Wealthy can now fund campaigns under Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court ruling allows large personal funds to flow into congressional campaigns, with John Heinz spending over $2 million of his own money to win the Pennsylvania Senate seat. Howard Metzenbaum spent $35,000 of his own funds to defeat Robert Taft, while questions arise about corporate payments to candidates. The piece also notes intelligence briefs on Carter, Soviet relations, and oil politics.
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Heinz
William Green
Ohio
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Metzenbaum
Robert Taft
Supreme Court
California
Leo Ryan
D.-Calif
Federal Elections Commission
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Jones
Money Market Services, Inc
Chase Econometrics Associates
Chase Manhattan Bank
Jimmy Carter
Russia
Naval Academy
Carter
Yamani
Abraham Ribicoff
Israel
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Kissinger
Saray Carter
White House
Endorsement debates shape this election year in papers
In a discussion of editorial choices, the Journal reveals it endorsed Carter for the first presidential vote in its 92 year history, joining other papers that weighed neutrality vs active support. The piece explores arguments for and against endorsements, detailing local impact and journalistic responsibility.
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Brian C. Thayer
Journal
Gor Daily News
Portland
Bangor Daily News
Mel Stone
United States
Jimmy Carter
Los Angeles Times
Ublican
Washington Post
Christian Science Monitor
Newsday
Boston Globe
W. Paul Casavant
Biddeford
Lucien Dutremble
Gilbert Boucher
Gilbert
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Portland Papers
Our foreign policy in three words looking for trouble
In this critique, the author argues the United States uses a flexible yet misguided foreign policy driven by self interest. He cites the Monroe Doctrine the good neighbor policy and the Truman Doctrine, contending intervention in Southern Africa and global welfare aims resemble domestic policy. The piece notes public confusion from a Kissinger led survey and questions U.S. actions in Africa and globally.
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Africa
Ment
United States
Kissinger
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Milwaukee
The Keynesian Echoes in American Politics and Economics
George F. Will traces how Keynesian ideas shaped American policy minds from the 1930s through the Kennedy era. He notes the shift from a Keynesian led optimism to the War era effects and the rise of young economists who would guide JFK, focusing on core concepts like consumption investment income interest rates and money supply.
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Washington Post Co
Washington
Herbert Stein
Nixon
John Kennedy
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve
Martin
Jimmy Carter
Tha Laware
Ananamin Noling
John Maynard Keynes
Paul Samuelson
Wordsworth
Kenneth Boulding
Keynes
Boulding
Eynes
Keats
Homer
Beau
London
Wall Street
Stein
John F. Kennedy
Obituary lineup for Foster Whitehouse Casavant editors
A brief notice lists William E. Foster 1881–1963 Alta W. Foster 1891–1971 B F C Whitehouse 1889–1972 with W Paul Casavant as publisher and Brian C Thayer as executive editor reflecting staff memorials and editorial leadership.
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