Warnke confirms as arms control chief amid nation split
The Senate confirms Paul Warnke as President Carter's chief arms control negotiator by a 58 to 40 vote, highlighting deep U S divisions over nuclear strategy. The piece reviews contrasting views on Soviet intentions, deterrence, and the path to arms control including cruise missiles and verification prospects.
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Paul Warnke
Carter
Senate
Warnke
Soviet Union
New York
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Moynihan
America
Vietnam
Kissinger
Vance
Brown
Blossoms spoof of Roots mocks Ku Klux Klan on TV
In a satirical column Arthur Hoppe imagines a rebuttal titled Blossoms to Roots. A Klan demand for equal time is treated as farce as a character named Kinte cruises the Atlantic, meets Massa Greene who offers work and security, and a clip ends with a jab at race and track star stereotypes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Klan
America
Africa
Kinte Kunta
Asner
Fun Times Travel Service
Kinte
Atlantic City
S.S
Gambia
Massa Lorne Greene
Massa Greene
Civil Service bill advances as lawmakers debate patronage return
In Charleston the Democratic majority moves a Civil Service bill toward a House vote aimed at restoring 8,000 jobs to Civil Service and restructuring the three member commission. Some Democrats oppose returning to patronage, arguing the measure fights partisan goals.
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Dels
James Teets
Larry Swann
House
Teets
George Farley
D - Wood
Finance
Arch Moore
Moore
Del
Larry Souis
D - Kanawha
Soviet critique prompts American rights debate in Washington
The piece cites Tass criticisms of US justice toward dissent and calls for reform to align with Helsinki standards. It urges repealing the McCarran Act visa restrictions and relaxing travel rules while condemning selective asylum for refugees and the Smith Act. It argues freedom must be protected by law, not granted by officials.
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Tass
United States
State Department
Jack Mundey
Mundey
U.S
AFL - Cio
Justice Holmes
McCarran
Ford Administration
New York
Council On Foreign Relations
Anita
Washington
Carter
Helsinki
Junta
Jefferson
Bridge handicap scores top Mrs. Katie Dunn and Dr. M M Ralston
Mrs. Katie Dunn and Dr. M M Ralston led this week’s bridge handicap under the Southern West Virginia Contract Bridge League with 85 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Dunn
M. M. Ralston
Diary reveals early 1901 news routes and harsh winter effects
The Table Rock diary of Oliver Scott records 1901 events including Queen Victoria's death news reaching Cincinnati papers, mail at 9 am and 3 pm, two daily deliveries, and Scott's store doubling as post office. It notes road work funded by taxation, heavy late April snowstorms with disappearing rivers, and monthly cash receipts and weather patterns through March.
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Oliver Scott
Times
Table Rock
H. H. Lowery
Queen Victoria
Cincinnati
Lena Cunningham
Grandview
Scott
Pittsburgh
Roanoke
Charleston
Scott’s
Prince Station
C&o
Washington
Points East
Points West
Scott's
Pony Express
Herblock
Washington, D.C
Register
The
Post
Enquirer
Crow
Thomas
Tucker County
W. Va
R.R
J. N. Smith
Soviet Japan fishery talks focus on four disputed Kurile islands
In Moscow talks scheduled for March 15, Soviet and Japanese officials will debate how to regulate Japanese fishing in the newly proclaimed Soviet 200 mile zone. Moscow rejects any unsettled territorial issue, citing the four Kurile islands Habomai Shikotan Kunashiri Etorofu seized in 1945. Japan asserts inherent territory and seeks resolution before a bilateral treaty.
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Japan
Moscow
Soviet Union
Dmitri Polyanski
Habomai
Shikotan
Kunashiri
Etorofu
Kurile Islands
Four Islands
United States
China
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John F. McGee
New York Times
Arthur Hopper
Chronicle Publishing Co
Andrew Gallagher
United Press
Judiceiary
George Washington Carver
Robert Harman
Harman
Federal
Congress
Civil Service
Raleigh Register
Mercury
Bro
Ogden
Disputed Islands
Tokyo
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