Forgotten victims amid Gilmore case shock Utah
The piece recalls victims Max Jensen and Bennie Bushnell, both 20s and fathers, killed by Gary Gilmore. It notes rising U S murder rates, debates on capital punishment, and stays of execution for Gilmore and White while victims’ families are overlooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Max David Jensen
Orem
United States
U.S
United States Supreme Court
Gilmore
Robert Excell White
Texas
High Court
No Exit from Vietnam echoes in Manila and Seoul policy
Buckley argues that Manila demands more U S aid to guarantee Philippine independence while South Korea faces congressional ire over perceived bribes to sway votes. He contends U S credibility is at stake and calls for renewed Pacific defense, warning that missteps could undermine alliances and Japan’s rearmament debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Buckley, JR
Manila
South Korea
Sir Robert Thompson
Vietnam
Marcos
Philippines
United States
Philippine
Ford
Carter
Congress
South Vietnam
Intelligence
Jimmy Carter
Spain
Japan
Pacific
Right Kind of Ethnicity and Affirmative Action
Ralph de Toledano muses on minority categories and affirmative action from a personal angle. He argues that many groups are overlooked due to small numbers and notes his own Moroccan birth and varied ethnic labels have shaped political opportunities and perceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph de Toledano
Copley
Washington
Newsweek
Harrimans
Morocco
Richard Nixon
Stamp Advisory Board
Nixon
White House
John Dean III
Gerald Ford
Rep. Ford
Oval Office
Louisiana
Spain
Carter
U.S. Information Agency
Farmers taxed and fed up with parity price squeeze
Paul Harvey laments farmer parity at a low and rising grocery costs while urging organized, responsible farmer groups to gain national recognition. He notes November price declines, wheat at 2.46 a bushel, and 3 million farmer votes that could swing elections, calling for action against bureaucratic discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Liberties Unions
Washington
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
TV Critique on Russian Exhibit and Fashion History
Alice Widener criticizes ABC TV for misrepresenting history in a Soviet loan exhibit of 18th century costumes. She praises the exhibit but derides TV commentators for lacking historical framework and calls for broader reading beyond studio chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Widener
New Yook City
Catherine the Great
Abc-Tv
Barbara Walter
Russia
Neilson
France
Italy
Belgium
Spain
Cairo
Athens
Cleopatra
Christopher Hare
Hare
Lucrezia Borgia
Trousseau
Lucrezia
Isabella d’Este
Urbino
Beatrice d’Este
Leonardo da Vinci
Fra Angelico
Teamsters Union
Las Vegas
Detroit
Miami
Barbara
New York
U.S.A
Tailgate Buffet Reverie From Wit's End
In Erma Bombeck's humorous riff on camping and football, Wanda proposes a tailgate buffet before a game. The narrator endures cold, dry sandwiches while observing a campsite frenzy of campers, tables, and tailgates and imagines a future home theater tailgate dream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Bombeck
Wanda
Corporate influence and campaign finance debate expands
St John Journal notes John J. McCloy argues for equal political responsibility among representatives and corporate executives. He cites Gulf Oil probe findings, critiques one sided anti corruption enforcement, and questions the limits on corporate gifts under new campaign spending laws favoring labor unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey ST. John Copley
Washington
John J. McCloy
McCloy
World Bank
Ford Foundation
Public financing threatens political liberty and electoral balance
The piece argues that campaign finance laws and public financing plans extend labor influence and Democrat control, disenfranchising private contributors. It warns this would outlaw private funding, curb business activity, and risk permanent one party rule through bureaucratic control of elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Congress
White House
Carter
Labor
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Jensen
Provo
Bennie Bushnell
Buckley
H.R. Haldeman
Anderson
Indiana
Associated Press
Eaclus
Republicatan
Abi
Coma
Paul Harvey
Wit’s End
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