Defense of embassies not Marine Corps' duty
Opinion questions why Marine guards cannot defend embassies in Tehran and Islamabad. The piece argues Marines offer only symbolic deterrence, with real defense resting on host nations and the U.S. failure to protect embassies cited. It notes Rep. Stratton’s hearings plan as political theater and predicts he will forget once Iran's crisis ends.
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Marine Corps
Samuel S. Stratton
DSY
Stratton
U.S
Iran
Pakistan
Rep. Stratton
House
Armed Services Investigations
United States
Ment
Tehran
Ayatollah Khomeini
U.N. Security Council
Rep
Rosalynn
Carter
Eleanor Roosevelt
Joan Kennedy
Boston
Teddy
Car theft profits and the chop shop racket
The article reveals car theft as a major organized crime business costing Americans about $4 billion yearly. It explains chop shops that swiftly convert stolen cars into saleable parts, the supply network across salvage yards, and the challenge of linking theft to organized crime, with hearings led by Senator Percy exposing the scope and impact on insurance costs.
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Washington
United States
Charles Percy
R-Nl
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Gary Cohn
Wage Yard
Iver
New York City
Chicago
America
Judge Peckham Critiques IQ Tests and Language Bias
US District Judge Robert F. Peckham in San Francisco calls IQ tests a poor measure of intelligence and rules they discriminate against black children. He urges reform of testing bias and adjustment of scores when tests rely on standard English, noting dialects and reading skills skew outcomes.
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Robert F. Peckham
San Francisco
Peckham
Texas
California
Thomas Griffin
Department of Education
Debates Pull Voters Toward Candidates In 1980 Race
Washington focus notes that debates heighten public insight into candidates and boost turnout. Carter Kennedy confrontations, Rosalynn Carter’s campaign impact, and the potential for two Democratic parties in 1980 are discussed alongside a favorable shift in global population trends toward smaller families and improved outlooks despite continuing hunger risks.
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Center For Population Studies
Harvard
U.S. Bureau of the Census
World Fertility Survey
United Nations
Australia
Japan
Europe
New Zealand
North America
Soviet Union
Tough Carter strategy urged to curb Iran crisis
Washington debates a new approach as Brzezinski presses the Soviet envoy over the Voice of Iran broadcasts and Carter faces mounting anti-American pressure. A proposed shift toward closer Gulf Arab cooperation and tougher action on Iran remains unsettled amid White House caution.
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Washington
Baku
Iran
Zbigniew Brzezinski
16Th Street
Anatoly Dobrynin
Brzezinski
Moscow
Voice of
U.S
Carter
Tehran
Ramsey Clark
White House
Mideast
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Stone
Iraq
Arab Emirates
Persian Gulf
Voice of Iran
Uncle Sam
Senate
Barriens
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