CIA Disinformation Campaign Aimed at Greek Expatriate
A 1977 Field Newspaper Syndicate piece details CIA efforts to discredit Elias Demetracopoulos, a Greek journalist in Washington, with disinformation. It notes CIA involvement, internal memos, and denials by CIA director Stansfield Turner while citing congressional scrutiny and press investigations.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Elias Demetracopoulos
New York Times
Demetracopoulos
Times
David Binder
Inouye
Jack Peurifoy
Athens
Greece
Junta
William Colby
Colby
United States
State Department
Russell Warren Howe
Sarah Hays Trott
Dimitrakopoulos
Stansfield Turner
Don Edwards
California
Binder
KYP
Turner
Virginia Defends Independence of State Colleges from Federal Mandate
In a letter to HEW Secretary Joseph Califano and OCR Director David S. Tatel, Virginia objects to federal demands for numerical goals and timetables in minority admissions. The state warns of withheld funds, asserts sovereignty, and cites Gov. Godwin and Gov-elect Dalton opposing federal intrusion into state universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Califano
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
David S. Tatel
Office of Civil Rights
HEW
Department and Civil Rights Office
Virginia
Washington
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Council On Higher Education
John Dalton
Godwin
Dalton
Virginia Holiday Traffic Toll Drops Amid Police Presence
While noting light Christmas fatalities in Virginia with seven deaths down from 16 last year, the article highlights heavy State Police patrols on interstates and warns that New Year weekend could raise totals. It cites the 55 mph speed limit since 1973 as helping reduce deaths until drivers ignore it.
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Virginia
State of the Union hinges on economy and jobs
President Carter plans to frame his January State of the Union around quick tax cuts to bolster the economy while inflation and unemployment persist. He cites 7 percent unemployment with pockets of high joblessness, urges tax relief, clashes with AFL-CIO on imports and labor reforms, and foresees 1978 as a year of Washington clashes.
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United States Press Inc
Washington
Carter
Congress
Business Council
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Rts
Humphrey-Hawkins
Sun Belt
No Olive Branch On Taxing Martinis
The piece grouses at President Carter’s proposed half deduction for business meals and a potential ban on country club dues. It argues the plan overemphasizes moralizing over tax reform and would not meaningfully alter net corporate income, urging focus on actual income after production expenses.
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Wil
Carter
Treasury
George
Mr. Carter
Kurdish Sellout Stain on Nixon Ford Years Hurts Kurds
The piece recalls 1972 US support for Kurdish uprising in Iraq via Shah and Kissinger era figures, noting broken promises, airlifted supplies, and later Iran–Iraq deal that left Kurds abandoned. It highlights Kurdish refugees, Amnest International counts, and calls on President Carter to address human rights breaches and name the Kurds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Iran
Iraq
Mulla Mustafa al-Barzani
United States
Shah
Nixon
Teheran
Mulla
CIA
Richard Helms
White House
Col
Richard Kennedy
Henry Kissinger
NSC
Malla
Mideast
Kissinger
Mulla Mustafa
Henry
Amnesty International
America
Kennedy
Harold H. Saunders
Department of State
Ford
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Senate
House
Sen
George McGovern
Daniel Inouye
Senate Intelligence Committee
McGovern
KGB
Evans—Novak
Winchester Evening Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts II
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
Edward P. Offley
Winchester Evening Star Inc
Kent St
Winchester
By Frank van der Linden
Washington Star Syndicate, Inc
Human Rights
NY Times News
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