Howell weighs 1977 governor bid and Senate move
In a long interview Henry Howell discusses his Virginia gubernatorial loss and possible 1977 plans. He sees a 50 50 chance of running again, possibly as a Democrat, or returning to the Senate as a base for another campaign. He criticizes Andrew Miller’s stance and calls for party unity with Republicans and Wallace supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Henry Howell
Virginia
Howell
Senate of Virginia
Democratic Party
Wallace
Roanoke
Spong-Miller-Hopkins
Andrew P. Miller
Miller
Kissinger Star on Nixon Team and Cold War Reflections
The column notes Henry Kissinger as a Nixon team star chosen by Richard Nixon, praising his leadership in diplomacy especially around the Suez situation. It cites Brinkley’s TV praise and argues Nixon’s pivotal role in Kissinger’s rise and the Nobel Peace Prize share. It also sketches social security, pumpkin pie, celebrity ego, and police realism in media with satirical tone.
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David Brinkley
Henry Kissinger
U. S
George McGovern
J. William Fulbright
Brinkley
Dr. Kissinger
NBC
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Kissinger
Nixon
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Middle East
Nixon And The Fun Loving Democrats
Ralph de Toledano argues Democrats aim to prolong investigations against Nixon to political gain. He likens the strategy to Roosevelt’s 1932 crisis, warns of economic risk from oil politics, and says the real victims will be the American people as global economics loom.
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Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Richard Nixon
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Nixon
Republican Party
Europe
Asia
John Donne
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Congress
Governors Rate High In Poll on National Mood
Washington insight notes governors, including Linwood Holton and others, are viewed as the healthier political tissue despite a general cynicism toward national leaders. The piece argues state executives reflect better governance, cautioning that a Senate-led yearlong drift risks broader decline if Nixon remains in office. It warns of global tensions rising as the US weakens and urges public demand for impeachment or a return to sanity.
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Linwood Holton
Virginia
Holton
Roanoke
Nixon
Alaska
Massachusetts
Michigan
California
Niles Roe
John Chafee
Ray Shafer
William Scranton
John Love
Russell Peterson
John Connally
Rockefeller
Elliot Richardson
Spiro Agnew
Senate
Richard Nixon
Sacramento
American Statesman
White House
Harold Hughes
Eugene McCarthy
House of Representatives
Barry Goldwater
Congress
House
Gerald Ford
Sweden and the limits of neutral politcs in a changing world
Russell Kirk discusses Sweden's long use of diplomatic trimming to adapt to global winds. He notes Sweden's neutrality in the world wars and a cautious domestic path, yet questions whether the "Middle Way" can endure as public sentiment shifts. He highlights Swedish skepticism toward European integration, concerns about Palme, and the tension between gradual Social Democracy and rising liberal decadence.
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Sweden
Europe
America
Scandinavia
Soviet
Russia
Hitler
U.S
Fulbrights
Humphreys
Enoch Powell
England
Golf Carts at Risk in Energy Crisis Debate
The United States Golf Association questions energy allocations as a ban on golf carts could affect 205,000 carts used by about 10.4 million golfers. The piece notes carts were marketed as energy savers and warns of broader impacts if power supplies are constrained.
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United States Golf Association
America
Plunging Proxy McGill in a Sea of Cant and Squalor
A Newsweek essay by Jeffrey Hart critiques Columbia President William McGill, lampooning his piece What Must Be Done as banal and evasive. Hart contrasts McGill with Pope’s Plunging Prelate, mocks vague rhetoric, and ridicules claims of a new humane student ideal, decrying moral leadership as hollow cant.
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Dunciad
Alexander Pope
Fleet Ditch
London
Pope
Sherlock
Newsweek
William McGill
Columbia
Lenin
McGill
Middle East
Jack the Ripper
Charlie Manson
Danville Register subscription rates and renewal notice
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Suez Canal
National Security Council
Senator Soaper
Ralph de Toledano
Capitol Hill
Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
Reuben Askew
Ronald Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
Francis Sargent
Russell Kirk
Palme
Allende
Chile
Denmark
Golf Crisis
Nashville
Tenn
Banner
Jeffrey Hart
Bill McGill
Danville
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