Bleak 1976 Democratic outlook amid Watergate woes
Democratic prospects look poor as Kennedy hesitates to run and no clear successor appears. Governors note Chappaquiddick hobbles Kennedy on moral grounds, while other potential candidates lack appeal. Party faces stagnant policy directions and a troubled economy with no fresh ideas to rally voters.
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Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Henry Jackson
Washington
Sen
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Jackson
Mondale
Hubert Humphrey
Portrait of Two Young Lawyers Across Watergate
Two Princeton Ivy Club alumni on opposite sides of Watergate face divergent paths. Sloan joins Nixon reelection committee, Field pursues Senate committee work shaping careers, sleep, and ethics amid the scandal.
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Watergate
Washington
Princeton
Ivy Club
Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service
Georgetown
School of Law
Nixon
Hugh W. Sloan Jr
Searle Field
T. Sloan
Committee
Field
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Conn
Sloan
N.J
Senate Select Committee
Phase 4 economy forecast shows price pressures and limits
The piece argues Phase 4 inflation controls will raise prices, worsen shortages, and hurt consumers while pressuring industry. It criticizes deficit budgets and agricultural supports, warns that only lifting controls and letting supply and demand regulate the market will curb inflation in the long run.
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Canute
Harvard was wrong Moore could write a bestseller
Robin Moore, once told by Harvard English professors his talents lay elsewhere, later authored best sellers such as The Green Berets and The French Connection. After early misfires and varied jobs from hotel work to gun running in Cuba, his breakthrough came with The Country Team selling for 250000, followed by further successes in military and underworld themes with paperback sales reaching into the millions.
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White House
Richard A. Moore
Exeter Academy
Harvard
Harvard Law
Lenzner
Berrigan
Hal Boyle
NEW York
Robin Moore
Moore
Happy Hooker
Robert Lowell Moore
Sheraton Hotel
Cuba
Haldeman unchanged on witness stand
Washington AP reports that during three days of Senate Watergate hearings H R Haldeman maintained a cold stare and remained largely unchanged in demeanor. Former associates note his still intimidating glare and his mix of politeness and severity as Nixon’s closest aide.
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Washington
White House
Senate
H.R. Haldeman
Senate Committee
Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Nixon
Ehrlichman
Merger Creates American Federation of Labor and Congress
The World Almanac notes the December 5, 1955 unification of America’s two largest labor groups into the AFL-CIO. George Meany served as the federation’s first president, guiding the organization with about 13.5 million members.
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America
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
George Meany
Farming a half and half business in 1972 incomes
AP summarizes Agriculture Department figures showing farm family income nearly equal from farming and off farm sources in 1972. Small farms rely heavily on off farm wages while large farms capture a growing share of cash receipts and net income, with rising parity in recent years despite rising costs and inflation.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Louisiana
Minnesota considers raising usury cap to aid home loans
Senate leader Nicholas Coleman says Minnesota may raise the 8 percent usury ceiling next year due to loan denials. House Speaker Martin Sabo and Rep. E. W. Quirin challenge the move, arguing lenders push for higher rates and DFLers oppose rate hikes.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Senate
Nicholas Coleman
DFL
Martin Sabo
Minneapolis
House
Dflers
E. W. Quirin
Rochester
Sabo
Twin City lender boss urges special session on usury rise
Russell M. Johnson of Twin City Federal urges a special legislative session to raise the usury cap. He cites banking competition forcing higher savings rates and loans above 8 percent to exempt or higher-rate states. Gov. Anderson rejects calling a session. Sen. Harmon Ogdahl downplays the crisis.
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Russell M. Johnson
Twin City
Johnson
Wendell Anderson
Harmon Ogdahl
Minneapolis
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Tronrud Family Reunion Invites Bemidji Relatives
Readers seek Tronrud descendants in Bemidji Minnesota area. Reunion planned at Clear Lake Park Clear Lake Wisconsin on Sunday August 19 1973. Contact Edwin Tronrud Route 1 Clear Lake WI 54005 for information.
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Tronrud
Bemidji
Norway
Edwin Tronrud
Clear Lake
Wis
State water laws questioned by reader in Minnesota
A reader from Blackduck Minnesota challenges the article’s assertion that all waters belong to the state. He argues that laws governing water fall under the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court jurisdiction, urging reconsideration of state claims.
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United States
Supreme Court
Rudolph Patch Blackduck
Minn
Property owners own lake beds dispute
In a letter to the editor the writer rebuts a D N R article and cites Supreme Court rulings from 1952 to 1957 on water and bed ownership. They argue that only navigable waters in 1858 belong to the state and that shore owners hold beds and land waters plus hunting and fishing rights.
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D.N.R
Pioneer
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Ethical magazine salesmanship guidance from New York association
Advice from the Magazine Publishers Association of New York outlines how to identify an ethical magazine solicitor. It urges clear company identification, full company address, explicit magazine values, transparent pricing and customer rights, and visible local agency registrations like the BBB or Chamber of Commerce. Sid Swedmark, Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce, Exec VP, is noted.
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Magazine Publishers Association of New Yok
Better Business Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Sid Swedmark
Bemidji Area
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