Ford asserts control as he sacks Schlesinger Colby and Rockefeller
President Ford dismisses defense secretary James R. Schlesinger and CIA director William Colby and signals a unified foreign policy stance. Nelson Rockefeller steps back, easing influence on the Vice Presidency and leaving Ford freer to act on New York and detente. The moves reshape his administration and will be judged by detente success.
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Ford
James R. Schlesinger
Defense
William Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Schlesinger
Colby
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Mr. Kissinger
Soviet Union
Rockefeller
Beame
Washington
West Coast
Midwest
New York
Connally Seen as Reagan Running Mate Hope and Hesitation
Gov. Meldrim Thomson Jr. predicts John Connally could be Ronald Reagan’s ideal No. 2 if he seeks the Republican nomination. Connally plans no overt move until after New Hampshire Massachusetts and Florida primaries, with Ford’s results shaping his entry. He has criticized Ford and supported federal aid to New York City.
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Andrew Tully
Meldrim Thomson Jr
New Hampshire
Thomson
Ronald Reagan
Texas
John B. Connally
Reagan
Connally
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Massachusetts
Florida
Ford
John
New York City
Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Terry Sanford
Fred Harris
Jimmy Carter
Edward Kennedy
Bo Callaway
Congress
Connally Foxes Ford Bid as Rockefeller Link Sparks Talk
Connally casts doubt on Ford and hints at possible accommodation with Rockefeller as political maneuvering rises. Ford aides expect Reagan to perform well in New Hampshire Florida and Massachusetts while Connally remains a key wildcard in the evolving race.
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Reagan
New Hampshire
Florida
Massachusetts
Ford
Lyndon Johnson
Ed Muskie
John B. Connally
Gerald Ford
Friend Connally
Samuel A Cothran Named President and Editor
Samuel A Cothran is announced as President and Editor of the Aiken Standard with Robert D Cathcart serving as Executive Editor. The notice appears on page four of the November 20 1975 issue.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D.cathcart
Letters On Sheriff Cars and Rita English Fund Clarifications
Readers weigh in on sheriff’s department crash scenes in Graniteville with a deputy aiding youths. JETS apologize for misstatements on Rita English Fund insurance. Rita remains extremely critical but hopeful. The letter criticizes media focus while praising CAC program achievements and calls for reporting on positive outcomes.
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Sheriff's Department
Graniteville
Bruce Mundy
Rita English
JETS
Rita
Arafat and PLO threaten Middle East stability
Ralph de Toledan argues the Palestine Liberation Organization led by Yasir Arafat has built a state within Lebanon, arming Muslims, provoking civil war, and endangering Jordan, Egypt, and Israel. He warns American readers of a broader regional empire and stalled peace prospects.
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Ralph de Toledan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasir Arafat
Israel
Arafat
Middle East
Lebanon
PLO
Hussein
Jordan
Palestine Mandate
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Gaza Strip
Predestined Weakling Ford Faces a Feeble Congress
Holmes Alexander contends Gerald Ford, chosen amid controversy, appears as a weak president with a sluggish 94th Congress. He criticizes the selection by Nixon, argues New York’s crisis exposed executive and legislative weakness, and notes historians’ searches for greatness amid a stagnant political era.
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Ford
Turkey
Gerald Ford
White House
Spiro Agnew
Richard Nixon
Political Free-For-All Awaits First New Hampshire Primary
On February 24 the first round of the political primary begins in New Hampshire, a test that can make or break presidents. Ford faces Reagan as voters weigh personality, issues, and leadership potential in the contest.
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Paul Harvey
United States
New Hampshire
Kennedys
Eisenhower
Wallace
McGovern
Sen
Henry
Scoop) Jackson
Ed Muskie
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor for publication. Letters must be signed and include the writer’s mailing address. anonymous submissions are not considered. Legibility matters and editor-ready submissions are preferred.
Vigorous Defense Planned for Charles Town 1776
In early 1776 Continental Congress urged a strong defense against British attacks on Charles Town. Major General Charles Lee led the Southern Department while William Moultrie oversaw the fortification effort with hundreds of militia and laborers, including commandeered locals and enslaved workers, as it prepared to withstand an approaching expedition.
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Dorothy Macdowell
Continental Congress
Charles Town
Virginia
North Carolina
Fort Johnson
Har
Bor
Charles Lee
Southern Department
William Moultrie
Rutledge
Col
Moultrie
Sullivan's Island
Peter Horry
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