Wants no Ford The Americans oppose Ford for VP
The American Democrats Action ADA declares against Gerald Ford's vice presidential confirmation. They call for a full probe into alleged mishandling of campaign funds and criticize Ford's voting record as too liberal for the ADA. The piece argues Congress should not rush approval and notes a president should choose his own vice president. Don Oakley.
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Americans For Democratic Action
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
Ford
House of Representatives
House
ADA
Con
Don Oakley
U.S energy crisis mystifies British observers
A London report portrays Britain amused and puzzled by the U.S. energy shortage debate. It notes Britain’s abundant coal and nuclear capacity, 29 atomic reactors, and a consumer protection surge that baffles many Americans. The piece contrasts U.S. lunar triumphs with contemporary caution and scarcity debates.
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United States
London
America
U.S
United States of America
Britain
England
Nixon Firing Cox Tests Presidential Limits on Independence
The issue is whether a president can remove a special prosecutor when he has pledged to let the attorney general name an independent investigator. Critics say ousting Cox risks undermining an independent probe, while some loyalists argue it remains a legal right. others propose a jury-appointed investigator reporting to a grand jury.
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United States
Congress
Richard Nixon
Archibald Cox
U.S
Nixon
Cox
Sirica
Ray Cromley
Leisure in America Shrinking Despite Growing Affluence
A column cites Prof Roger Black of Ohio State University arguing that true leisure time in the United States is shrinking even as affluence rises. He notes longer workweeks, overtime, multiple jobs, and rising share of families with more than one wage earner, including 41 percent of wives working outside the home. Notes also include a Bible verse and quotes, plus the publisher's and subscription details for a Minnesota newspaper.
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Roger Black
Ohio State University
PTA
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago Highlights
War Service Fund in Austin reaches 8995 dollars as dedication services for the Christian and service flags are held at Moscow Lutheran Church with Rev. A Nordaine officiating. Sgt Lowell Berg is awarded the distinguished flying cross in the southwest Pacific theater.
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M. T. Nilan
War Service Fund
Moscow Lutheran Church
A. Nordaine
Lowell Berg
Austin
Army Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Paul C. Leck
Mower County
Ramsey 4-H Club
Clarence Engen
L. J. Meidinger
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Rapid City
S. D
Meany and labor launch big purge campaign against Nixon
AFL CIO leader George Meany uses the 1974 convention to mobilize labor power for elections aimed at ousting Nixon allies. COPE reports show vast volunteer hours and spending. Meany warns of targeting marginal Senate and House races. Labor backs pro-Democrat strategy while backing Israel in foreign policy.
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Meany
Labor
Nixon
Victor Riesel
Bal Harbour
Fla
FBI
Saste
George Meany
White House
Afc-Cio
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
California
Iowa
Richard Clark
Afl-Cio
al Chesser
United Transportation Union
Red Smith
Florida
Reubin Askew
George McGovern
Tom Eagleton
Askew
U. S
al Barkan
Labor Movement
COPE
Committee On Political Education
Congress
Rand
Dick Nixon
Israel
Jerusalem
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Peking
Today in History and Birthdays Highlight 1825 to 1973
Friday October 26 1973 marks a history page with events from 1825 Erie Canal opening to 1973 Kissinger Vietnam remark. Notable anniversaries include George III crown 1760 and 1942 Hornet sunk. Birthdays include Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Senator Edward Brooke both aged 54.
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Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Iran
Mohammed Reza Phalevi
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Oscar Wilde
Community newspaper notes and social scenes midweek
Newsprint shortages ease at the Herald as a four column comic size returns and the bridge column grows. Readers share comments from the Congregational Church fall festival and a motel stay at the Downtown annex while locals debate clubs and teamwork. The piece reflects on language shifts with a satirical poem on hippie slang.
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The
Herald
Last Tango debate and downtown parking concerns stir letters
Readers weigh in on the Last Tango controversy and Ms. Ray Miner and faculty wives letters. One writer denounces equating Brando's film with pornography and urges intellectual honesty. A second letter from Art and Tillie The Leisure Bar protests Urban Renewal plans closing 3rd Ave NE to create a Mall with restrooms and loss of J.C. Penney’s, urging attention at the upcoming Council meeting.
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the Herald
Ray Miner
Marlon Brando
Miner
Richard Nixon
Robert Beck Austin
Rt. 4
Survivor benefits vital in pension plan
The article argues survivor benefits are underprovided by many pensions and vesting rules block eligibility. It cites Hodgens of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, noting only a minority of plans offer survivor annuities, with larger firms more likely to provide them. It urges life insurance as a backup and predicts survivor benefits will expand in the 1970s as a bargaining issue.
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Carlton Smith
Congress
Evan L. Hodgens
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly Labor Review
Hodgens
Economist
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Austin High School
Mary Haukom
Bonnie Majerus
Linda Nybo
Pam Tinsley
South Side 4-H Club
St. Peters School
Rose Creek
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Patty Hunst
Mary Dinneen
Marcia Gardner
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Earth
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Dave) Anderson
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Moe Elmer
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Joe Carmody
Moe
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People's Forum
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