Resignations Mark Iowa GOP Leadership Changes
Tom Stoner will resign as Republican state chairman effective March 5, following recent Democratic state chairmanship exits. National chairs Robert Strauss and Mary Louise Smith also resign this month. Stoner leaves a debt free, field active organization that boosted Ford’s Iowa win and narrowed Democrats’ delegation and legislature margins. His neutral, hands-on tenure earned praise from both parties.
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Tom Whitney
Ed Campbell
Robert Strauss
Texas
Mary Louise Smith
Iowa
Whitney
Stoner
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Common Law Cohabitation Gains Ground in California Case
A California court ruled actor Lee Marvin must share half the property acquired with his partner Michele Marvin from 1964 to 1970 under an oral agreement, stating living-together can create enforceable contractual commitments despite informal ties and shifting mores. The ruling emphasizes that common law marriage remains robust amid evolving social norms.
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Lee Marvin
Michele Marvin
Two Sides of Language From Britain and America
A column compares binational word usage and labels in the United States and Britain. Examples include motorway versus highway and pillar box versus mailbox, plus a note on the word nappy meaning diaper or foamy ale.
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Britain
United States
Atlantic
Last Words Fight in China Reflects Power Struggle
An analysis of Mao Zedong’s reported last words and the subsequent propaganda battle between Hua Kuo-feng’s nonradical camp and Chiang Ching’s radical faction. The piece traces how phrasing of Mao’s supposed final guidance became a tool to discredit rivals and solidify leadership in the Chinese Communist Party during 1976.
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Mao
Shanghai
Chiang Ching
Hua Kuofeng
Hua
John Mitchell
Griffin Bell
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Central Committee
Hua Kuo-feng
Peking Daily
Party Central Committee
Peking
Chairman Mao
Teng Hsaio-ping
Carter Attitude in Question on Union Support and Labor Leaders
The Harris Survey shows broad public reservations about union leadership while strong overall support for unions persists. Voters favor unions for worker protections yet distrust leaders for financial improprieties and overreach, complicating Carter's incoming administration.
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Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers
White House
Carter
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Harris
Iowa Sen Dick Clark Scores Perfect Liberal Rating
The article notes Dick Clark ranked as the nation's most liberal senator with a 100 percent ADA score, surpassing McGovern Kennedy and Humphrey. It also cites Culver at 85 percent, arguing Iowa shows strong liberal representation while moderates and conservatives receive little. It urges readers to focus on voting records over campaigns and newsletters.
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Iowa
Dick Clark
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Clark
George McGovern
Teddy Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Culver
Dream of the Pope commands procreation to honor God
A speaker recounts a dream in which the Pope asks what message to give the people. God replies to procreate, oppose birth control, and defend the sanctity of life from conception onward. The dream covers souls, heaven, hell, and distrust of overpopulation and environmental concerns. The narrator notes he is a dreamer, not a diviner.
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Drexel Hill
U.S.A
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