Marshall Plan Leaves Legacy
The 1947 Harvard speech by George C. Marshall framed the European Recovery Plan aiding Western Europe with 16.7 billion dollars. It spurred West European unification efforts, leading to Euratom and the Common Market, despite mixed success and French opposition to deeper political unity.
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George C. Marshall
Harvard
Europe
Marshall
Harry S. Truman
America
United States
Soviet Union
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Paris
Western
Congress
Britain
Ireland
Italy
U.S
E.R. Ri
Thoughts on Prayer Separation by Government
Justice Hugo L Black argues that government should refrain from writing or sanctioning official prayers. He contends that prayer is a religious function best left to the people and their chosen religious leaders.
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Hugo L. Black
What Other Papers Are Saying
The Los Angeles Times argues that a special tax on new cars with poor mileage to fund rebates for efficient models is flawed. It warns rebates could boost foreign cars and harm U S trade, suggesting penalties on low mileage instead to avoid such imbalances.
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Los Angeles Times
Carter
United States
California
Congress
U.S
Detroit
Flying Saucers Seen Amid Mars and Planet Parade
A column notes a surge of unidentified flying object reports across the country while attributing most to planets Mars Jupiter Venus and stars visible at dusk. The writer cites the Pascagoula fishermen case and a Weather Bureau observer in Beckley as credible sightings amid the Mars opposition and planetary glare.
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Ohio
Pascagoula
Associated Press
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Beckley
Howard Moneypenny
Moneypenny
Dean Thompson
Dean
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Outer Space
The Heavenly Real Estate Office Scene Go Anita Bryant
In a satirical sketch the Landlord and his agent Gabriel debate Anita Bryant and a national political push. The Landlord refuses direct support while recalling a Miami victory and weighs polls and media plans, finally signaling he is out of the campaign.
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Arthur Hoppe
Chronicle Publishing Company
Heavenly Real Estate
Gabriel
Anita Bryant
Florida
Gol
Miami
Johnson
Goldwater
Defense official predicts coal use for liquid fuels growth
Charles W. Connor, Defense Solid Fuels Administrator, says millions of tons of coal will be used annually in a few years to make liquid fuels. He notes oil demand rises faster than domestic production, and suggests the nation is not running out of oil.
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Colo
Charles W. Connor
Defense Solid Fuels
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Edward Kennedy
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Congress
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MIT
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OTA
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Advisory Council
Texas
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Frank
Jack
Sam & Judy
Sam Giancana
Frank Sinatra
New York City
Mario Cuomo
Hugh Carey
Carey
Sinatra
Cuomo
Matilda
David Halberstam
Spiro Agnew
Giancana
Denials and Denunciations Across Washington Gossip
William Safire surveys denials and diatribes touching politics in Washington, naming Tongsun Park and Suzy Park Thomson, Deputy AG Peter Iney, Mondale allies, and Kennedy Weisner links, with reactions from Park, Carter, and Cuomo. The piece notes Fallible memory, planted documents, and the spicy counterclaims shaping public discourse.
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London
Tongsun Park
Park
B. Y. Lee
Suzy Park Thomson
Lee
Carter
Washington
Korea
Carter Justice Department
Justice
Justice Department
Peter Iney
Senate
Criminal Division
Mondale
Flaherty
Gonzalez Leads Socialist Surge in Spanish Elections
In a watershed vote Suarez's center-right coalition won the most seats but the Socialist Workers Party led by Felipe Gonzalez surged to 118 seats or 28.5 percent, dominating major cities like Valencia Seville and Barcelona and making the party the hegemonic force in urban and autonomous regions.
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Adolfo Suarez
Spanish
Socialist Workers Party
Madrid
el Pais
Felipe Gonzalez
Suarez
Gonzalez
Spain
Valencia
Seville
Barcelona
Andalusia
Catalonia
Democratic Center
Nist
Logrono
Willy Brandt
Socialist International
Helmut Schmidt
Social Democrat Party
Soviet Union
Largo Caballero
Lenin
Raleigh County Auto History Marks 1927 Shift
Ninety years apart highlight Raleigh County’s motor era from 1911 to 1927. The first car, a Ford, arrived with George Bair Jr. present, signaling early automotive adoption in the region.
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Ral County
Ford
George Bair Jr
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