The oft mocked but enduring office of the vice president
The article traces the vice presidency from its uncertain origins through its evolving role. It notes founders' doubt about the office, cites Adams and Roosevelt era attitudes, and mentions recent perceptions of a vague, largely ceremonial role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mason
George Clinton
John Adams
Theodore Roosevelt
Coolidge
Truman
Johnson
Teddy Roosevelt
Leonard Wood
Daily Press
Marshall
Rockefeller
Getting tough with pushers in the drug war
The piece argues that pushers remain the prime targets of law enforcement to curb heroin and hard drug trafficking. It notes a 1974 Justice Department finding that many traffickers served little or no prison time and suggests harsher penalties may require tougher judiciary action.
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United States
Congress
Justice Department
Editor praises editorial on postal service and rural post offices
Maine congressman lauds the newspaper for addressing mail service issues. He recounts testifying before a house subcommittee on post offices and argues for restoring postal control under Congress and reversing rural post office closures.
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Postal Service
House Committee On Post Office and Civil Service
United States Postal Service
Maine
Ltters
Congress
Post Office Department
Terrorist weapons reach back to the United States
United States concerns erupt over abandoned Vietnam War arms fueling terrorist networks. Custom officials warn Redeye missiles and other U.S. weapons seized from Vietnam are appearing for sale to terrorists, with Libya named as a source and Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi cited as supplier.
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Jack Pp
T W
Les Whitten
Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Customs Service
Libya
Muammar el-Qaddafi
E Customs
State Dept
Soviet Union
United States
Charles Robinson
Civil Aeronautics Board
Carter Faces Diazzy Duel as Humphrey Bench Touts Plots
George F. Will surveys the 1976 Democratic duel with Carter perched on the mound facing a silent Humphrey cameo and Henry Jackson’s faltering bid. He compares the aging figures, notes Jackson’s faltering coalition, and weighs whether Carter can overcome the Reds of politics to win.
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George F. Will Washington
Henry Jackson
Ford
Mr. Ford
Hubert Humphrey
Jimmy Carter
Humphrey
Carter
Washington
Jackson
Senate
FDR
LBJ
Democratic Party
Chicago Cubs
Morris Udall
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Biddeford
Saco
Journal
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Pan American Airlines
Aeroflot
Rote Robinson
Department
Robinson
Pan Am
Russia
CAB
Ford Administration
Troika
Bechtel Corp
Health, Education and Welfare
Caspar Weinger
Nixon
Treasury
George Shulta
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
William Co
Arabian Peninsula
Spear
Nort Yemen
South Yemen
North
Yemen
Paul Rogers
D.-Fla
Lurie
Umphrey
Massachusetts
New York
California
Jerry Brown
Pericles
Pennsylvania
Ohio State
Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
Jackson’s
Ackson
Robert Nisbet
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia Phillies
Schmidt
Ischmidt
Ruth
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