Editorial GOP picture has a bright side
The Nixon era scandals are seen as unlikely to dramatically alter 1974 races. Republicans held 15 of 34 Senate seats up, with several securely old hands who may retire. Some vulnerable spots lie in Democratic-leaning areas, while governors faces shift, with California open and Cahill in New Jersey already unseated.
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Nixon
U.S
Senate
Sens
Norris Cotton
New See
Milton Young
North Dakota
Wallace Bennett
Utah
George Aiken
Vermont
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Peter Dominick
Colorado
Edward Gurney
Florida
Robert Dole
Kansas
Jacob Javits
New York
Marlow Cook
Kentucky
Charles Mathias Jr
Maryland
William Saxbe
Ohio
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
Robert Packwood
Oregon
Richard Schweicker
Pennsylvania
Packwood
Tom McCall
Illinois
Texas
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Michigan
California
William Cahill
Charles Sandman
Francis Sargent
Nelson Rockefeller
William Milliken
Reagan
Minnesota GOP at crossroads seek new party chair
Minnesota Republicans gather for a two day meeting of the 452 member State Central Committee to decide on a new party chairman and whether the post should be full time or volunteer. The contest pits state Sen. Robert J. Brown and Lars Carlson with Krogseng backing Carlson and Boschwitz backing Brown. Brown favors part time while Carlson seeks a salaried chief of staff. The discussion includes open primaries and campaign strategy amid a history of electoral losses and Watergate concerns.
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Minnesota
GOP
Radisson South Hotel
Bloomington
David Krogseng
Minnesota Gop
Krogseng
Robert J. Brown
Stillwater
Lars Carlson
Brown
Carlson
Boschwitz
Robert Dole
Brian
Minnesota Senate
St. Thomas College
Arne Carlson
Carolyn Ring
Richfield
Lu Stocker
St. Paul
Glad You Don’t Grow Like An Opossum Says Hal Boyle
New York AP column muses on odd facts from mailbag. Observations range from opossum growth to regional health care, calendar history, and quirky folklore. Notable quotes span Lincoln Steffens and Austin O'Malley, linking humor with social insight.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
U.S
Romulus
Dollar falls again as third devaluation hits travelers
An American traveler will find each overseas dollar worth about 75 cents after three devaluations. The third, a creeping, market driven move, joined earlier formal cuts of 8.58 percent in 1971 and 10 percent in 1973. The dollar’s buying power has shrunk about 25 percent overall since the start.
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Europe
White House
Congress
Associated Press
Nixon
U.S
Institutions urged steps to curb market abuses in trading rules
Paul Kolton urges four action areas to calm Wall Street. He calls for voluntary guidelines on trading volumes and haircuts on large stock holdings, disclosure of portfolios, and public handling of nonpublic information to restore fairness. if needed, SEC or Congress should act.
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Paul Kolton
American Stock Exchange
Kolton
Securities and Exchange Commission Act
Congress
Courage Across and Down Word Puzzle
A crossword style clue list with Across and Down entries covering courage boldness and related terms from 1 to 55. Includes references to bravery rewards actions and various nouns and abbreviations across a grid puzzle format.
Phase 48 of our temporary economic controls
A grandfather explains how successive wage price phases from Phase I in 1971 led to Phase 48. He links freezes and later flexible controls to inflation, shortages, and political promises, noting failed phases and public hope in new laws. The piece ends urging readers to study how the economy works.
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