Kissinger Under Fire In Ford Administration Viewpoint
A columnist argues Kissinger’s detente policy misfired damaging Indochina and Angola, cites Soviet Cuban moves, and warns Ford should reassess Kissinger’s influence as delegates fear four more years of his guidance. The piece critiques U S appeasement and calls for reevaluation amid July detonations by the USSR.
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Cronkites
Brinkleys
Smiths
Henry Kissinger
Ford
Kissinger
Indochina
Angola
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Alexandar Solzhenitsyn
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Mozambique
United States
Panama Canal
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Ussr
U.S. Senate
Dr. Kissinger
Reading John Sears' political mind
John Sears outlines Reagan campaign strategy focused on rules first and platform tactics in Kansas City. He stresses 16 0 rule, schweiker pick, and a strong foreign policy omnibus, aiming to undermine Ford with decisive, balloting based moves and selective endorsements.
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William Safire
New York Times
Kansas City
John Sears
Reagan
Ford
New Jersey
Delaware
Schweiker
Misery Loves Company
Willkie
V.P
Rockefeller
McGovern
Bryce Harlow
Ford accuses Ford aides of wooing delegates at White House
Federal Election Commission attorney Paul Kamenar charges President Ford violated criminal law by entertaining delegates and offering favors to win support for the Republican National Convention. He cites nine incidents including White House invitations and a Queen Elizabeth dinner. He warns penalties could reach three years in prison and $10,000 fines.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Kansas City
Ford
Paul Kamenar
Federal Election Commission
Edward Levi
Kamenar
FEC
White House
Justice Department
Agnew
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Crofton
Education For Democracy
B’nai Brith Anti- Defamation League
Middle East
Ronald Reagan
John Wayne
Joseph Coors
Strom Thurmond
R.S.C
Andy Granatelli
National Review
William Rusher
Maurice Stans
Bryce Harlow
Rusher
Coors
Granatelli
Stans
Reagan
Wayne
Harlow
Thurmond
Foundation
Tom Charles Huston
Money in politics shapes Maine campaigns and PAC influence
A letter argues PACs from AMA AMPAC COPE and others flood Congressional races with cash, pressuring lawmakers on health and labor legislation. The author, a Maine candidate, vows to reject special interest money, urging voters to demand independent representation and fund a new Webber Hospital for northern York County.
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Common Cause
American Medical Association
Political Action Committee
AMPAC
Afl-Cio Committees On
COPE
United Auto Workers Committees
Washington
Pac’s
Ampacs
House Commerce
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committees
Webber Hospital
Biddeford-Saco
York County
Biddeford
Wbber
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Jim Lynn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Republican Party
Helsinki
Europe
Oval ‘Office
Hrmy
Lurie
Emery
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Maine
House
Ules Committee
House Far
Senon
Afl-Cio
Humphrey- Hawkins
Saco
Alfred Read
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse