Guest editorials on AIM alienating Navajos after Wounded Knee
The Navajo council voted 48 to 0 against AIM holding its annual conversion on the reservation. AIM's militant actions, including the Shiprock Fairchild plant occupation, damaged Navajo employment and deterred investors, prompting skepticism about AIM's maturation and support among Indians.
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American Indian Movement
FBI
Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Wounded Knee
Navajo Tribal Council
AIM
U.S
Peter MacDonald
Fairchild Semiconductor
Shiprock
N.ml
Fairchild
New Mexico
Nemos
Wallstreet Journal
Levi inaction on Strauss. justice zeal varies with donors
Prosecution tests suggest Attorney General Edward Levi questioned for uneven pursuit of campaign finance cases. While Ashland Oil paid a fine for contributing to Robert Strauss, the DOJ declined to prosecute him, highlighting inconsistent zeal in pursuing donors versus recipients in 1972 campaign finance matters.
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Edward Levi
Sree
Ai T Justice
Justice Department
Robert Strauss
Ashland Oil Co
Twatotanga
Copley Newspapers
No Generation Title Sparks Salutation Debate
An Oregon State University professor proposes a project titled no gen era tion to address feminist era salutation issues. The Energy Research and Development Administration promotes solar power as a 21st century energy source. Harris Poll shows Ford slightly ahead of Reagan among Republicans and independents for the ’76 nomination. AMA denies drug industry influence despite $851000 donation to a medical association arm.
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Oregon State University
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
Harris
Ford
Gov
Reagan
Ford snub of Solzhenitsyn exposes moral stance
Opinion column denounces President Ford for refusing Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn. It criticizes White House motives, arguing the act aligns the United States with tyrants, harms free thinkers, and signals weakness in the Western defense of human rights.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
White House
Solzhenitsyn
Kremlin
Kissinger
Communist
China
Ford
Franklin Roosevelt
Albert Einstein
Adolf Hitler
America
Hasily Solzhenitsyn
Munich
Will Rogers quotes on governors conference advice
Will Rogers recalls sitting beside New Jersey's governor at a governors conference. He notes the governor offered parenting tips but jokes his own sons must approve the guidance first. The exchange highlights Rogers' humor about personal authority and family.
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New Jersey
Mne
Avice
Economic index rises for third straight March May report
The Commerce Department notes a May uptick in the leading economic indicators for the third consecutive month, signaling a possible end to the recession. The Jaycees have voted to maintain the ban on admitting women, ending a two year controversy but not lifting the restriction.
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Commerce Department
Jaycees
Letters to the editor reveal a proud but puzzled reader
A long, rambling letter to the editor laments school funding and governance while praising reading and writing instruction. The writer references conservatism, purists, and biblical verses, jokes about Sodom and Gomorrah, and mentions local figures like George Crane and Dr Smock. The piece ends with comments on aging readers and changing Bibles.
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Jesus
Hie Wes
Ater
Sodom
Gomorah
Gemorah
Tees
Safeway
Ford Motor Co
Hezekiah
George Crane
Ginte
George
Dr. Smock
Taylor
History repeats in echoes of old battles and power
A fragment recalls England facing overwhelming force from Germany and mentions Czechoslovakia. It muses that life and nations repeat patterns of escalation, resistance, and shifting alliances across history.
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England
Hugh the Elear Mary
Hiller
Czechoslovakia
Nal Natie
Sant
President Ford flyswatter image sparks image of presidential tone
A wire service photo from 1976 shows White House aide Terry O Donnell swatting a fly near Gerald Ford as he announces his candidacy. The piece argues the image shapes the public perception of a president and his aides.
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Gerald Ford
White Howse
Terry ‘O'Donnell
Ford
O'Donnell
Mr. Ford
United States
America
Inflation Erodes Welfare Gains and Tax Policy
The column argues inflation worsens unemployment by widening after tax gaps, noting taxes and generous unemployment benefits dampen work incentives. It criticizes federal deficits and tax structures, citing 1974 tax hikes and the impact on family finances, urging reform of tax policy to restore purchasing power.
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Tess
Feds
Sacramento
Congressional Committee
Carter
Washington
Ming Bane
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Lithal
American Medical Asst
AMA
M. Stanton Evans
Will Rogers
Jim Fiehig
Terry O'Donnell
Virgil Salera
Lynden Seoa
Flation
Hay
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