Rocky's Rough Ride In The Easy Chair
A Washington chatter warns Nelson Rockefeller under Ford faced scrutiny for CIA findings and GOP drift. The Vice President’s White House role fizzled as Rumsfeld gained influence, leaving Rockefeller blamed for missteps and the easy chair losing its glow amid Senate misgivings.
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Rocky
White House
al Haig
Nixon
Mr. Ford
Ford
Donald Rumsfeld
Capitol Hill
Capital City
Blue Ribbon Committee
CIA
Senate
House
Rockefeller
Washington
Gerald Ford
Nelson
Senate Rules Committee
Nelson Aldrich
Don Rumsfeld
U.S. Cuts Military Ties With Taiwan Deeply Alarmed Voices
The United States is withdrawing almost all support from Taiwan, removing the last combat aircraft and reducing forces by 30 percent to about 2800 troops. Kissinger argues the pledge to Red China limits such moves, while the 1955 mutual defense pact with Nationalist China is not clearly threatened. The piece notes Taiwan's 15 million people, martial law, Chiang Kai-shek’s enduring rule, and economic growth despite mainland Communist stagnation. It discusses broader U.S. debt, global lending, and aging WWI reparations, viewing debt collection as largely reliable while criticizing postwar reparations links.
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United States
Taiwan
Republic of China
State Kissinger
Peking
Nixon
U.S
Mainland China
Generalissimo
Chiang
China
Vietnam
Red China
Pacific Far East
Peoples Republic of China
U. S
West
Soviet Union
Europe
United Kingdom
India
Pakistan
Brazil
Israel
Turkey
Iran
Indonesia
Ussr
Korea
Chile
Department of State
OPEC
Finland
Fragments from a satirical column on politics and sports
A humorous mix critiques an abrasive personality in politics and aging office life. It notes neighbors asking the aging figure to glare at furniture, jokes about wigs and convertibles, and the gender lift in ballet. A mock plea ends with an excuse about coping at work.
Nader attacks NBC Tonight Show over invite snub
Ralph Nader threatens to sue NBC Tonight and Johnny Carson after not being invited to sell his tune on the program. The columnist counters that Nader misuses media power, noting his book suppression, past TV appearances, and calls for public debate on press freedom and the First Amendment.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
America
NBC
Johnny Carson
Nader
NBS
Joan of Arc
Washington Post
Mike Douglas
Ford Connally ticket could reshape American politics
The piece analyzes John Connally's potential 1980 bid as Ford's running mate, noting a possible boost from Nixon-era sympathy after his bribery acquittal. It discusses a Ford Connally ticket as a regional balance, how it could counter Wallace's conservative split, and Connally's appeal as a nationalist populist with strong defense and government role views.
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John B. Connally
the Treasury
Nixon
Texas
Connally
Senate
Lloyd Bensten
United States
Richard Nixon
John Connally
Reagan-Wallace
Ford-Connally
Ford
Michigan
Wallace
Bismarck
Grand Rapids
White House
Agnew
Bob Haldeman
Parting Shots and Puzzling War Talk in a Quiet Season
A lighthearted lament on a sneaky crisis that resolves itself before action, praising Senate bean soup as a bipartisan oddity. Mentions aristocratic cars, sly sip-sip-sip critiques, and Koh Tang as a jungle island tied to a freighter incident, framing war worries over useless real estate.
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Koh Tang
Shape Of Things To Come In The 1980s
Analysts see a cleaner, less costly global economy driven by waste reuse and new energy efficiency. Expect higher energy prices with better mileage heat and cooling. Companies like Weyerhaeuser International Paper and Continental Can shift to pollution free processes while Dow Chemical, Ecodyne and others repurpose waste. Micrographics may reach a $3 billion market by 1980, altering publishing as cash upfront pay for executives grows. Manpower shifts toward experienced 40s 50s negotiable talent, batteries and solar heating expand, and pollution control proves profitable despite tradeoffs. The 1980s may resemble past booms in shape though specifics remain uncertain.
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Weyerhaeuser
International Paper
Continental Can
Dow Chemical
Ecodyne Corporation
Lake Tahoe
Anheuser-Busch
Merrimack
N.H
GAF Corporation
Micrographics
California
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Island
Senator Soaper
Wolf
Ralphe Toledano
Carson
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The
Olympus
Buster
Johnny Carsott
Jeffrey Hart
Congress
Riviera
John Chamberlain
Lester Korn
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