Open GOP Convention Sparks Conservative Debate
The piece argues for an open GOP convention and criticizes party leadership while endorsing President Ford's record. It notes Buckley and Reagan backing an open convention, urges conservatives to push for policy leverage, and warns against rushed unity to avoid Democrat chaos.
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James Buckley
California
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Vyrom
Gerald Ford
Sens
Buckley
Barry Goldwater
Diplomats and Senators Clash Over NATO Offsets and German Policy
A McNaught Syndicate column argues that West Germany’s wariness on renewing the Offset Agreement with the US strains NATO. It cites Sen. Sam Nunn’s 1980s actions and Senate concerns led by Mike Mansfield, with Kissinger questions and broader alliance tensions.
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Helmutt Schmidt
Honn
United States
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Soviet Union
West Germany
Schmidt
U.S
Vietnam
America
Turkey
Greece
Portugal
Italy
Britain
Armed Services Committee
Sam Nunn
Georgia
Richard Russell
Nunn
Scoop Jackson
Defense Department
Europe
Senate
State Kissinger
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Ford
White House
Germany
Congress
State Department
Secretary of State
What would $12.41 buy in 1974 field prices
A couple shares of everyday items add up to 12.41 dollars in a 1974 Field Enterprises piece. The narrator lists prices for lightbulbs pencils combs newspapers cushions and outdoor tables illustrating inflation and a recession mindset. The tone weighs how money translates to happiness.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Will Rogers Says on Unemployment Relief Bill
A Will Rogers quip from March 4 1935 warns that delaying relief payments to Congress will exhaust funds. The item is selected and edited by Bryan Sterling and released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate.
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Laraugh
Congress
Will Rogers
Bryan Sterling
Revolution in Washington a proposal to move the capital
A column argues for relocating the national capital from Washington to a midwest site such as Mascoutah or Hays City. It suggests three to four years of relocation grace, big budget shifts, and reduced media influence, claiming long term gains in frugality and responsiveness.
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Washington
KFS
Congress
Washington Liberalism
Memphis
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Washington Post
New York Times
CBS
Thomas Jefferson
U.S
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Texas
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Wisconsin
Alaska
Januaay
Brazil
Pakistan
Rio de Janeiro
Karachi
Brasilia
Islamabad
Hays City
Kaw
United States
Mascoutah
Kan
Aeither
New York-Washington
White House
Elic
King Fea. Syn
Peking
Ogre Haldeman
Nixon
National Review's Twenty Five Year Legacy and Buckley’s Influence
A retrospective on National Review marking its 25th birthday and William F Buckley Jr s role as leader of American conservative thought The piece highlights Buckley s reception of diverse editors and writers and notes the magazine s impact on public policy and culture in a pluralistic society.
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National Review
United States
National Review Magazine
William F. Buckley Jr
Atlantic Monthly
John Chamberlain
Suzanne la Follette
The
Freeman
Buckley
Priscilli Buckley
America
Europe
Russell Rick
James Burnham
Frank Meyer
Ack Kilpatrick
William Buckley
Alan Reynolds
M. ¢. Sobran Jr
Buckles
Nixon and White Assess the Watergate Fallout and Nixon’s Pardon
Theodore White’s Breach of Faith is examined as a historical text on Nixon’s fall. The review notes White’s broad stroke praise of government expansion by the 1930s and questions how impeaching a president arose from Watergate. Nixon’s pardon and White’s verdict on America’s workings are discussed with sharp critique.
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Theodore White
Richard Nixon
White
America
Larry O'Brien
Mr. White
Nixon
Ford
San Clemente
Teddy White
Nixon seen through White's lens sparks praise and critique
The passage surveys Jonathan White's views on Nixon's China and Moscow openings, contrasting the hope of peace with critics who warn of strategic overreach. It notes Solzhenitsyn's insistence on truth and questions the lasting success of Nixon's foreign policy amid Middle East tensions and Indochina outcomes.
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Moscow
Solzhenitsyn
Mao ‘Tse-Lung
Richard Nixon
China
Nixon
White
Soviet Union
Middle East
Israel
Portugal
NATO
Indochina
Seato
Mr. White
Capital Fare and the News Leaks in Washington
Andrew Tully surveys how leaks shape government reporting in Washington. He explains backgrounders private briefings and the dangers of sources being identified through successive leaks and unofficial chatter.
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Kissinger
Bada
John Pastore
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
NAT Partners
Secretary of
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Alexander
Wit's End
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson, Indiang
Critnelsger
Se Pogert
Fackson LJ
Jane Toner Scott Witw
Harriet W Tomer
Vise
Pri V9
Guares Wy
Lalehlin Serretory
Andersen
Relta
Correte Aize
Spate Messenger
Associated Press
Nic
Phillips Survey
Sy Kevin. Phillips
Phillips
A. Buckley
Capital
Andrew Tully
Horning Tree
May
Lichtenstein
Capitol Hill
Treasury
Brint
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