Decent Words and Hidden Bias Stir United States Debate
Gladys B. Santo reflects on Earl Butz remarks and the public uproar, linking racist language to broader American attitudes. She recalls personal encounters, condemns evasions, and urges open discussion of the words that reveal cultural tensions. The piece contrasts polite discourse with blunt truth about race, religion, and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Ford
Earl Butz
Butz
Ford
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Springfield Chronicle: Old cars, labor trends, and historic notes
A collage of items traces local history and current concerns. The Automobilists of the Upper Hudson Valley showcase a rare 1920 Wasp built in state with 25 antique models attracting 250 visitors. Local employment listings total 426 with nearly 300 for harvest work.
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Springfield
Children’s Aid Society
Bennington
William L. Curran
Stamford
Hudson Valley
William E. Gregg
Karl H. Martin
Ford politics and farm prices heat up 1976 race
The piece argues President Ford used farm price supports to fuel his campaign against Carter, while Carter demanded increases. It notes Ford issued a 50 percent wheat and 20 percent corn rise and highlights accompanying political calculations, plus a controversial Israel arms shipment and broader critique of Ford’s diplomacy and detente stance. It references Ahalt’s IMF view, poll signals, and historic comparisons to Johnson and Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Carter
Ford
Agriculture Department
J. Dawson Ahalt
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Earl Butz
David Owen
Kansas
Bob Dole
Minnesota
Karen Elliott House
Wall Street Journal
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
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New York
Glendale
Atkins Jewelry Store
Main Street
YMCA
Charles M. Young
Thomas J. Burns
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
M. Marcelin Pleynet
Bennington College
Vermont
Vermont Development Department
Orrin Beattie
East of Equinox Farm
Manchester
Little Miss Pepper
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Vietnam
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Iran
Ronald Reagan
Cuba
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Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Gerry Baker
University of Vermont
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Old Academy Library Board
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Red Cross
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Sacred Heart Church
Dupont
Home Furniture Co
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Greenberg
Hoover
All Steel
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