Connally Looms as Key Ghost in GOP Convention
The piece analyzes John Connally as a potent yet controversial figure in the Republican race, capable of influencing 1980 prospects as potential vice president, campaign manager, or debater. It notes his Texas base, mixed loyalties, past scandals, and the party’s struggle between Ford and Reagan amid a broader leadership contest.
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Connally’s Pivot to Carter in Democratic Race
Analysis from New York Times Service notes that Connally shifts toward Carter as an outsider at 51, admitting risks and weaknesses in a campaign that targets Washington. It calls Carter still unknown on foreign affairs but a devout moralist appealing to secular urban voters, while Ford and Reagan lack sharp slashing tactics.
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Moscow views Ford as best in U S Soviet election drama
Soviet press favors Ford and detente while opposing Carter and Reagan. Moscow treats the U S election as a referendum on U S Soviet relations, seeing it as No 1 in the campaign. Ford is deemed a known quantity, Reagan criticized, Carter seen as uncertain. Report relies on Radio Liberty and Soviet coverage.
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Prosecutor's carte blanche Watergate reform faces doubt
Washington attacks the Watergate reform act of 1976, arguing it shirks congressional accountability while granting an unaccountable assistant attorney general vast power. Critics say the bill would corrupt oversight, inflate publicity for reformers, and fail to curb abuses by officials and staff. The House has not passed the measure and may reject it.
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