Supreme Court hears challenge to 1974 Campaign Reform Act
A law professor labeled the act repressive as the Supreme Court began four hours of arguments on the 1974 Campaign Reform Act. The law limits candidate spending and contributions, created the Federal Election Commission, and faces challenges from challengers like Sen Buckley and Eugene McCarthy. The Justice Department weighed in with multiple briefs, while groups such as Common Cause and the League of Women Voters support the act.
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James Buckley
Cr-N.y
Eugene McCarthy
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American Civil Liberties Union
Ford vows to run in all 30 GOP primaries
United Press International reports President Ford pledged to contest all 30 Republican primaries and not quit the race, arguing he shares core positions with Reagan though he sits in the center. Mathias hinted liberals might field a challenger if Ford falters early, while Ford defended his campaign despite resignations and urged all candidates to appear in every primary.
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NBC
Meet the Press
Ford says tension with Kissinger led to Schlesinger ouster
President Ford told NBC Meet the Press that he fired James Schlesinger and CIA Director William Colby to install his own team amid rising tensions with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. He said the move would improve national security operations and anticipated a steadier atmosphere with Donald Rumsfeld as Pentagon chief and George Bush as CIA director. He warned there would be better harmony within the administration and noted Brezhnev unlikely to visit this year.
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George Bush
Washington
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Henry Kissinger
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Schlesinger
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China
Leonid Brezhnev
NBC
Lawrence Spivak
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Propane train wreck explodes near Fairlee
A Canadian Pacific freight train carrying liquid propane derailed near Fairlee triggering explosions. Up to 18 cars burned, 15 to 18 reported destroyed. No injuries, but five to six homes evacuated within a half mile. Residents in Vermont and Orford NH were moved briefly as fire crews from 15 towns fought the blaze.
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Orford
N.H
Connecticut River
William Daley
Piermont
New Hampshire
Daley
Connecticut
UPI
Salmon forms committee to raise Senate bid funds
Gov. Thomas Salmon has established a committee to raise funds for a potential U S Senate bid. Daniel O'Brien chairs the Thomas P Salmon Committee with George Nostrand as treasurer. The filings to the secretary of state and the FEC indicate fund-raising for polling and campaign planning, not a formal commitment to run.
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Burlington
Thomas P. Salmon
George Nostrand
Bellows Falls
Richard Thomas
Federal Election Commission
Joseph Jamele
Salmon
Jamele
Stafford
Humphrey makes farm tour of Vermont shunning primaries
Minnesota's Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey visited two Franklin County farms, held a press conference in St. Albans, and met attendees at a Colchester skating rink while addressing about 4 Democrats at a Vermont fund-raiser. He said he attended by invitation from Sen. Patrick Leahy to discuss farm problems and would not enter any primaries.
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Vermont
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Burlington
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Minnesota
Franklin County
St. Albans
Colchester
Sen
Patrick J. Leahy
King Hassan ends Sahara march and Quinlan case update
King Hassan ends the Sahara march as a decision in the Quinlan case is due today. Schlesinger reacts to firing. Vermont delegation votes noted. editorial on Harrington speech at 4-H banquet.
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Quinlan
Schlesinger
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New Hampshire
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Hoosick Falls
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