Splitting the nucleus in the 1980 presidential race
The piece examines how early campaigns, canal polarization, and reform-driven primaries shape 1980 nominations. It notes Dole's warning on canal treaties, the rise of ideologically driven activists, and the altered electorate dynamics in primaries and caucuses. It also mentions Virginia's Robb and Warner as potential future contenders amid shifting party power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Ladd
University of Connecticut
Sty
Virginia
Charles Robb
Lyndon Johnson
John Warner
Lynda Bird Johnson
Elizabeth Taylor
Quotes on cities and science leaders from 1960s figures
Richard L. Kattel, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce head, discusses attracting business to Atlanta without affecting New York City. The National Science Foundation survey of breakthrough scientists highlights intimate teacher-student relationships as the key educational factor. Lev Landau notes this while reflecting on mentorship.
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Richard L. Kattel
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Citizen’s and Southern Bank
New York City
National Science Foundation
Privacy in the Computer Age A Look at The Privacy Journal
Cokie Roberts profiles Robert Ellis Smith founder of the Privacy Journal. The piece outlines pre screening by oil firms, rising data collection, and how computers threaten individual privacy. It notes subscriber habits, Smiths career, and post Watergate privacy legislation while warning about expanding data centers and government databases.
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Robert Ellis Smith
Private Journal
Smith
Harvard
Paul Freund
Alabama
Southern Courier
United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare Office
Civil Rights
Georgetown Law School
American Civil Liberties Union
Privacy Report
The
Privacy Journal
Capitol Hill
Congress
National Data Bank
Watergate
Internal Revenue Service
Fedner
Ford
N.Y. Times
Bennington Leaders and Local Referendums Highlight Busy Calendar
Looking Back notes John R. Stone elected president of the Bennington Chamber at Hotel Putnam with six New England governors at a Boston conference to discuss contesting railroad rate cases. Bennington voters face a $375000 elementary school measure while editorials urge weighing cost against children’s future. other items include dance classes, a senior center idea, and a Christmas tree pick. The column mentions seasonal storms with fatalities and a historical tour through 1800 to 1969 events. A thought for the day closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Stone
Bennington
Weicker on Senate power and ethics standards
Senator Lowell P. Weicker Jr. argues wealth dominates Senate membership and that strict financial disclosure, not self regulation, ensures ethics. He says voters should decide over Common Cause and media, criticizing exemptions and a fixed honesty guide as ineffective.
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Senate
United States Senate
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Jimmy Carter
Robert Dole
Kan
Wenn
Democratic Party
New York
By Geroge F. Will
Lev Landau
United States
Oil Company
Om the Privacy Journal
Bonnie Cox Womeldorff
Montgomery County
Cokie Roberts
Pownal View
Pownal
Vermont
Macrame
North Street
Besse Clarks
UNI
Furniture Inc
Elm Street
Bennington, Vermont
Claire Williams
Hazel Wills
New England
White House
U.S. Congress
D.C
Suez Canal
Egypt
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Samuel Gompers
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
American Federation of Labor
Soviet Union
Helsinki
Finland
Samuel Butler
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
D-Conn
New York Times
Hammond
Ely
Main Street
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