Learning from a Foreign Policy Crisis and Its Aftermath
An opinion piece argues America must rethink foreign policy after the shah, Castro, and Iran events. It contends U.S. image harms Third World relations through economic dominance and selective aid. It urges a strong domestic movement to shape global responsibility and curb imperial practices. The piece warns of future crises if public pressure fails to shift government priorities.
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Sen
Edward Kennedy
Shah
America
Democratic People's Republic
Canada
Mexico
Spain
Castro
Dominican Republic
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Iran
Washington
New York
Cambridge
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Under-21 Deserves Chance in New Drinking Age Law
Carbondale Liquor Commission weighs rights of those under 21 who want to work in taverns or be present without drinking. The editorial argues blanket bans harm 18 to 21-year-olds, harms employers, and would unjustly restrict non alcoholic sales. Enforce with checks, not broad exclusion.
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Carbondale Liquor Commission
Milk Fund Case Sways Not Fix Connally Image
A Washington column notes pollster Finkelstein found South Carolina voters dislike Connally mainly for party switch and broken promises, not the milk fund indictment. Kennedy finance struggles and Byrne’s mixed aid further complicate Illinois primary prospects amid Iran crisis.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Washington
John Connally
Milk Fund
Nixon White House
Connally
Arthur Finkelstin
New York
Ronald Reagan
South Carolina
Texas
Greenville-Spartanburg
Finkelstein
Lyndon Johnson
Richland County
Columbia
Lee Atwater
Reagan
Neutron bomb seen as camouflage for breeder reactor push
A Pacific News Service analysis argues the neutron bomb may be used to justify and accelerate civilian nuclear power, specifically plutonium production for breeder reactors. It links weapon development to renewed plutonium extraction, PUREX refurbishments, and civilian reactor fuel cycles, warning of shifts in energy policy driven by weapons programs.
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Howard Morland Pacific News Service
Department of Energy
South Carolina
Howard Morland
Morland
Professive Magazine
Energy Department
PUREX
Hanford
Washington
West Valley
New York
Barnwell
Canyons
Canyon
John Who Best Man for 1980 GOP Nomination?
John Anderson of Illinois is analyzed as a potential 1980 Republican candidate who could win over Democrats in a general election if Carter Kenned y splits the vote. The piece notes his moderate stance, oratorical skill, limited funds, and possible paths through New Hampshire Massachusetts Wisconsin Illinois, with policy ideas including a 50-50 gas tax and a countercartel concept for oil.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Democrats
George Who
Jimmy Who
John Who
Rep
John Anderson
Ilinois
Goldwater
Nixon
Thurmond
Reagan
Anderson
Gerald Ford
New Hampshire
Republi
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Iilinois
Jimmy Carter
Carter
White House
Washington
Congress
Didate
Adlai Stevenson
OPEC
John
Letters. Glorification of a draft dodger criticized
A reader condemns a Southern Illinoisan editorial and the prominence given to Chrisman as glorifying a draft dodger. The letter argues war opposition can exist without denying national defense and questions tax-funded programs supporting conscientious objectors, reflecting strong emotions on wartime policy.
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Southern Illinoisan
United States
Chrisman
Chrismans
Nation's defense basic to us all
This piece argues that defense of the country is essential to every citizen. It uses stark analogies about protecting children and families from danger to illustrate the Defense Department's role in safeguarding the nation and its people.
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Southern Illinoisan
Defense Department
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Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Morris Dees
Dees
Richard Viguerie
Jane Byrne
Sen. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Alex Lmith
Illinois
Byrne
Gerard Doherty
Boston
Idea Man
John B. Anderson
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