Brezhnev blooms in the Soviet inner circle
Henry J. Taylor assesses Brezhnev as a calculating insider who is reshaping the Central Committee and Politburo. He notes Brezhnev's control over appointments, sidelining rivals like Shelepin, elevating Andropov and Kirilenko, and aligning with Dobrynin to solidify authority while warning of weak public backing and internal party friction.
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Henry J. Taylor
Red Party
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Eliza
Central Committee
Kremlin
United States
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Moscow
Chile
Aleksandr V. Basov
Europe
Washington
Dobrynin
Russia
Red
China
Communist Party
Politburo
Andrei A. Gromyko
Viktor V. Grishin
Alexander N. Shelepin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Shelepin
All-Central Council of Trade Unions
U.S.S.R
KGB
Yuri V. Andropov
Kirilenko
Andropov
Andrei P. Kirilenko
West Germany
Chappaquiddick Probe Ties Hunt to White House Funding
Washington reports the White House financed Watergate figure E F Hunt’s New England trip to probe Sen Edward Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick role. Colson says Hunt interviewed a policeman for confidential case info and details other White House taint including payments linked to Continental Investment Corp and Sparkman campaign funds.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
White House
New England
Howard Hunt
Edward Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Charles Colson
Democratic National Committee
Colson
Hunt
Demott
Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Denver
Dita Beard
TTT
Jeb Magruder
Gordon Liddy
John F. Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nixon
25 Years Ago in Roswell June 18 1948 Community Notes
A dinner in the Nickson Hotel announced 1244 eastern New Mexico enlistments over two years by Maj. Wiltz J. Bethancourt. Roswell led the state in clean food handling per a May Santa Fe Chamber newsletter. Walker AFB housing needs for 64 families were reported. Gene Autry shown at Chief Theatre in The Last Round-up. Rainbow Girls prepare for 15th state assembly at Roswell High gym. Love session kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Modern Food beat Shamas Grocery 10-7 after late rally. Week heat records: Carlsbad 106, Clovis 103, Rodeo 102, Roswell Artesia Hobbs Lordsburg around 100.
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New Mexico
Wiltz J. Bethancourt
Nickson Hotel
Army Recruiting Service
Roswell
W. J. Stribling
Santa Fe
Modern Food
Shamas Grocery
Carlsbad
District Weather Bureau
Clovis
Rodeo
Artesia
Hobbs
Lordsburg
Frontiers of space and sea captivate American minds
American efforts mark a space world record as four divers remain trapped in a sub at 351 feet. Rescue challenges loom due to ocean pressure while space offers no such pressure. The piece urges youth to pursue frontier careers amid flood damage seen in St Charles Missouri with car hoods caked in silt and drying ground.
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Space
America
Earth
St. Charles
Missouri
Today in History June 18 highlights across centuries
On June 18 events include Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815 and Charles I crowned in Scotland in 1633. Philadelphia entry in 1778, US declares war in 1812, Cherbourg seizure hinted in 1918, Egypt becomes republic in 1953, and a 2022 jet crash near London killed 118 aboard.
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Waterloo
Belgium
Charles I
Scotland
Edinburgh
Philadelphia
United States
Britain
Cherbourgh
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
State agency chiefs gain raises to 27000 in revised pay plan
Gov Bruce King approves a revised exempt employee pay schedule raising four top agency chiefs to 27000 a year, with other officials receiving boosts. The plan covers more than half of 855 exempt workers with 4 to 5 percent range increases and includes adjustments for several senior posts and routine anniversary boosts.
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Fred Buckles
Santa FE
Bruce King
King
Lowell G. Boles
Health Social Services
Richard Helm
Leonard DeLayo
Filbert Kirkpatrick
Helm
Kirkpatrick
DeLayo
Keverge
Fred ‘Ytinseey
Neler
Malary
Lon Bis
Hater
Tad . Menges
Ruben Miera
Miera
Helen Sosa
Robert Mondragon
Dennis Luna
Finance Department
Luna
William McConnell
State Board of Educational Finance
McConnell
BEF
Gov
Dr. McConnell
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C. Robert Strader
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William Reasoner
Strader
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London
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Belarmino Giron
Giren
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Bachicha
Corrections
Howard Leach
Leach
Martin Vigil
Vigil
Oliver Payne
Kenneth Davis
Educational Retirement Board
Motor Transportation
Johnny A. Taylor
William Simms
Finlay MacGillivray
Carlos Nagel
Weldon Perrin
Oil Conservation Commission
Dona Ana County
Las Cruces
OCC
Dan Nutter
Rio Grande Valley
Am Aretic Ltd
Nelson B. Hunt
Dallas
Jack Grimm
Abilene
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George R. Brown
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