Exile in Siberia Remains a Harsh Frontier
David K. Shipler examines the Soviet exile system through the case of Iosif Begun, a Jewish dissident, and Malva Lambda. The piece traces the grueling rail journey, prison conditions, and the social isolation exiles face as they are dispersed to distant villages like Burkandia and Vershino-Shakhtama, with authorities restricting contact and mobility.
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David K. Shipler
New York Times
Moscow
Siberia
Russia
Iosif Begun
Siberian
Begun
Burkandia
Malva Lamda
Vershino-Shakhtama
Soviet Union
Miss Lamda
Illinois Farm Land Bill Sparks Debate Across Parties
Illinois lawmakers weigh Rep. David Robinsons plan to bar non resident alien ownership and curb purchases by large trusts in farmland. Supporters cite protecting communities while critics warn of broader international trade implications. disclosure provisions garner strongest support as the bill lingers for another vote.
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Illinois
France
Germany
David Robinson
Springfield
United States
U.S. General Accounting Office
Illinois Farm Bureau
Robinson
Lawyers need more training and internships urged by Burger
Chief Justice Warren Burger urged the organized bar to back legal internship programs at law schools to give students real courtroom experience. The plan aims to build practical skills before graduation, with some students possibly choosing other paths or becoming stronger lawyers on first cases. You could be a young lawyer's first client.
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Warren Burger
Organized Bar
Women’s role in the coal strike and unfair wages
In a letter from Cambria, Terry Teasdale argues that women bore the impact of the coal strike while men spoke with bias. She notes women kept families fed on little and that research shows women earn less and waste less time, urging recognition of women's right to strike for equal causes and the value of their labor.
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Southern Illinoisan
Survey Research Center
University of Michigan
Wom
Cig
Terry Teasdale Cambria
PTA Desegregation Position Vote Corrected
An editorial apologized for asserting a PTA convention vote against desegregation. It noted the vote had already occurred and approved the change, aligning positions. The piece admitted errors by the editors and extended an apology to readers.
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PTA
Not exorbitant in 1804 Pinkney charged 16 dollars for stationary
The item from Elizabeth Lady Holland's journal notes US Minister Pinkney in Madrid charged 16 dollars for stationery in his extraordinary expenditures. It mentions a private admonition from Secretary of State Madison, warning against such charges in the future. The fragment critiques Federal and local bureaucrats.
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Elizabeth
Holland
Madrid
Pinkney
U.S
Spain
Adison
Brezhnev Faces Hard Economic Realities Amid Propaganda Push
David K. Shipler surveys the Soviet leader’s tour through Tyumen and the Far East as Brezhnev urges increased production while Moscow grapples with shortages, bottlenecks, and a growing private plots sector that persists despite ideological pressure. He contrasts Soviet challenges with Carter’s inflation concerns, noting how both leaders rely on persuasion over structural reform.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Brezhnev
Carter’s
United States
Soviet Union
Siberian
Tyumen
Communist Party
Tass
Siberia
Far
Vladivostok
Moscow
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