The Cat Like Cloture Motion Questioning Nine Lives of S707
A Senate debate over S 707 to create a Consumer Protective Agency is steering to defeat. Senators Percy Ribicoff Ervin Allen Byrd Helms oppose an all powerful administrator and favor more checks on the agency. The piece argues against government overreach under the banner of consumer protection.
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Senate
James B. Allen
Alabama
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Percy
Ribicoff
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William, L Scott
North Carolina
Sam Ervin
Jesse Helms
Allen
Consumers Protection Agency
Ervin
Ford Sets Tone On Recordings In Government
President Ford told Veterans of Foreign Wars in Chicago that automatic recording machines should not be tolerated in the White House or executive offices except when a permanent record is sought. He urged humanizing the Veterans Administration and warned against arrogance and red tape, saying government machinery exists to serve people. He noted recording equipment should serve, not humiliate, and should not be widely passed around.
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White House
Ford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
Veterans Administration
Nixon
Washington
Richard Nixon
Warren ‘Harding
U.S. Grant
Teapot Dome
Comsqueuc
Presient Ford
Dick Nixon
Let Us Resolve Truths About Nixon
A reflective column argues for a nuanced view of Richard Nixon, praising his restraint from public life, his willingness to cross ideological lines, and his efforts in arms control while noting limited support from party and military circles.
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Nixon
Washington, D.C
Richard Nixon
Lincoln
Redlands
Galbraith on Inflation and Nixon in TV Talk
A columnist recounts a Today Show exchange with John Kenneth Galbraith about inflation. Galbraith advocates higher taxes, public works, wage and price controls, and targeted help, including possible nationalization of Lockheed, while the writer critiques these ideas as 1930s liberal and questions the will to implement deflationary policies amid a broad socialized-economy vision.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Republic
Toa
Richard Nixon
Galbraith
Nixon
Jim Harts
Gerald Ford
Galbra
Lenin
Washington
Yellowstone Park
Professor Galbraith
Public defense of Nixon and political legacy debate
A late era letter argues for honoring ex President Nixon, praising his domestic programs and leadership while warning against defamation and political attacks. The piece urges strong public support to resist anti Nixon sentiment and contemplates future leaders like Ford facing economic and international challenges.
Russell Kirk on Taiwan's talents and perils
In a portrait of Free China, Russell Kirk notes Taiwan's energy and intellect, its reliance on forest and coal, and its rise to prosperity through exiled mainland Chinese and native Taiwanese. He discusses poverty alleviation, inflation, massive military spending, strong employment, land reform, urban crime control, and social and political dynamics between native Taiwanese and mainland settlers. He warns of smog, pollution, and social discontent amid rapid growth, while praising political stability and limited censorship.
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Taiwan
China
Japan
Hong Kong
America
Belgium
Sun Yat-sen
Germany
United States
Taipei
National Bureau of Investigation
Thorugh
Red China
Kuomintang
Taichung
Republic of China
Ford's six week era of good feeling forecast
Jeffrey Hart Ford predicts an era of good feeling around President Ford that will collapse within six weeks as inflation, budget battles, busing, welfare spending and foreign policy pressures test his administration. The piece argues a Democratic Congress and hostile media will challenge Ford, with Kissinger detente and Middle East tensions complicating the presidency.
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Gerald Ford
Roland Hans
Robert D. Novak
The
Atlantic
Democratic Party
White House
George Meany
Leonard Woodcock
Athur Schlesinger
John Kenneth Galbraith
Ford
Mortimer Sword
Oval Office
Congress
Nixon
Supreme Court
South Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Cyprus
Middle East
Kissinger
Israel
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