Carter’s UN speech signals a new mold for the presidency
Analysts praise his candor and openness while debating impact on future negotiations. The piece notes Carter’s commitment to ideals and honesty, contrasting with past leaders, and suggests testing whether idealism can guide pragmatic policy, likening him to a Galilean figure from two millennia ago.
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Carter
United Nations General Assembly
New York
U.S
Soviet Union
Jimmy Carter
Central Intelligence
Thomas Jefferson
Do Unto Others and Religious Tolerance in America
The piece discusses American tolerance for diverse religions amid sectarian tensions, citing Hare Krishna and Unification Church as targets of deprogramming. Harvey Cox urges understanding, noting rights protect minorities, while events like Uganda's Christian killings and Hanafi Moslem actions underscore religion’s volatile edge. The article promotes the World Congress on Religious Liberty in Amsterdam March 21-23.
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Northern Ireland
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Harvey Cox
Harvard Divinity School
Cox
Amsterdam
Uganda
Washington, D.C
Scouting USA replaces Boy Scouts in editors memo
A memo from the National Office of the Boy Scouts of America proposes using Scouting USA as the public name, replacing Boy Scouts of America in some contexts. The piece critiques the change as aimed at minorities and female Explorers, while noting legal caution and ongoing use of Boy Scouts of America.
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World
White House
Ress
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Scouting USA
BSA
USA
Scouts of America
America
U.S.A
Scouting - USA
Scouting-Usa
I, Corpette
Wolf Patrol
Russia
Falkland Islands Enigma Deepens Amid Talks and Tensions
Foreign Office minister Neil Rowlands met with Argentine officials in Buenos Aires and toured Falkland settlements to discuss sovereignty. Talks aimed at a bilateral framework ended without a firm agreement as Argentina presses Malvinas claims while islanders favor remaining under British rule.
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Britain
Argentina
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Ted Rowlands
British
Foreign Office
Foreign Ministry
Rowlands
Falkland
Land Rover
Malvinas
Anthony Crosland
David Owen
Crosland
Falklands
Montevideo
Uruguay
Port Stanley
Comodoro Rivadavia
Neil Watson
Falklands Islands
Baseball Stars Dumbest Athletes! Royko mockingly critiques baseballs pride
Chicago columnist Mike Royko mocks baseball players as foolish for airing contract woes during spring training. He highlights Tom Seaver and widespread star grumbling, then lampoons public sympathy and proposes a tongue in cheek law to curb player complaints.
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Yahoo
Tomeevee
New Yorkers
Seaver
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Detroit
Rts
Tom Seaver
Tom
Pal
Weather Records From 1930s Beckley Collected for Local Station
Ron Drummond of the Raleigh County NWS assembled 158 weather reports from Mauck covering Oct 1930 through Nov 1943. The records show monthly summaries with mean, max, min temps, precipitation, snowfall, and notes on days with frosts or thunderstorms, though exact locations for extremes aren’t specified.
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Raleigh County Commission
Minor Scott
Oliver Scott
Ron Drummond
National Weather Service
Raleigh County
L. A. Mauck
U.S. Department of Commerce
Weather Bureau
Beckley
Drummond
Weather Service
Central Records Office
United States
Scott
Mauck
Kanawha Street
Beaver Avenue
Humber
West Virginia
Deprogramming and the Cult Threat in America
ACLU and church leaders clash over deprogramming as a weapon against cults. Experts warn of religious liberty violations and state custodial actions, while supporters argue against coercive control by groups.
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American Civil Liberties Union
Neier
The
ACLU
Dean Kelley
National Council of Churches
Kelley
Neder
Congress
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Martin McReynolds
United Press
Ees
Asia
Unind Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Mike Royko
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Bob Wills
David E. Anderson
UPI
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