Ireland elects Childers to ceremonial presidency in aging Valera era
The Irish Republic elected Erskine Childers 68 over Tom O Higgins in a Thursday vote to succeed Eamon de Valera, who retires at 91 after a half century of influence. Childers aims to honor Ireland’s independence while Cosgrove leads the new government, with the role remaining largely ceremonial.
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Oldsters
Eamon de Valera
Emerald Isle
United States
Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
de Valera
Republic
Erskine Childers
Tom
O'Higgins
Childers
Ireland
Liam Cosgrove
Cosgrove
The Other VPI And The Oil Supply Crisis In Virginia
A Virginia petroleum suppliers group warns of tight oil markets as producers limit volumes. Virginia Electric & Power wins a one year coal burn permit to offset No 2 oil shortages. The piece also critiques elder bias in youth sports and notes a Babe Ruth League ban over a female player.
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Virginia
VPI
University At
Blacksburg
Virginia Petroleum Industries
State Air Pollution Control Board
Virginia Electric & Power Company
Richmond
Pageant Nostalgia and Shifting Roles Across Generations
The columnist muses on a geriatric division for pageants alongside classic paths from Junior Miss to Mrs America and Miss America. Nostalgia for the fifties is questioned by those who remember it, while drivers in racing cars are praised for speed but not for reading signs. The piece humorously notes a mother’s day from cooking duties and a Father’s Day barbecue return.
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Mandel
Givens
Wall Street
Madison Avenue
America
Adam Smith
Smith
England
Buckley on Immunity and Dean Testimony In Watergate
The piece discusses recent Dean immunity talks with the Justice Department. It questions whether Cox will grant immunity and what Dean might reveal about superiors. Buckley analyzes motives, legality, and potential testimony dynamics amid Watergate fallout.
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Justice Department
Dean
Archibald Cox
Cox
Kennedy
James Voterberg
Harvard
Nixon
Mitchell
Level D
Level C
Big
Castro
Liddy
Kalmbach
Ehrlichman
Watergate critique from Maryland governor speech
Washington commentary questions Gov. Mandel’s critique of Watergate linking blame to Wall Street Madison Avenue and big business, while recalling Maryland and national political scandals. The author questions justice, immunity deals, and whether the elite escape accountability in a republic.
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Washington
D.C
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Wall Street
Madison Avenue
Disneyland
Board Tooms
America
Beelzebub
United States
Anti-Abortion Amendments Face Tough Road in Congress
Russell Kirk outlines two anti abortion constitutional proposals, Hogan and Buckley Whitehurst. Hogan would ban all abortions nationwide but lacks congressional support and likely ratification momentum. Buckley Whitehurst would return abortion regulation to states, seen as more viable and favored by pro life groups if unity forms among opponents.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Congress
House of Congress
iRep
Lawrence Hogan
R.md
United States
G. William Whitehurst
R-Va
House
James Buckley
N.Y
Senate
Buckley- Whitehurst
Senate of
Michigan
North Dakota
New York
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Rockefeller
Buckley
Whitehurst
White House
Justice Blackmun
Gabon Sees Oil Boom Amid Global Fuel Shortage
Washington reports Gabon, a former French colony on Africa's west coast, enjoys a booming oil sector with 46 million barrels produced in 1972 and expects nearly double output by 1975 after opening a new largest field. Mining, uranium, manganese, and plywood exports rise as lumber share falls.
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Washington
Gabon
Equator
Africa
Atlantic
United States
Reagan's California record boosts presidential prospects
The piece argues Ronald Reagan's California tenure shows fiscal responsibility with an $852 million surplus and proposes a state tax cap plan. It notes his push for a 7 percent income tax ceiling, funded by a 20 percent tax rebate from surplus, and suggests this could lift his national profile beyond California politics.
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Ronald Reagan
California
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
South
Spirey Agnew
Nixon
John Connally
White House
Reagan
America
New York State
United States Senate
Congress
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Watergate
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Texas
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Danville
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