A Voters Proposal for a Pre-Listed Vice Presidential Pick
The author urges a formal two week pre convention list of up to eight potential vice presidential candidates. The aim is to give voters and the media time to assess records and finances, with nominees pledging cooperation in investigations and disclosures before the convention votes. The plan preserves ticket balancing but adds deliberation and transparency to the choice.
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Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Theodore H. White
Public thanks for Bemidji ER staff on emergency visit
Reader praises Bemidji Community Hospital Emergency Room staff for swift compassionate care after a child’s second degree arm burn from hot coffee on May 30. The writer commends nurse Marta an aid Norma and doctor Fellman for calming the infant and comforting the family.
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Bemidji Community Hospital
E.R
Marta
Norma
Fellman
Stands on economic issues scarce in election coverage
The piece argues voters will seek to separate rhetoric from research on jobs, inflation, private vs public roles, housing, and big business. It notes real spendable earnings lagged since 1973, profits share falling, and calls for practical, cooperative plans over doctrinaire positions.
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John Cunniff
NEW York (Ap
National Association of Manufacturers
Middle aged dominance in 2000 teased by Virginia Payette
A humorous forecast argues that as future middle age grows, tastes will shift away from youth culture toward older norms. It cites rising numbers of over 55 and over 65, gender gaps, and education and income as life expectancy factors while joking about fashion, politics, and a claimed future clout.
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Census Bureau
Old Dad
U.S
Cracky
Record Gasoline Use Surges Ahead Despite Conservation Efforts
Government data show gasoline consumption rising in early 1976 with January and February 1976 figures above 1973 levels. The pace reflects more highway travel, more cars on the road, and rising demand despite the 55 mph limit and conservation attempts. If trends continue, total annual consumption could set a new record and increase dependence on oil imports.
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Jay Perkins
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Highway Administration
Kent Bramlett
Bramlett
Saas
Vorster seeks non Communist African alliance with U S backing
South Africa's Prime Minister John Vorster pushes for a bloc of moderate African nations aided by Pretoria in a bid to counter Soviet influence. He discussed the plan with Henry Kissinger in Hamburg, framing it as a step toward broader Western cooperation despite apartheid backlash at home.
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Larry Heinzerling
Associated Press
Johannesburg
South Africa
John Vorster
sub-Sahara Africa
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Hamburg
West Germany
Vorster
United States
Africa
U.S. News & World Report
Rhodesia
South-West Africa
Namibia
Kissinger
Radio South Africa
Governmet
Washington
Pretoria
South West Africa
Angola
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Bureau OF m7 U
Teton Dam
Virginia Payette
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Carl Albert
Tip Oneill
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