Open Convention Rules Change Sparks Debate on Fairness
The 1980 convention rules shift from binding delegates to a discretionary vote, enabling any delegate to support any candidate. Reagan’s sure win influenced the change, yet critics question fairness and credibility as the process moves away from open designation. The piece laments potential shifts in party integrity and echoes hopes for broader openness at future conventions.
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Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Senate Rejects Subsidized Midlevel Housing Aid
Congress bars 124000 subsidized rental units for middle income families amid a housing aid debate. Senate vote 47 23 rejects the measure casting aid toward the poor rather than non-needy households.
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Congress
Senate
Iowa
Sen
Jepsen
Culver
Midsummer mismatch in the all star game debate
After a 4-2 loss by the American League All Stars, Earl Weaver questions why the National League has dominated 17 of 18 years. Analysts discuss talent, race, expansion, and the designated hitter as factors. The piece playfully suggests radical ideas to liven the midsummer classic.
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Earl Weaver
Baltimore
Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Red Sox
Pumpsie Green
Nationals
Chicago
Dave Kingman
Reagan in Europe sparks mixed views on US election
Western European officials and journalists view Reagan as an amiable actor figure and doubt Carter support. They question his chosen team and cabinet, weighing Shultz as key adviser and Kissinger’s role, while fearing a new cold war if Reagan wins.
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Europe
United States
Detroit
Jimmy Carter
Carter
White House
Reagan
Paris
Bonn
George Shultz
Labor
Treasury
Nixon
Soviet Union
Peking
China
Taiwan
Israel
West Bank
Jerusalem
Ronald Reagan
Does high IQ make a great president
The piece weighs whether intelligence defines presidential fitness, reviewing Wilson, Roosevelt, Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson. It argues intellect matters but is not the sole factor, listing sixCore traits including purpose, courage, diplomacy, integrity, calm, and leadership. It suggests measuring Reagan, Carter, and Anderson by these standards.
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John F. Kennedy
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Letter writers discuss ERA and local tax penalties
A reader defends the federal Equal Rights Amendment context and questions a Linn County tax penalty proposal. The letter contrasts state tax burdens, argues the income tax is fairer, and ends with gratitude for a civilian who helped an elderly hospital patient.
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Washington
Afghanistan
Iran
Shultz
the Library Group
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James Reston
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Franklin Roosevelt
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Roscoe Drummond
Angeles Times
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Henry County
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