What vice presidents should be paid to do
The piece argues vice presidents should be given duties preparing them to assume the presidency. It highlights Johnson Ford Truman and Nixon, noting Nixon was best prepared, while Truman was least, and urges active involvement of a vice president in governing. It cautions against idle tasks like writing letters to a mother.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
White House
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Nixon
Johnson
Kennedy
Ford
Truman
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Senate
Clara
Bill
Consumer Advocate
FBI
Toland Brill
Brillo, Factor and Capistan
Washington
Madison
Justice Department
SEC
Dilly Doddle
Doodle
Bristo
Dilly
Huddleston Hargrave
Plowboy Drug Co
Plowboy
FDA
Ship
Pot Calling Kettle Black
The United States and the Soviet Union criticize each other for travel restrictions. Each side treats outsiders or its own citizens as dangerous, creating closed societies. The piece argues both policies are hypocritical and counterproductive.
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United States
America
Russia
Ministers Named Cal and Cain Lead Virginia Churches
A clergyman named Siaman previously led a Greenbrier County flock while a new Presbyterian pastor in St Albans is a man named Cal. The report notes no man is without sin and assumes Mr. Cain is capable.
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Siaman
Greenbrier County
West Virginia
St. Albans
Matt
Cal
Cain
Need for Display Reveals West Virginia Critics
The piece argues Gow and Moore acted to seize low automobile license numbers held by the speaker of the House and the State Senate president, calling the act childish. It warns that trivialities take on gravity in state government and that status symbols are fiercely fought, suggesting those fixated on trappings may lack inherent worth.
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Gow
Moore
House
State Senate
West Virginia
We Need Gossip as Washington Public Interest Voice
Washington gossip column argues gossip has a place in public life but should avoid intimate details of senators and representatives. The piece lampoons ties between lawmakers and industry, recalls scandals, and points to CIA misfiles and Pentagon dollars as fodder for the column.
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Washington
Val Blinkerman
Duke Zeiberts
General Dynamics
Blinkerman
Tom Crinkle
Maryland
Charley Rotor
Virgin Islands
Charley
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
U.S. Army
Billy Rimsikoff
Billy
Mercedes
New Jersey
Clara Kay
Biff Kay
Rotania
United States
Clara
Zoog
Readers Forum Questions Scholarship Selection and Critic Bias
A Putnam County scholarship club chaired by Sami Henson prompts scrutiny of selection criteria for four $2,000 awards. The letter questions potential political influence and notes a Hurricane High valedictorian missing a scholarship. It also critiques Martha Smith’s concert reviews and spelling errors in readers’ forum at the Gazette.
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Ths la Aetic
Putnam County
Sami Henson
Sam Henson
Hurricane High School
Detente tests split among world Communists and West
The article argues that European Communist parties resist Moscow's line while Italian Communists gain support at home. It predicts East Berlin talks will sidestep Soviet supremacy and suggests the West should ease hostility to local Communists to curb inflation and foster a Euro Communism split from Moscow.
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East Berlin
Puerto Rico
United States
Berlin
Rivs
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Peking
East Germany
Rome
U.S
Japan
West Germany
Italy
North America
Western Europe
China
Soviet Union
Motorcycle Helmet Law shows Big Government in action
Washington columnist James Kilpatrick argues the 1960s federal helmet mandate overstepped states rights, labeling the helmet order a coercive use of federal funds. He notes legal challenges, historic resistance, and a 1996 amendment reversal as a conservative victory against federal overreach.
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California
Motorcycle Assny
Minois
Idaho
Arizona
Michigan
Jesse Helms
R. C
Stewart B. McKinney
D-Conn
Canada Abolishes Hanging After Narrow Commons Vote
In a 133 to 125 decision the Canadian House of Commons rejected the death penalty aligning with Prime Minister Trudeau in a move toward mandatory prison terms. The vote split conservatives and liberals on principle, with Trudeau leveraging his influence to avert further hangings.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Canada
House of Commons
Hong
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Trudeau
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