
Winder
Willow Flat
Santa Barbara
California
C . Macey
Boise
E G Lewis
Mae Phair
Portland
Remembering Battling Lamoreaux Dempsey Exhibition
A Boise and Logan memory piece recounts Jack Dempsey boxing Battling Lamoreaux in the 1931 exhibition era. Lamoreaux, from Preston, recalls two rounds with Dempsey, a handshake of friendship, and a career backdrop including 135 fights and Salt Lake City life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Hart
George Foreman
Boise
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Tunney
Eccles
Logan
Lamoreaux
Preston
Bat
Reno
King Levinski
Chicago
Idaho Statesman
Jack Smith
Louis O’tari
Hank Potter
St. Anthony
Potter
Battling Lamoreaux
Pocatello
Mickey McCafferty
Bat’ Lamoreaux
Hart Orchard
Ira Dern
al Newman
Tiger Jack Fox K.O
M.L. Lamoreaux
Agnes
Salt Lake City
U.P. Railroad
Salt Lake
Brigham Canyon
the Battler
Phorle
Mayaguez rescue highlights U.S. intelligence gaps
White House minutes show President Ford ordered the Mayaguez rescue with incomplete location data. Despite 24 hour surveillance, crews aboard Rong island and Tang faced heavy fire with casualties and missing personnel. Analysts warn such gaps risk future missions and lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Ford
Mayaguez
U.S
Southeast Asia
Tang Island
Mike Mansfield
D -Mont
Clifford Case
R.N
Rong
Tang
Wilson
United States
State Reorganization Aims to Improve Public Service
Two executive orders move Idaho toward a leaner government by abolishing the Idaho Human Resources Development Council and the State Department of Special Services. The programs transition to the Department of Employment and Health and Welfare while the State Office of Aging shifts to the Office of the Governor. The goal is better service delivery to Idaho residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Human Resources Development Council
State Department of Special Services
State Department of Employment
Department of Special Services
Department
Department of Health and Welfare
State Office of Aging
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Janet Nichols
the Citizen
Monts
Jack Anderson
Joe Spear
India
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Atoms For Peace
Europe
Asia
Latin America
Kissinger
Pentagon
John Ehrlichman
Quinnault Indians
Drug Enforcement Agency
John Tunney
Senate
House
Treasury Department
Edward Morgan
William, Simon
Ford Morgan
Tenced
Richard Nixon
the Treasury
George Shultz
the Capitol
Idaho Human Resources Development Council
Texaco
North State
Franklin County 4-H'ers
Fair Grounds
Main Street
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