Ford in China visit tests detente and black political stance
The article weighs President Ford's China trip amid fears it may slow detente with the Soviet Union while offering potential strategic gains. It examines China’s view of North Vietnam expansion and the two-front threat, and notes the rise of the Council of 100 a black GOP group that funds campaigns to expand black moderates in government, shaping a possible two party future for blacks.
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Ford
China
Peking
Soviet Union
United States
North Vietnam
South Pacific
Laos
Cambodia
Hanoi
Thailand
Indonesia
Australia
Mao Tsetung
Chou En-lai
North
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Council of 100
GOP
Washington
Republic
First Gentleman Grasso Shapes Connecticut Governance Role
Thomas Andrew Grasso, husband of Governor Ella T. Grasso of Connecticut, emerges as a proactive political figure in his own right. A retired educator, pilot, and artist, he hosts influential breakfasts that attract officials seeking access to the governor. He acts as an informal adviser, shaping the administration as a new class of First Gentleman rises with women governors.
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Thomas Andrew Grasso
Ella T. Grasso
Connecticut
Grasso
Outrage At Bureau Over King Case And Wiretaps
In the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing chaired by Frank Church questions arose about FBI abuses. Senators criticized the bureau for wiretapping and harassing both famous figures like Martin Luther King and ordinary citizens, noting lawbreaking beyond authorized powers and challenging the existence of any rules above statutes.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Intelligence Committee
FBI
Bureau
Martin Luther King
Clarence Kelley
Dirksen
Kelley
Judiciary
Fraunces Tavern
New York
FALN
New World Liberation Front
California
Continental Revolutionary Army
Denver
Weather Underground
Salt Lake City
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patricia Hearst
Black Panthers
U.S
Church Committee
Buckley and Richard on United Nations Policy
The British envoy Ivor Richard denounces U S diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan over United Nations policy and Britain’s century long foreign stance. Readers see a clash of viewpoints as Richard criticizes Moynihan’s stance on Colonel Amin and UN actions. The piece frames Richard as lecturing the U S on how to behave at the United Nations while reflecting Britain’s imperial history and its wars and alliances.
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Ivor Richard
Q.C
State Department
United Nations
Daniel’ Patrick Moynihan
Richard
Great Britain
England
Rhodesia
Mr. Richard
Mr. Moynihan
Moynihan
Amin
Tax Reform Proves Gambit Of Deception
Washington column argues that the tax reform debate is a political device to shift blame for federal spending. It cites data on high earners, deductions, and overall tax shares, contending real relief requires cutting spending, not targeting “loopholes.”
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Washington
Congress
Tax Reform Brigade
Michigan
Hillsdale College
Moynihan Defends U.N. Role Against Anti-Racist Backlash
In a discussion with United Nations Association leaders, Moynihan argues the U.N. must be treated as a serious institution and defended against anti-U.S. and anti Zionist sentiments. The piece contrasts Moynihan’s stance with Richard’s view of the U.N. as ideological theater while noting U.S. actions against terrorism and internal security concerns.
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General Assembly
Richard
United Nations Association of the
U.S.A
U.N
Moynihan
Bozen
United Nations
Costa Rica
Uganda
Costly liberal programs fail to lift American poverty
Sen Barry Goldwater argues that high cost federal programs have not reduced poverty or boosted living standards. He cites welfare spending growth from 7.6 to 215 billion since World War II, food stamps expansion with poor nutrition results, Urban Mass Transit waste, public housing misfires, and education funding jumps to 96 billion in 1973, yielding disrupted classrooms and weaker education.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Bicentennial musings and oddities from a windy column
A satirical piece questions patriotic food trends and political habits while lampooning Bicentennial logistics. It jokes about officials using buses, a Chicago Beer Belly contest, sabotage fears, calendar tampering, and a wry aside about unseasonal rain revealing windshield wiper woes.
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Texas
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Savonarola
O.K. Corral
Wyatt Earp
God Save the Queen
Hitler
Horatio Nelson
Copenhagen
Leitner, Morain, Hinderer
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