Proposals to reform the 1980 presidential campaign
The piece argues for a bigger or combined public and private funding mix, higher individual contribution limits, and broader access to televised debates. It suggests opening debates to minor parties, eliminating reporters as questioners, and even a team-format finale. It also calls for oversight of incumbent use of White House resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Moynihan
New York
Oon
League of Women Voters
Eugene McCarthy
Roger McBride
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Ford
White House
Hand written wall on language rights in English studies
J Mitchell Morse of Temple University comments on a policy view that students’ right to their own language minimizes the importance of spelling grammar and usage. He cites Council on College Composition and Communication views alongside writers like Orwell and students in English programs voicing the debate over language creativity versus correctness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council On College Composition and Communication
George Orwell
Council
March Avenue
Johnny
Humor and Politics Mix in Lighthearted News Touches
A string of brief items covers a comic Israel parking quip to a cop who cites others not asking, Gov. Ed Edwards praising Thurmond’s marriage age gap and progeny, a senator’s wife profiting from Washington scandals, a filibuster woes at the Capitol, and Postmaster General Bailor discussing ongoing deficits per a Wall Street Journal interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol
Benjamin Franklin Bailor
U.S
The
Wall Street Journal
Saving the Black Jelly Bean From Extinction
The piece recalls the cultural love for black jelly beans and licorice, notes an FDA ban on the black dye and red dye for maraschino cherries, but praises a new dye allowing continued production. It predicts candy makers will adapt, keeping black beans in supply and nostalgia intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food and Drug Administration
U.S
University health week debunks food myths for women students
Health Week at the University of Vermont features a debunking of popular food superstitions for women students. The article lists claims like milk not fattening and lobster with ice cream as harmless, alongside notes on absentee ballot applications in Bennington and local civic activities. It mentions Ira N. Mattison on WJZ and various local figures in business and public service, plus community events and milestones from 1917 to 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Vermont
Ripley
WJZ
National Broadcasting Company
Ira N. Mattison
Glastonbury
Mattison
Bennington Plaza
North
Bennington Road
Raymond A. Carye
Chelmsford
Mass
W.E. Aubuchon Co
Fitchburg
Montgomery Ward
Henri Hairstylists
Quotes on press, mail, and radioactive waste
The remarks cite Peter McGoldrick of Acme Markets criticizing reporters for weaponizing the First Amendment. The passage defends the mail as a universal government service, and laments radioactive garbage orbiting Earth as a melancholy symbol, referencing Norman Cousins.
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Federal Elections Commission
Fischetti
J. Mitchell Morse
N.Y. Times
Ambler
Joyce
Temple University
Aman
Israel
James B. Edwards
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Christian Science Monitor
Bennington
First
National Bank
Eugene J. Shea
Adger S. Johnson
National Carbon Company
Union Carbide and Carbon Corp
J.M. Spangler
National Carbon
Johnson
National Carbon Co
Olive Pitkin
Bennington County Nurses Association
Nurses’ Home
Barbara Bennett
Burlington
Wallace Greene
U.S. Marine Corps
Waterbury
William E. Lauzon
Lauzon Machine and Engineering Co
Wilmar
Eugene Lauzon
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Nancy
France
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Elliot Richardson
Commerce
Rogers C.B. Morton
Donald Rumsfeld
George Bush
CIA
Peter McGoldrick
Acme Markets
the Mail
Err
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Main ST
Benn
Loin
Pillsbury
Armour
Vienna
Hilton
Boy-ar-dee
Vermont
Turkey
Perdue Frying
Fresh 5
B. Ave
River Valley
Chuck
Stouffers
Haddock
Johnson Chicken
E.g. Mahar & Son, Inc. Funeral Home
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