United States should push peace in East Africa now
The U S should use the pause in Soviet arms shipments to Ethiopia and Somalia to push for a diplomatic settlement. Reject Somalis arms requests to curb a broader arms race, press the Soviets toward ending Ethiopian support, and seek a negotiated peace rather than expanding weapon supplies.
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Soviet Union
United States
East Africa
Ethiopia
Somalia
U.S. State Department
Ments
State Department
U.S
Welfare fraud reform urged by state commission
The State law enforcement department should lead most welfare fraud investigations and supervise checks against harassment of recipients. Reorganization is urged to improve efficiency while protecting rights, with investigators under strict rules and caseworkers focusing more on aid needs.
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Commission of Welfare Fraud
Public Aid
Unemployment Insurance Departments
James Thompson
Samuel Skinner
Commission
Legislative Advisory Committee On Public Aid
Skinner
Endangered species housewife speaks on role and revenge
A housewife reflecting on being deemed obsolete argues that modern statistics show few fulltime housewives remain. She recalls sexism, judgment, and condescension while imagining a future as a celebrity author, yet remains proud of her five children and homemaking.
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Houston
Terry Martin Hekker
Edith Bunker
Betty Friedan
Jack Hekker
Social Security Office
Alice In Wonderland
Letters Call for Tiger Editor Return to Comics Page
A reader pleads for the return of Tiger and Punkin in the comics, arguing Doonesbury and Doonesbury have replaced beloved children’s strips. The writer criticizes Doonesbury’s humor and urges Matt and Jeff to be reinstated, asserting the old cartoons were clearer and more meaningful.
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Southern Illinoisan
Doonesbury
Matt
Jeff
al Smith
Little Tiger
Punkinhead
Doonesbury Comic Strip Praised by Subscriber
Pam Peckler of Carbondale thanks the newspaper for carrying Doonesbury praising Gary Trudeau’s four panel satire as a concise social and political commentary and expresses pride in being a subscriber.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carter’s Precise Imprecision in Mideast Talks
James Reston argues President Carter uses a deliberate ambiguity in dealings with Israel and Egypt to keep peace talks alive. The approach unsettles Begin yet reassures Sadat, aiming to shift discussion from conflict to compromise while audiences watch via public diplomacy and TV briefings.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Carter
Sadat
Begin
Aswan
Egypt
Israel
The
Jerusalem
Cairo
Answan
Middle East
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