Governors push potato pitches across national stage
The nation’s governors are increasingly active beyond state capitols. Idaho’s Cecil Andrus and Maine’s James Longley taped TV and radio spots promoting their states’ potatoes, signaling a broader trend of governors using media to advance regional products and national visibility.
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Pg Be
White House
Idaho
Cecil Andrus
Andrus
Potato Commission
Maine
James B. Mregs
Longley
Lewiston
White Paper Women unite for Congress s sake
A column by Maryline White argues for women's political leadership, contending women manage households and communities with unique, effective skills. It asserts women are qualified for Congress and public roles, citing domestic experience as preparation for governance and urging women to run and unite.
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Maryline White
Congress
Presidential candidates pass medical checkup, Nixon era note
Democratic hopefuls undergo health reviews. Bayh shows a healthy lung, Byrd carries chronic issues with a nervous tremor and stomach complaints, Carter is fit with weight under control, Church has diverticulosis but good overall health, McGovern has a heart murmur but remains active, Udall shows a minor stress-related murmur, Wallace makes a strong recovery from the 1972 assault, and several others report minor issues or privacy refusals.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Alabama
Nem Wallace
George McGovern
D-S.d
Mc Udall
Dariz
Frank Church
D-Ida
Church
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Es Bentsen
D-Tex
Bentsen
Byrd
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Walter Reed Hospital
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Bob Owens
Humphrey
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
S.D
McGovern
Miltonee
Pennsylvania
Mo Udall
D-Ariz
Udall
George Wallace
Wallace
Eugene McCarthy
Sargent Shriver
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Sanford
Democrats lose grip on economic issue in 1976 campaign
Washington Scene James Reston notes Republicans have dominated the economic policy debate as Ford’s administration faces unchanged high unemployment and inflation. Democratic candidates retreat to conservative tones, aiming to win voters wary of government spending while internal party tension grows. Bob Strauss seeks a moderate, pre-convention compromise to regain the issue.
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James Reston
Washington
White House
Kennedy
Johnson
Ford
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Simon
Treasury
Commerce
Defense
Interior
CIA
Europe
Japan
Britain
New York City
Australia
New Zealand
London
Harold Wilson
Fred Harris
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harry Truman
Bob Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Reagan
Franklin Roosevelt
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