The American Party Faces a Dimming 1970s Legacy
The Pioneer Opinion Page notes a bleak turn for the American Party after a meager 300-delegate 1976 convention under Thomas J. Anderson. It recalls 1968 Wallace strength, 1972 Schmitz decline, and shifts in Reagan era dynamics that may seal the party’s waning influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Anderson
Pigeon Forge
Tenn
Alabama
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Extortioners Use Mail Bombs Targetting Corporations
The piece condemns mail bombers as scum of the earth for extortion aims. It notes risks to mail room workers and postal staff, cites FBI action and firm alerts, and urges public cooperation to aid arrests. The tone calls for vigilant reporting of suspect mail to thwart the criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gossip in Washington: scandal, money and power collide
Washington gossip column speculates on public figures and lobbyists, detailing Blinkerman at a General Dynamics lobbyist dinner, Crinkle's tax vote absence, Rotor’s Pentagon ties, Rotania ties of Clara Kay, ambassador Zoog’s crush, Brillo’s party after a Doodle settlement, FDA head Hargrave’s move, Kissinger and Reagan divorce hints, Beame and Simon finances, and Nixon Agnew tensions, all amid a gossip fervor and a teaser for tomorrow.
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Washington
Val Blinkerman
Duke Zeiberts
General Dynamics
Blinkerman
Tom Crinkle
Maryland
Charley Rotor
Virgin Islands
Charley
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
U. S. Army
Zoog
Clara
Biff
FBI
Toland Brillo
Brillo, Factor and Capistan
Plowboy Drug Co
Plowboy
FDA
Henry Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
Henry
Ronnie
Panama Canal
Abe Beame
Treasury
Bill Simon
Simon
Abe
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Spiro
Nixon
Los Angeles Times
Life Insurance Embraces Stock Market Growth
New York AP reports life insurers are selling variable life policies linked to stock performance after relaxed rules. Equitable Life Assurance aims for 2-3% higher returns than traditional plans, with premiums for 40 year olds around 2000 dollars and 55 year olds about double, offering a guaranteed minimum death benefit of 100000 dollars and possible increases. Walker projects 200 million in annual sales once approved nationwide.
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New York
Life Insurance
Harry Walker
Equitable Life Assurance
Walker
Equitable Variable Life Insurance Co
Dow and death go hand in hand
Washington column reviews the link between a rising economy and highway fatalities. It cites Greenspan style charts and Joksch theory, noting higher traffic deaths during prosperity, with 1971 and 1972 data, safety measures, and the paradox of safer roads yet more crashes as speeds rise.
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Washington
Alan Greenspan
Joksch
Hans Joksch
Connecticut
Dr. Joksch
Howe rights case tied to press and police errors
John Lofton Jr argues Rep. Allen Howe acted innocently when arrested in Salt Lake City for soliciting decoy prostitutes. Lofton cites premature leaks about a supposed taped confession, notes ABA fair trial standards, and urges restraint until Howe’s July 12 trial to protect Sixth Amendment rights.
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John Lofton Jr
Rep
Howe
Washington
Allen T. Howe
Utah
Salt Lake City
Rep. Howe
New York Times
Grace Lichentenstein
D. D. Roberts
Daniel Reznick
American Bar Assciation’s Fair Trial-Free Press Committee
Roger Cutler
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Baltic states remain unrecognized by U S in practice
The United States avoids formal recognition of Latvia Lithuania and Estonia as Soviet parts despite 1940 annexations by Stalin. Exiled governments maintain relations in Washington while diplomats note de facto U S recognition of Soviet control. Private cultural exchanges occur but official exhibitions avoid Baltic venues to prevent a recognition implication.
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Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Joseph Stalin
United States
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Soviet Union
Stalin
France
Washington
U.S. State Department
Baltic States
Roy Clark
Riga
New York
Joffrey Ballet
Vilnius
U.S
Walter J. Stoessel Jr
U.S. Information Agency
Baltic
Ionia
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The
American Party
California
John G. Schmitz
Reagan
Anderson
Art Buchwald
Billy Rimsikoff
Billy
New Jersey
Clara Kay
Biff Kay
Rotania
Business Mirror
Wall Street
Standard & Poor
S&p
Hakerprwelbergs
Ayr
Noae
Jerry
Virginia Payette
Dow
Death
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Richard Nixons
Richard Noteer
Washington Star
Rebecca Leet
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