Editorials Call South Credit Not Humiliation On Voting Rights
The piece argues the 1985 Voting Rights Act should not be extended under a narrow Southern shield, urging broader incentives for minority registration and noting Southern gains in voter inclusion. It criticizes the failed Wiggins substitute and calls for credit to states showing progress. It also warns against marijuana risks, citing studies on DNA damage and emphysema.
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House
Charles Wiggins
Calif
Wiggins
University of Alabama
Michael Gazzaniga
National Review
Oxford University
Jamaica
Welcome Back the Kanawha Class Steam Locomotive
Nostalgia buffs cheer the restoration of a Kanawha class steam locomotive saved from deterioration in Coon skin Park. Based in St. Albans it recalls Big Mike engines and the 2700 series with Berkshire wheels once fast on the Chessie mainline.
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Kanawha Valley
St. Albans
Park
iChessie
Peach ‘Creek
Handley
Chessie
Tompkins Crossing
William Arrington
Hinton
Loyalty Oaths Cut Two Ways
Gov George Wallace of Alabama rejects loyalty pledges urging Democrats to sign to back the party nominee in 1976. He says he might support a pledge if all other Democrats would likewise promise to back him if he were the candidate. The piece argues loyalty oaths are distasteful and should not be required.
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George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Gov. Wallace
Phillips
Mansfield
Walacer O
Ted Kennedy
Pragieat Ford
White House
Congress
Don Corleone Commission Report on Organized Crime
Washington gets the Don Corleone Commission report on organized crime. The Godfather claims the inquiry was comprehensive and found few major violations, noting some CIA ties but no mafia leaders implicated in gambling, drugs, or white slavery. He urges CIA contact alerts for future dealings.
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Washington
Don Corleone
Reort
United States
Mafia
CIA
Aie
Don. Corleone
Godfather
Organized Crime
Godfathers
Readers' Forum letters urge corrections on election and records
Letters from readers demand exacting corrections in the Gazette. They challenge statements about Fifth Ward races and prior officeholders, deny misattributions to Bee Murphy and Walter Snyder, and urge retractions and clarifications. One writer warns of statewide textbook protests and threatens civil conflict if issues are not addressed.
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the Gazette
South Charleston Fifth Ward
Bailiwick
H. I. “Bee’’ Murphy
Bee Murphy
Fifth Ward
Dayton Griffith
Nnte
KKK
Harry B. Morris Sr
London
A Fatal Flaw in the Rockefeller CIA Report
The piece argues the Rockefeller commission failed to fix the CIA and was skewed by Ford's handling. It notes domestic surveillance sparked debate, with Belin probing assassinations. It concludes the real issue is adaptation to postwar detente and reorients focus to international compliance and emerging global dynamics.
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Rockefeller Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
Ford
New York Times
CIA
United States
DEA
David Belin
Kennedy
James Schlesinger
Inspector General
Commission
Belin
Mansfield Prefers Cautious Energy Reform Over Radical Shakeup
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield warns that majorities without discipline fail to act on energy and other crises. He opposes drastic reforms, favors consolidating jurisdiction into energy committees, and hints Republicans may dominate energy policy while urging caution about a 1976 Democratic presidential ticket.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Congress
John Brademas
Indiana
Barber B. Conable Jr
R-N.y
Conable
Common Caise
John Gardner
Linda Lightfoot Dodges Food Inflation Patterns Shift
The article traces Linda Lightfoot adjusting shopping behavior amid rising prices. She favors dry salad dressing mixes, baking ingredients, corn flakes, and coupon deals while avoiding high priced meats and eggs. It notes sugar reductions, garden growing, and shifting cereal and beverage trends amid industry promotions and inflationary pressure.
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Food Company
Linda
General, Foods
Kraft, McCormick & Co
Anderson Clayton
Chlorox
Financial World
General Mills
Bayer
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