Barton campaign vows togetherness but offers little substance
The writer mocks Rick Barton for promising in his U S House bid to bring togetherness to politics, arguing the statement is vague and pretentious. They note Barton won a weak primary with low Democratic turnout and urge a shift from lip service to specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Barton
U.S. Congress
Rep
David Emery
U.S. House
Senate
Barton
Nixon
Udall the man who isn't there in Oregon primary
The Oregon primary shows Morris Udall absent from campaigning as he campaigns elsewhere. His strategy aims to sustain a liberal challenge to Jimmy Carter, with new funds and a national reach, while shaping the delegate race toward a possible Humphrey or Brown alliance.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Rep
Morris Udall
Arizona
Mo Udall
Jimmy Carter
New York
Carter
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Michigan
Scoop Jackson
Federal Elections Commission
Udall
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Phoenix Suns
Boston Garden
New Hampshire
Jerry Brown
Frank Church
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic Party
Church
Nebraska
Brown
Maryland
George McGovern
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Mc Udall
Humphrey
Madison Square Garden
California
Virginia
Vermont
Colorado
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Washington
Vets bilk taxpayer in educational benefits
Government overpayments for GI bill education rose to 1.4 billion by 1975 with 15.6 percent error rate. Investigations found colleges kept absent Vietnam veterans on rolls to boost enrollment, while some received payments without attending classes. Instances at Florida Junior College and Northern Virginia Community College highlighted the scale and need for tighter controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Veterans Committee
General Accounting Office
GAO
Veterans Administration
Florida Junior College
Jacksonville
House
Northern Virginia Community College
U.S
Johnson illusion and power in Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Doris Kearns Goodwin details Johnson at his Texas ranch delivering urgent pledges to workers. The critique links his desire for control to presidential evolution, benevolence and secrecy, and the Vietnam crisis, arguing a larger lesson about media power and illusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Boston
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Doris Kearns
Johnson
Kearns
Man
Andon Johnson
Miss Kearns
United States
Vietnam
George Reedy
San Antonio
Pease
Letter to editor endorses nuclear energy and counters opponents
A Maine reader argues against Proposition 15 and criticizes Safe Power for Maine for delaying nuclear expansion. The letter asserts nuclear energy is misunderstood, cites radiation sources and plant safety comparisons, and urges voters to become informed rather than swayed by emotion or hear say.
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California
Maine
Safe Power For
Environmental Protection Agency
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Les Whitten
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