Convention Outlook Shapes Deadlock Fears For Democrats
The opinion page argues three more primaries will test leaders with no clear frontrunner. Carter leads in votes and states but lacks 1550 delegates, risking a brokered Democratic convention. Republicans appear set to nominate Ford, while Reagan faces a likely tough path to unity. A brokered Dem convention could hurt the party and boost GOP chances.
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New Hampshire
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Betsy Gets Night Administrative Assistant Job in Congress
Betsy tells her mother she has a $14,000 a year position with a congressman on his Oversight Committee. The job, described as clandestine and outside office work, involves briefing the congressman and meeting after hours, with Betsy expected to appear polished for evening duties.
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Mummy
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Los Angeles Times
European socialist leaders doubt Moscow tied West European Communists
In Caracas a group of social democrat and socialist leaders from Europe and Latin America hear skeptics about European Communist parties. Kreisky Jorgensen Soares and Craxi discuss independence from Moscow and the potential for future government power. Soares cautions awaiting Italy's June 2021 election outcome before judging Italian Communists' prospects.
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Associated Press
Caracas
Venezuela
Moscow
Europe
Bruno Kreisky
Austria
Kreisky
Anker Jorgensen
Socialist Party
Mario Soares
Portugal
Bettini Craxi
Communist Party
The
Proletariat
Jorgensen
Craxi
Italy
Soares
France
Spain
Confessions of Wayne Hays Reveal House Drama and Hypocrisy
The Nation laments Wayne Hays's career as a powerbroker in Washington, noting his 316 attendance for a mea culpa and comparing his fall to Wilbur Mills. The piece portrays Hays as a bully who allied with younger liberals while wielding rewards, with reformers feigning moral outrage and subsidized private excess under the glare of public funds.
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Sro
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Hays
John D. Rockefller
Wright Patman
Santa Claus
Wilbur D. Mills
Comstockery
Wilbur Mills
Mills
House
Ways and Means
Phillip
Thoughts on ending a long holiday weekend business questions
AP analyst John Cunniff outlines economic puzzles after the holiday, querying unemployment definitions, discouraged workers, labor force counts, and policy responses. He notes car sales momentum and energy use concerns as the economy recovers, warning against blunting growth with recession.
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Readers praise Central School project supporters
The Central School staff and students thank the community for broad support of their best project. They note many contributors cannot be named individually and express hope that this notice reaches all who deserve gratitude.
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Man comments on Col. Roberts and regionalism in Pioneer letter
Delmer Gilchrist Solway criticizes BHS student Rocky Coffin for discrediting retired Col. Arch Roberts in a May 25 Pioneer Readers Write. Gilchrist notes Coffin lacked knowledge of interdependence and state constitutions and urges reading the Pioneer and other papers for information.
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