Lone Eagle Lindbergh Leads Solo Flight Milestone
In 1927 Charles Lindbergh, a 25 year old military and air mail pilot, landed solo in Paris after a nonstop NY to Paris flight in the Spirit of St Louis. His hero status swelled as aviation advanced with Concorde and astronauts followed. The piece reflects on his impact, notoriety, and legacy beside other giants like Churchill and Armstrong.
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Paris
le Bourget Field
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Atlantic
New York
Lucky Lindy
America
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
North Atlantic
Ocean
St. Louis
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
English Channel
England
Germany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S
Pacific
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Air Force Reserve
War Department
Air Service
Army Air Corps Reserve
TWA
Pan Am
Charles Lindbergh
Lone Eagle
Carter Proposal on Wiretap Laws Draws Fire
The plan would require a court warrant for wiretaps and bugs targeting foreign agents. Critics say it infringes Fourth Amendment rights and hampers investigations, while supporters claim broad consensus. The piece urges balanced changes rather than going overboard.
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Carter
Congress
Executive Branch
Carter's Middle East policy viewed as imprecise diplomacy
Washington faces a clash between securing Israel and maintaining Arab oil, as President Carter and officials issue vague promises of a "special relationship" and "advanced technology." The piece argues this imprecision invites confusion, with Congress, Israel, and Arab leaders unsure of Washington's actual commitments.
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U.S
Middle East
Israel
Carter
New England
Vance
London
Jimmy
Assad
Syria
Geneva
White House
Sadat
Egypt
Congress of
United States
Jimmy Carter
Congress
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Harold Nicolson
Jerusalem
Nicolson
Carter as liberal in actions despite conservative talk
The piece argues Carter is not a conservative despite claims and polls showing liberal labeling. It cites his energy plan, proposed Agency for Consumer Protection, electoral reform pushes, tax moves, and health insurance drive as evidence of a liberal government orientation, while praising rhetoric against waste and for efficiency.
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Mr. Carter
Carter
Capitol Hill
Mondale
Agency For Consumer Protection
No Pie in the Sky: Bert Lance on Carter Budget Plans
Bert Lance, director of the Office of Management and Budget, defends Carter’s fiscal and welfare aims as practical and not pie in the sky. He says the president is conservative on spending yet liberal on helping disadvantaged people, and cautions Congress over welfare reform and Social Security funding.
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Washington
Snes
Cbs-New York Times
Jimmy Carter
Carter
George McGovern
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White House
Old Democratic School
Bert Lance
Calhoun
Georgia
Lance
E of
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Congress
Capitol Hill
Winchester Evening Star Names and Managers
The Winchester Evening Star lists key figures for the newspaper's history including Thomas T. Byrd as General Manager and Roy E. Potts Lewis H. Ebert Douglas B. O'Connell and Eugene P. Miller among listed personnel. The paper traces its establishment to July 4, 1896.
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Winchester Evening Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts
Slr
Lewis H. Ebert Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Mid-East
Conservative
By James J. Kilpatrick
Democratic Party
By Frank van der Linden
United States Press, Inc
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Richard Nixon
F.A.P
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
Louisiana
Long
The
Eoiter Wire
Winchester
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