Opinion: U S Should Pressure Amin Without Covert Action
The piece argues the United States should avoid assassination and covert CIA actions against Idi Amin of Uganda. It urges economic sanctions political persuasion and social ostracism to hasten Amin's removal citing past abuses including Luwums death and the 1971 coup context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
Uganda
Idi Amin
Janami Luwum
Amin
Milton Obote
CIA
Nixon China Policy and the Shanghai Communique's Legacy
The article reviews Nixon era China policy, highlighting the Shanghai Communique of 1972 as a milestone. It notes U.S. Taiwan recognition limited full diplomatic ties, ongoing post Nixon-Ford-Carter debates, and Carter's stance to balance Taiwan’s freedoms with China relations. Huang Chen expresses cautious optimism about future ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Shanghai
Henry A. Kissinger
People’s Republic of China
United States
Taiwan Strait
China
Taiwan
Ford
Carter
People’s Republic
U.S
Huang Chen
Washington
E.R.R
A Clash of Values on Admissions and Diversity
The piece weighs the California medical school affirmative action case against Wofford College's experience in private higher education. It notes societal discrimination, poverty, and the need for a diverse student body while questioning whether preferential admissions violate equal rights. It highlights Joe Lesesne's view on flexibility and community, and the potential impact on private institutions if the court sides with or against affirmative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Tha T
Calvoensa
University of California At Davis
Ithout
Wofford College
Ile Wofford
South Carolina
Claflin
Benedict
California Medical School
Wofford
California
Joe Lesesne
Thought For Today on democracy and elected leaders
A quote notes one evil of democracy is enduring the man elected whether you like him or not. The remark by Will Rogers frames civic accountability and public sentiment in political life.
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Will Rogers
Begorra
Juvenal
Crispus
Thomas Nast
Boss Tweed
Tammany Hall
Johnny Appleseed
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jimmy Carter
My Lai
St. Joseph's Day
B.C
Publius Ovidus
Ovid
Love
Hinckley
Ohio
San Juan Capistrano
U.S
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
John Tyler
Luther Burbank
Stephen Pulaski
Treat Paine
L. Ron Hebberd
Albert Einstein
Rudolph Diesel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Benito Pablo Juarez
Rosa Bonheur
Colfax
Harry Houdini
Andrew William Morris
Wilhelm Francisco Jose de Goya
Sean Q
Vincent van Gogh
Andrew
Reagan forms CFR to roll toward a 1980 run
The Citizens for the Republic launches CFR as a political action vehicle to back Republican candidates and promote Reagan’s platform. The move mirrors Carter’s coordinating committee, aiming to keep Reagan’s influence alive while building organizational control for a future presidential bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Strauss
Coordinating” Committee
Jimmy Carter
Ronald
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Citizens For the Republic
California
Citizens For Reagan
CFR
Republican Party
William Brock
New Republican National Committee
Brock
Congress
Carter
Strauss
March Celebrations Mix Weather Hopes and Global Fetes
A March feature from Engadine highlights Chalandra Marz in local tradition and catalogs a sweeping list of observances. It weighs Old Farmer’s Almanac forecasts of a cold month against questionable accuracy and notes many themed months and days guiding festivities.
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Engadine
Switzerland
Old Farmer's Almanac
Mississippi
CFA
Ron Drummond
Drummond
Law Column on Reverse Discrimination in Affermative Action
The column discusses the Supreme Court debate over affirmative action and reverse discrimination sparked by the Bakke case. It notes the 14th Amendment equal protection challenge to racial quotas, the reactions of civil rights groups and opponents, and the potential impact on national education and professional opportunities. The piece underscores the unsettled legal question and the likelihood of ongoing court consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Seattle
Wash
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Coalition
NAACP
High Court
Alap P. Bakke
University of California Medical School At
Davis
Medical School
California Supreme Court
University of California Medical School
Ucators
California
Landfill health hazard worries Lanark residents
A reader complains of Sanitary Landfill causing rats and pollution on a narrow county road near Lanark. They assert trucks foul roads, dump untreated sewage near a stream, and fear health risks. The writer vows to seek action from commissioners and higher authorities if ignored.
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Sun
Lanark
N.J
Piney and Penman Mountain
Maine
County court dedicates woodland for Four-H use near Little Beaver Park
Twenty five years ago the Raleigh County Court dedicated a wooded area about 30 to 4 acres in Little Beaver Park for future use by the county Four-H organization.
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Raleigh
Little Beaver Park
County
Four-H
Legion Plans Springtime Frolics with Local Talent
Roy T. Elkin announces completion of plans for the Legion's Springtime Frolics with dates set for the city. Miss Wilda Ganeau, daughter of Nora Gunnoe, is starring as a principal in Earl Carroll's Vanitys, singing and acting in skits as a headliner.
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Legion
Roy T. Elkin
Wilda Ganeau
Nora Gunnoe
Earl Carroll
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Joan F. McGee
Tom Wicker
V.t
N.Y. Times News Service
Wilkintos
Bacchus
Hernando de Soto
the Law Column
Jack C. Landau
the Register
Evelyn Petrosky
Raleigh Regier
Raleigh Register
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