Olympics Deal Leaves NBC Bamboozled By Moscow
NBC agreed to pay 82 million dollars for exclusive 1980 Moscow Olympic rights, more than triple the Montreal price. Analysts question profit viability while Russians push higher bids, using SATRA as a ruse. Sixty million in facilities and only about 12 million cash to IOC, signaling a Kremlin bonanza.
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Funeral services for Stuart Long Texas newsman
Funeral services are held for Stuart Long a respected Texas newsman and capital correspondent for The Light and head of Long News Service He served on the National Water Pollution Board and was a member of the Texas School Land Board He died this week at age 72 after a lengthy illness He advised fellow journalists and was valued for credibility and friendship by many in Texas journalism
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Bondurant, San Antonio education leader, dies at 82
William T. Bondurant, long time headmaster and military program director at San Antonio Academy, former president of Texas Military Institute, died this week at age 82. He arrived in 1920, led the academy, served as president in 1942, and became chairman of the board in 1952, later chairman emeritus. San Antonio luminaries recall his counsel and military heritage.
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When you get overcivilized we must move to escape energy trap
John P Roche reflects on past winters in Lisle Illinois to illustrate how modern energy systems fail during outages. He recalls coal stoves and kerosene lamps, the fragility of electricity and oil, and the discipline needed to thaw frozen pipes. He warns that reliance on complex technology invites vulnerability and urges tapping coal reserves to backstop gas and oil.
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First Amendment concerns over Moss book and Chile policy
The piece flags two confrontations over free speech and U.S. policy. Rep. Ben Edwards questions the Moss Chile book’s publication as a First Amendment violation, while former ambassador Edward Kerry warns about Chilean taint harming journalism careers. It notes possible CIA subsidies and broader U.S. political meddling in Chile.
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Nixon
al Jende
Frank Church
Kennedy
Johnson
James Thompson
Ervin Watergate
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