Who's Childish, Mr Speaker in energy stalemate
Rep Carl Albert defends inaction as Ford proposes energy plan to curb imports and boost domestic production. Two House committees shape bills raising gasoline taxes and mandating fuel efficient cars, but neither has floor action. Critics see political roadblocks amid a national energy crisis.
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House of Representatives
Ford
United States
Congress
House
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Commerce Committee
Ways and Means
Rules Committee
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Europe
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Albert Well
Udder Nonsense Promotes Dairy Lingerie On Market
An Iowa newsletter notes Dorothy Rice of Conover Wisconsin promoted a novel dairy bra product. The giant brassiere for milkers is marketed nationally, reflecting shifting farm economics amid recession and inflation pressures.
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Iowa
Dorothy Rice
Conover
Wisconsin
Hypocrisy Marks Actions Of Congress editorial note
Washington commentary compares US welfare state with British socialism. It cites 21 percent inflation in Britain, unions seeking 30 to 80 percent wage hikes, and Harold Wilson facing limited options without risking political defeat as strikes pressure government policy. The piece questions government interference in the economy.
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Washington
Warsaw
United States
England
Harold
Wilson
Congress
Lobby controversy over Edith Green HEW nomination
The piece traces former Rep. Edith Green as a controversial HEW nomination target amid the Education Poverty Industrial Complex. It notes budget growth, liberal opposition, and possible successors while contrasting American welfare policy with British socialism. It argues energy policy and opposition to environmentalist obstruction as pivotal issues shaping Congress and the White House.
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Gerald Ford
Edith Green
Oregon
Caspar Weinberger
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Green
Ford
Capitol Hill
New Legal Services Corporation
Senate
Legal Services Corporation
Albert Quie CR
Minn
Martha Griffiths
Mich
Charles Goodell
John Veneman
Goodell
Clemency Board
Veneman
Ronald Reagan
Rockefeller
HEW Post
Hosannas
Education and Welfare
Veneman Nor Goodell
Making of a New Majority Party Insight
The piece surveys William Rusher and his book The Making of the New Majority Party arguing social and economic conservatives outnumber liberals yet lack a unified force. It questions a single galvanizing issue for a 1976 conservative realignment, noting figures like George Wallace and Ronald Reagan and the difficulty of forming a substantive second party.
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William Rusher
Bill Buckley
National Review
Rusher
Ike Eisenhower
Grand Coalition
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
Cook County
Isinois
Barry Goldwater
Europe
Louis Napoleon
Bismarck
South
Houston
Dallas
Wall Street
Mediterranean
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
England
George Wallace
Ronald Reagan
Postwar beliefs questioned in Ford era book reviews
Holmes Alexander discusses postwar social upheaval after Vietnam and the 1920s crash, comparing it to today. Darwin Payne reviews Only Yesterday and The Growth of American Government, noting losses of faith in business and rising government power. The column urges renewed beliefs amid shifting ideals.
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Confederacy
Darwin Payne
Harper & Row
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America
Hoover
Wixon-Ford
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Hdover Institute
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Harry Truman
Washington
Eisenhower
Freeman
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Nixon
Vietnam
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