O Neill labels Republicans Birchers as fears at convention
The piece portrays Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. as a dominant Boston Democrat preparing to lead the Democratic National Convention in New York City while railing at Republicans as Birchers. It questions the fairness of such rhetoric and anticipates later reactions, comparing it to McCarthyism.
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Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
House of Representatives
O'Neill
Washington
Carter
White House
New York City
Can Party
John Birchers
GOP
Thatcher backs tough anti inflation drive despite no confidence vote
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher defends her anti inflation and anti spending program amid a looming no confidence challenge in the House of Commons. Support comes from MPs facing own electoral pressures as Britain endures unemployment and factory closures.
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Margaret Thatcher
House of Commons
Labor Party
Thatcher
Commons
Leadership in glass bubble Washington
Washington portrait of Jimmy Carter portrays a president who promised integrity and leadership but faced indecision and isolation. The piece argues that a government cannot be led from a glass bubble and contrasts Carter’s style with Nixon, noting staff secrecy, cover ups, and public missteps alongside Carter's private seriousness. It also sketches aides Hamilton Jordan and Billy Carter, Rosalynn’s diplomacy, and Chip Carter’s diplomatic misadventures, concluding with Carter’s perceived failure and public disappointment.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
White House
Oval Office
America
Carter
Richard Nixon
Georgia
Libya
Muammar Qaddafi
Qaddafi
Rosalynn Carter
Billy
Ayatollah Khomeini
U.S
Tripoli
Khomeini
Rosalynn
Latin America
State Department
Chip Carter
Jordan
Hussein
Chip
Pation
Watching the political conventions as live drama and duty
The piece treats television networks and viewers during political conventions as a live, unscripted drama. It argues networks spend heavily yet lose large audiences, urges audience members to engage with the news, read papers, and follow reporters to understand the process and choices shaping democracy.
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All America
Detroit
ABC
NBC
CBS
Desi Arnaz
Billy Carter affair looms over Carter convention
Washington focus shifts as the Billy Carter affair dominates the political narrative ahead of the Democratic convention. The piece argues the president bears responsibility for handling and coverups, with investigations by Senate and House Democrats likely to influence nomination prospects and campaign dynamics. A separate note observes Cuban refugees pose no greater economic burden than prior waves.
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New York
Ronald Reagan
Billy Carter
Billy Smith
Libya
Jimmy Carter
Billy
Madison Square Garden
Carter
Mr. Carter
Senate
House
Congress
Richard Nixon
Jackson
Muskie
Udall
Mondale
Kennedy
State Department
Atty
Civiletti
White House
Justice Department
The
Heritage Foundation
U.S
Is U S in final appeasement stage
A reflection on U S defense rhetoric tracing four stages of appeasement toward the Soviet Union from 1965 to 1980. It argues recent U S leaders accept a balanced or sufficient force, warning that seeking superiority could invite hard ships and strategic risk. The piece criticizes Brown and compares current policy to Britain in the 1930s.
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Washington
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germany
Defense
Harold Brown
United States
Soviet Union
Brown
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Kissinger
MR. Brown
West
Soviet Bloc
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Lorain County Printing & Publishing Co
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P.O
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Ohio
Otto B Schoepfle
Arthur D. Hodmat
Byrne
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Dunagin
Hive
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John Chancellor
Cronkite
Roscoe Drummond
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Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Iaia Brown
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