Origins of the US presidential nomination by national conventions
The piece traces the birth of the national convention system in 1830 1831 1832. It notes the Anti Masonic Party meeting in Philadelphia and the first convention selecting William Wirt Amos Ellmaker. It covers the emergence of the National Republican Party and the Democrats and the end of the caucus system after 1824.
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United States
Philadelphia
Anti-Masonic Party
William Wirt
Marland
Amos Ellmaker
Pennsylvania
Congress
Monroe
Secretary
Treasury
Crawford
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Jackson
Clay
John Quincy Adams
Adams
King
Flying high with Nevada's Sen Cannon and aviation cash
Washington The re election drive of Sen Howard Cannon D Nev climbs on aviation industry support. As head of three key committees he can influence Civil Aeronautics Board Pentagon aircraft purchases and space policy. Donations from Page Airways United Aircraft and others totalled at least 21000 from aviation executives.
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Jack
Flying Tiger Line
Eastern Airlines
Frontier Airlines
United Aircraft
National Airlines
Western Airlines
TWA
Boeing
Grumman
General Dynamics
Northrop
New York City Labeled Casualty in National Campaign
Russell Baker critiques the 1970s presidential race, arguing cities like New York are ignored as Ford Carter and Reagan focus on Panama, suburbs, and international issues. He notes urban neglect, budget strains, and voters’ detachment as campaigns sideline city concerns.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
New York
New York City
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
America
Jimmy Carter
South Bronx
Dresden
Harris
Angola
York City
Gov. Brown
Ord
Carter
Ford
Reagan
Panama
Africa
Pentagon
Npt
Vietnam
Mayor Beame
Southland
Oes
Washington
Reader challenges boxing judges in Muhammad Ali letter
A reader from Old Orchard Beach questions the Muhammad Ali versus Jimmy Young decision. The letter claims Ali was out of timing and out boxed and accuses judges of bias. The writer invites others to print and gauge agreement.
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Muhammad Ali Mays
Jimmy Young
Muhammad
The Smithy and the police-fire complex critique
A satirical poem from Old Orchard Beach Maine criticizes local spending on a police and fire complex. It mockingly describes luxury equipment like a brass pole and folding beds for officers, suggesting misaligned priorities and wasteful use of revenue sharing.
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Rudy Valle
Old Orchard
C. Beecher
West Surf St
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
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Convention Origins
Nevada
Sen. Cannon
Cannon
Civil Aeronautics Board
Armed Services
Space Committee
Able Cannon
Senate
Nine Page Airways
James P
Wilmot
Edward Daly
World Airways
Robert Six
Continental Airlines
Edward Uhl
Fairchild Industries
F. Stallings
Capital International Airways
Bob Owens
Space, Armed Services and Commerce Committees
Hubert Humphrey
D.minn
Pra
Humphrey
Sen
Frank Church
D.-Idaho
Church
Nebraska
Oregon
Idaho
Salt Lake City
Melvin Dummar
Hughes
Las Vegas
Noah Dietrich
Hughes Medical Institute
Miami
Ilurie
Urie
Cihizey
Los Angeles Times
Nyc
LyRit
Ali
E. Hunt
Old Orchard Beach P.S
Biddeford
Saco
Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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