East German walls and West German outreach meet hard reality
The piece argues detente has not brought openness, noting Eastern Europe remains closed and the Berlin Wall endures. It criticizes Bonn and Washington for overreaching and urges patient, reciprocal moves only when Eastern Europe is ready to engage. The Berlin Wall is described as a perpetual one way barrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin Wall
Europe
Berlin
Willy Brandt
Germany
Bonn
Wall
State Department
Rogers
Washington
Bicentennial Navy Proposed For 1975 77 Tours
The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission may launch a private financed fleet to stage a national observance. Forty flotillas with six to twelve vessels each would tour Atlantic Pacific Gulf waters and inland waterways from 1975 to 1977, costing about 500 million dollars funded by private subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen D. Bentley
Federal Maritime Commission
Thought to Cold Winter Ahead Raises Oil Crisis Fears
Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Henry M. Jackson warn of a looming heating oil and gasoline shortage across major regions. Jackson leads a committee probing supply manipulation by big oil firms, while Kennedy presses for more heating oil for New England. They place responsibility on the Nixon administration despite quota changes.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Kennedy
New England
Nixon
Massachusetts
Association
GOP
John Love
Colorado
Congress
Frank Moss
Utah
Office of Oil and Gas
Sierras
A Time for Candor on Watergate and Oil Policy
Washington columnist James J. Kilpatrick lays out two key issues: dairy price supports rising after White House lobbying and Nixon campaign ties, plus public spending on San Clemente and Key Biscayne improvements. He urges candor, critiques executive privilege and calls for GAO inquiry, oil industry overhaul, and immediate steps to ease gas and heating oil shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Watergate
Dairy Fund
Nixon
San Clemente
Department of Agriculture
Clifford Hardin
White House
Hardin
GOP
General Services Administration
GSA
Key Biscayne
House
Leonard Garment
General Accounting Office
Teller of Tales Somerset Maugham and the art of storytelling
The essay extols Somerset Maugham as a teller of tales noting storytelling as an ancient honorable craft. It argues literature overrun by message deliverers risks losing pure storytellers and asserts the enduring value of simply telling a tale to entertain and reflect human life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Maugham
Mino Visits Join Ecuador and U S In 1963 Solidarity Talk
Dr Ernesto Mino director of the House of Montalvo Ambato Ecuador arrived for a three day visit under a State Dept grant. He said he hopes to advance solidarity friendship and progress of both nations during the trip. Warnings warned of danger viewing the upcoming eclipse on July 20 with eclipse at 4 44 EST. The revival of Community Safe Days by local stores marked the largest shopping crowd in Winchester since Christmas. Thirty three racers entered the Soap Box Derby the next day. Thirty six had entered but three were scratched after four drivers crashed in time trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernesto Mino
House of Montalvo
Ambato
Ecuador
U.S. State Dept
Winchester
Inner Detective Warning on Sin’s Consequences
The meditation argues that sin will pursue the sinner, not just be detected, and that facing the consequences before acting deters evil. The harsher punishment lies in self-reproach, not exposure, with ongoing remorse shaping future choices.
Rush expects détente to curb nuclear risk and aid trade talks
Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth Rush hails the Nixon Brezhnev summit as a real success. He notes a pledge for strategic arms talks in 1974 and cooperation to prevent nuclear war. He warns Soviet gains from detente may not end all differences and stresses NATO unity and Southeast Asia peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonid Brezhnev
Richard Nixon
Kenneth Rush
Rush
State Department
Brezhnev
Siberia
United States
Bonn
Berlin
Moscow
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Hanoi
It's the Law. Freedom of Information in Virginia
A Piedmont Virginian opinion argues that local officials frequently evade the Virginia Freedom of Information Act as amended June 1. The piece laments closed meetings and calls for all public business to be conducted openly, asserting public access is the law and essential to accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
General Assembly
How to Score Memory Genius Quiz Recaps
A study guide scoring scheme from a 100 question quiz across 10 days shows daily averages. Memory Genius for 9 or 10 correct, Very Superior for 7 or 8, Excellent for 5 or 6, Good for 4. Answers on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Seward
Goliath
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C
U.S
West Point
Kingdom of Italy
Lake Champlain
Challenge For Cooks Shreveport Prompts Suspension
A 1945 USDA foods plentiful supply promotion is suspended with no resumption date. The July list covered grits corn meal dry beans and rolled oats and explained the pause due to evident reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
la. Journal
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Alexander Dubcek
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Oklahoma
Secret Service
Steed
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Moss
Love
Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Thomas T. Byrd
Douglas B. O’connell
Eugene P. Miller
By Frank van der Linden
Bush
NATO
Piedmont
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