A Better Way for Selecting Vice President
Carter aims to modernize vice presidential selection through polling, FBI checks, and public scrutiny. Maine politics recall Muskie's past candidacy and potential as VP, while others favor early candidate lists to reduce risky last minute choices. The piece argues a formal process would improve transparency, balance, and readiness for ruling the country.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Muskie
Gov. Carter
George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Ford
Ronald Reagan
FBI
Spiro Agnew
The Sill Season in Washington Moves Early
James Reston notes a premature political carnival as summer heat and sports headlines mix with shifting loyalties. Delegates, conventions, and the Ford Reagan contest unfold in a chaotic, entertaining preview of the November race, with Rockefeller Connally Brown and others speculating on improbable outcomes.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Charlie O. Finley
Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Wayne Hays
Capitol Hill
All
Places
The
Republic
Georgia
Catfish Hunter
Louisiana Purchase
Yankees
Red Sox
Vida Blue
Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Alaska
Muhammed Ali
Aving
Ple
Carter
Ford
Reagan
Iowa
Nelson Rockefeller
John Connally
Jerry Brown
California
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Cabinet
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol Building
Winston Churchill
Wee Jimmy
Bolles Murder Mystery Traced In Phoenix by Kraftowitz
Reporter Don Bolles was killed by a remote controlled bomb after pursuing Emprise Corp. and race fixing. Larry Kraftowitz retraces Bolles last moves from a May breakfast meeting to the fatal ride, implicating Phoenix figures and a web of crime interests as the motive and targets remain unresolved.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Don Bolles
The
Arizona Republic
Bolles
Mafia
John Adamson
Phoenix
John Harvey Adamson
Leriene
Larry Kraftowitz
Kraftowitz
Emprise Corp
Buffalo
N.Y
Emprise
Arizona
Nevada
Ramcorp Metals, Inc
Ramcorp
Sportsystems
Fred Porter Jr
Porter
Arizona Racing Commission
Keith Nation
Fred
Prise
Racing Commission
Nation
Clarendon
Wild Gulf Oil trial looms as Watergate charges loom
Washington prepairs for the July 26 trial of Gulf Oil lobbyist Claude C. Wild Jr. on felonious campaign contribution charges from the Watergate investigation. The piece notes past witness testimony, alleged cash and check contributions to Senators and key figures, and the potential political impact of the trial on the 1976 nominations and elections.
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William Safire
New York Times
Washington
Gulf Oil
Claude C. Wild Jr
Watergate
Senate Watergate Committee
Wild
Nixon
Gulf
Senate
Legislative Branch
Sam Ervin
United States District Court
John J. McCloy
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ervin
Baker
Inouye
Montoya
Weicker
Talmadge
Gurney
Mr. Wild
Daniel Inouye
Emocrat
Hawaii
Georgia
Sam Nunn
William C. Viglia
Gulf Bahamas
McCloy
Walter Jenkins
Lyndon Johnson
Jackson
Hugh Scott
Mark Hatfield
Kuwait
United States
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Ramada Inn
Walter Cheifetz
Ramcorp Metals
Lurie
MR. Carter
Mr. Viglia
Permpete
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Bioddeford
SACO
Journal
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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