Ford shows compassion in Olson family meeting
The article praises President Ford for publicly apologizing to the Olson family over the CIA LSD testing on Dr. Frank Olson in 1953. Ford invited the Olsons to the White House, promised full information and a possible settlement, while critics focus on his Solzhenitsyn handling. The piece argues this moment reveals a genuine, humane side of Ford beyond policy disputes.
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Gerald Ford
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Women lead rural fire unit in lightning blaze
In Slatedale Pennsylvania two women Brenda Horn and Sandra Miller drove the first responding engine to a house fire after a lightning strike as male volunteers were at work. The pair, trained by 17 men including their husbands, ran the show and controlled the blaze showing women’s liberation reaching rural fire houses.
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Brenda Horn
Sandra Miller
Sandra
Volun
Teers
Brenda
Fans pay for Joe and Catfish in seven figure contracts
The column discusses skyrocketing sports salaries and the impact on fans at the box office. It argues limits are needed to prevent only the wealthy from affording attendance and notes the era of cheap seats is well past. It also jokes that experts fail to fix the problem.
A Fond Farewell From Russell Kirk To Readers
Russell Kirk signs off his final syndicated column after thirteen years, noting he is not dying or retiring from writing. He plans new venues and books, and pass the baton to Stanton Evans at The Register, reflecting on conservatism and culture shaping American opinion.
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Academy
National Review
Colums
George Gissing
George Little
General Features Corporation
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
General Features
Jacob Burclhardt
Mecosta
Michigan
Annette
Kirk
Buckley critiques Helsinki document and U S stance
William F Buckley Jr contends Helsinki Security Treaty talks yielded incoherent phrasing to justify preserving Soviet influence. He contrasts Soviet rights rhetoric with U S constitutional clarity, condemns Western appeasement, and likens U S leaders’ fecklessness to historical failures while urging frank, principled opposition to Soviet domination.
Lobbying and Libel: Are Lobbyists Crooks or Athletes
Holmes Alexander critiques the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1975 as an illiberal attack on petitioning rights. He targets Muskie Javits for proposing strict disclosure, likening the plan to a Roman censor and warning it would harass legitimate lobbyists and private citizens alike.
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Muskie
D-Maine
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R-N.y
Ribicoff
Kennedy
America
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Muskie-Javits
New York's Union Sovereignty Clash Undermines City Control
John Chamberlain argues municipal unions in New York blur lines of sovereignty, acting like private bosses while taxpayers fund city contracts. He warns two-headed sovereignty harms governance as unions threaten strikes while judges arbitrators claim power, leaving the legislature as the true sovereign.
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Ken McFeeley
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General Motors
National Labor Relations Board
John Lindsay
Nix
Sylvester Petro
Wake Forest University
North Carolina
Law Review
Ralph de Toledano
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