Brezhnev and Carter seek common ground in arms talks
The New York Times notes Brezhnev and Carter pursue overlapping interests as they prepare for next weekend's negotiations. Brezhnev criticizes Carter over dissidents while urging progress on arms control and trade, and both leaders aim to advance peace in the Middle East and reduce nuclear weapons. The piece argues their two track approach may foster mutual understanding if interests align.
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International Democratic Movement
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South Korea
Leonid Brezhnev
Communist Party
Middle East
Brezhnev
New York Times
Motorman Drinking On Duty Sparks CTA Reform Call
Mike Royko reports on a CTA motorman seen with a bottle in a paper bag on a train. He contrasts the man’s record with driver suspensions and urges posting drivers’ disciplinary histories for rider safety.
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Jack Muller
City Hall
Muller
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Wabash Avenue
Lab Lib Pact Signals New Era in British Politics
Prime Minister James Callaghan seals a six month Lab Liberals pact to keep the government in office. The deal grants Liberal influence, delays a potential Tory landslide, and unsettles Labour leftists while setting 1978 as a likely general election target.
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Tain
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
The Peking Trees and a China Transition
A Safire column observes a night uprooting of 200 trees on Chang An Boulevard near the Peking Hotel and ponders what it signals about Hua Kuo-feng and China's power shift. Competing explanations arise from officials, skeptics, and a desire to read metaphor into events.
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Forbidden City
Hua Kuo-feng
Gang of Four
China Watchers
National Party Congress
Peking Hotel
Chang An
Tien An Men Square
Peking
China
Hua
Hsinhua
Chao Changpi
Chao Chang - Pi
Bits of Nonsense Collage By BOB WILLS
A Monday column compiles brief humorous snippets and quips from diverse sources. It includes jokes about aging, marriage, parenting, and everyday foibles with playful, lighthearted tone. Familiar one liners and wry observations blend in this miscellaneous gag collection.
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Pinecrest
Raleigh County
C. J. Hollandsworth
Raleigh Register
W. QO. Hollandsworth
Bob Wills
West Virginia Snake Hunters Record Six Songs in New York
John McClung aged 20 and Emery McClung 17 of Beckley returned from New York where they made six Brunswick records as the West Virginia Snake Hunters. They sing and play guitar and violin and are sons of Mr and Mrs P W McClung.
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Emery McClung
New York
Brunswick Recording Laboratory
McClung
West Virginia
Brunswick Company
Beckley
P. W. McClung
Beckley College coach resigns after 25 years
Bob Kent, coach at Beckley College since 1948, announced his resignation effective at the end of the term. He cited growing duties as manager of the Fayetteville Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building as the reason he cannot continue mentoring the Blue Hawks. A committee to survey city streets for new street markets was approved by the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce with Albert Tieche, president, outlining a sectional survey plan.
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Bob Kent
Beckley College
Kent
Fayetteville Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Blue Hawks
Beckley
The Carter Family Favorites Cookbook Spoofs a Nation
A satirical piece notes the cookbook boom and teases Ceil Dyer about a Carter family themed volume. It parodies recipe inflation and includes a mock entry for Manx Ghlum with whimsical steps and Manx heritage.
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Ceil Dyer
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