No Real Problem For Baptists In Norfolk Convention
Survey and prospect note that the Southern Baptist Convention will meet in Norfolk in June with messengers from nearly 12 million Baptists. The piece discusses expectations for speakers including President Ford versus Carter, and tensions over whether Ford should address the convention as president or as a candidate, noting Baptists’ own divisions on politics and closed communion debates.
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Southern Baptists
Jimmy Carter
United States
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Costly private sector overrun in war college dome repair
The House Government Operations Committee reports the National War College dome ceiling repair ballooned from 65000 to 1.9 million under the Military District of Washington. The contractor set wages, overheads, and profit, with seven no-bid increases cited. A military spokesman calls the handling poor, stating final costs at 1.3 million, not 1.9 million.
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From the Sea to a Maritime Museum Dream
A marine archaeologist plans dives to recover wrecks between the Statue of Liberty site and Liberty State Park to protect maritime records. Peter Throckmorton envisions a national museum of old ships in New York City while visiting Newport News to study historic craft.
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Mariners Museum
Newport News
Not a good year for major prophets
Political pundits claim polls and regional trends foretell looming outcomes. Carter's successes in the South challenge southern strategy theory as he wins black and white votes in Florida and North Carolina and performs well in Dixie caucuses. The Humphrey phenomenon and ethnic purity discussions threaten Carter's front-runner status while Henry Jackson remains among the intelligent Dem early movers.
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Wallace
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy
Lorida
North Carolina
Dixie
South
Carter
Adatt
Henry Jackson
Exeter Cathedral and the sense of history today
On a visit to Exeter Cathedral the author recalls its Saxon origins from 932 and the 12th century Norman towers. The 1665 organ by John Loosemore stands in the nave amid musings about modern neglect of history and the danger of shallow progress, linking past monuments to future stewardship and political cautions about the 1976 election.
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Exeter Cathedral
England
John Loosemore
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Loosemore
Exeter
America
Britain
Kansas City
Chep
Devon
Anti Pollution Pollution Doubts Environmental Alarm
The writer argues that environmentalists exaggerate danger from pollution and claim the EPA manipulated data to push scrubbers, warning of media bias and political motives. He questions EPA claims about cancer risk, cites Los Angeles Times reporting, and contends nuclear power would reduce pollution and costs if permitted.
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Simall
Los Angeles Times
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Times
Congress
Labor Leaders Call for Government Restraint in Carter Climate
A Newport party meeting reveals labor unions urging Democrats to reject the campaign refrain that government has grown too large. The piece argues voters oppose expansion, pointing to Ford and Reagan as aligned on smaller government. It warns labor leaders risk political defeat by pursuing self interest over national needs.
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Russia
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Stuart Chase
George Soule
National Review
Lyndon Johnson
Rexford Tugwell
California
Jimmy Carter
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Newport
B.C
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Quagmire Ahead on Bribery Laws and Foreign Graft
Willian Buckley discusses moves to outlaw corporate bribes and graft, foreign demands for testimony names, and practical legal and ethical questions. He cites cases from Lockheed, the Hudson Institute, and Nigeria while warning of a juridical Vietnam as global pressures rise.
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Peru
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