Nuclear arms race and the hope to end it
Victor F. Weisskopf argues the nuclear arms race threatens human civilization, noting over 50,000 bombs from US and USSR and the catastrophic potential of any use. He calls for prioritizing abolition of nuclear weapons, slower buildup, and a renewed global effort to reduce risk and redefine 20th century goals.
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Victor F. Weisskopf
Cambridge
Mass
Earth
Soviet Union
United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Picayune
Off-Track Betting Law Divides Illinois Leaders
The Illinois House approved off track betting 90 to 76 but opponents argue it harms families and could spur crime while promising only uncertain revenue. Supporters call for Senate passage as a revenue windfall. critics urge raising taxes instead and warn of social costs and expanded gambling.
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Illinois
Senate
Downstate
Roscoe Cunningham
Lawrenceville
Robert Walsh
Mount Vernon
Ralph Dunn
R-Duquoin
Vince Birch
Ler
Chester
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Robert Winchester
Rossclare
William Harris
Marion
Dwight Friedrich
Centralia
Richard Hart
D-Benton
James Thompson
U S concern over Zaire signals Cold War anxieties
The piece discusses U S worry over Zaire amid Katanga raids in Shaba, Cuba and Russia alleged aid to Katanga, and U S use of third parties for military support. It cautions against linking SALT to Africa policy and questions a Western troop-centric approach, urging restraint and local autonomy.
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Zaire
Belgian Congo
Central Africa
Carter
Katanga
Shaba
Angola
Patrice Lumumba
Havana
Moscow
Vietnam
Morocco
Senegal
China
France
Belgium
Africa
Biafra
America
Dien Bien Phu
Washington
Carbondale Readers Back North Bypass Over East West Couplet
Carroll L. Riley urges Carbondale to abandon the east west couplet plan and back a north bypass already secured, arguing it preserves West Walnut Street Historic District and supports traffic flow to western shopping areas and the industrial park, with EPA scrutiny and federal funding likely to deny the couplet. He cites blight fears, historic preservation concerns, and better regional access as reasons.
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Illinois
Carbondale
West Walnut
West Main
East Walnut
East Main
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency
Main Street
Southern Illinoisan
Carroll L. Riley
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Carter May Be Mistaken About U S Attitude Toward Communism
Norman Podhoretz argues President Carter overstates American calm toward communism. He cites Yugoslavia, Cambodia, and the Soviet system to claim a dangerous shift from fear to insouciance, noting rising communist influence in Italy, France, and Africa, and warns of an ongoing, perhaps inordinate, fear that weakens U S containment.
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U.S
Norman Podhoretz
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Yugoslavia
Cambodia
Kampuchea
Soviet Union
China
Afghanistan
New York Times
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Africa
Angola
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Indochina
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