Jeffords to star in GOP soft sell ads in Midwest
Washington report notes James Jeffords and four other congressmen tested in Midwest markets as part of a $2 million GOP soft sell national campaign to improve image and win more seats in 1978. Ads feature personal service activities and health interests, with Jeffords shown learning CPR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jeffords
R-Vt
Republican Party
Jeffords
Washington
Bryant
Vermont
Republican Committee
Federal Communication Commission
Arthur Ginsburg
FCC
Remembering the Kingfish
An eyewitness sketch from March 1934 in the Senate press gallery portrays Huey Long, the Kingfish, as a flamboyant foe of the Roosevelt era. The piece contrasts his Louisiana power, armed bravado, and populist rhetoric with the national struggle over democracy, economy, and looming dictatorship fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Huey Long
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Franklin Roosevelt
America
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Bonus Army
Hugh
Iron Pants) Johnson
New York
Roosevelt
Coughlin
Louisiana
Deltas
Piney Woods
Supreme Court
Ezra Pound
Mussolini
Lindbergh
William Randolph Hearst
Hitler
Moscow
John Reed
Boston
Soviet Union
Sinclair Lewis
Harold Ickes
Long
General Johnson
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Robinson
Senator Long
Josiah Bailey
North Carolina
Bailey
Kingfish
Robert Brothers
Chesley W. Jurney
Mr. Brothers
State Capitol
MacDonald dies after long political career in Britain
Obituary notes former British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald who led the government on three occasions. The item also mentions Dr William H Browning in Hanover New Hampshire attending Hitchcock Clinic obstetrical conferences, and local events including an honorary FFA membership for Governor George D Aiken and a birthday party for Beverly Ann Petrelis with candy chariots as favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
J. Ramsay MacDonald
William H. Browning
Hanover
N.H
Hitchcock Clinic
George D. Aiken
Future Farmers of America
Beverly Ann Petrelis
A torn suit and a coastal energy bill debate
The piece notes a Washington party costume winner who portrayed the Carter energy plan and argues a nuclear licensing bill may not fix plant delays. It critiques a shift toward broad executive power over coastal zone decisions, highlighting Senators Magnuson and Hollings as key players and urging measured energy policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Gary Hart
D-Cole
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
U.S
Seaboard
Great Lakes
Upper Michigan
Lower
Florida
Energy Agency
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Carter
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Cedar Rapids
By Larry Katzenstein
National Republican Congressional Committee
Evansville
Ind
Iowa
Jay Bryant
Midwest
Katzenstein
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Brattleboro Reformer
Bennington
Henn
Arry
Rutland
Merchants Row
Madkour
Main ST
Benningt Monthruthurs
Your Christmas Club
Cooperative Savings
Bennington & Loan Association
FSLIC
By Richard L. Strout
Huey
Christian Science Publishing Society
U.S. Selective Service
Vermont Unemployment Service
Atty
James L. Oakes
Sam Ogden
Bennington South Supervisory Union Board
The
American Legion
Minneapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
Grand Union
Main Street
Bennington, Vt
Hallmark
Hallmark Cards. Inc
Secretary of Commerce
California
Environmental Protection Agency
Commerce Department
Administration
Secretary of Energy
James Schlesinger
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
National Energy
Schlesinger
Vonmoor
Donmoor
Nichols
Bennington, Vermont
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