Florida primaries test Ford Reagan clash and Carter gains
survey of Florida votes shows no clear leader for either party. Ford leads Reagan in several states past contests, while Reagan struggles in Florida against incumbency and federal boosts. On the Democratic side, Carter tops Wallace and Udall lingers with Jackson gaining as a potential compromise candidate. Illinois and North Carolina could close preconvention races this month.
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Big Labor
Price Fight Clouds Teamsters Truckers Deal Talks
The Teamsters press for a $2.50 hourly raise on a $7.11 base while seeking fringe benefits and a cost of living clause, risking a 50 percent total package over three years. The March 31 expiration and potential congressional probes into alleged organized crime ties loom over negotiations, possibly forcing a pause or a strike.
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Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Forecasts and fortunes in a curious columnist note
A witty column riffs on weather forecasts and century lifespans, joking about aging, advertising, and longevity. It mentions a Caucasus region tale of long life with few red lights, and a quirky image of Shotgun Schultz arriving at work with two sandwiches in a brown bag as his wife plants philodendrons in his lunch bucket.
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Shotgun Schultz
Buckley on Kissinger and Rhodesia Crisis
William F. Buckley Jr critiques Henry Kissinger and U.S. policy, arguing U.S. inaction on Angola alienates Europe and questions how Western powers will handle Rhodesia. He notes grim prospects for white rule in Rhodesia and predicts negative outcomes for liberated blacks based on experiences in Angola and Mozambique.
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Ford’s Cuba policy flip flops amid election heat
The piece accuses President Ford of contradicting his Cuba stance on the campaign trail. It argues Ford and Kissinger pursued normalization with Fidel Castro, lifting embargo elements and allowing trade, while Ford now denounces Castro to Florida exiles. It cites Rogers and DeBaca as aides pushing detente, contrasting public rhetoric with behind the scenes policy shifts.
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Brokered convention looming in Democratic primaries
Column weighs brokered convention odds as delegates from California Oregon Texas Massachusetts and Minnesota shift allegiances. It notes Jerry Brown not yet a candidate and names Wallace Meany Jackson Humphrey and Bentsen as pivotal figures with insiders’ bargaining power and hotel-suites shaping the outcome.
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Dick Datey
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Ford Campaign Weapons Drawn In Essays On Primary Battle
Holmes Alexander portrays President Ford as stockpiling campaign tools in a contested primary landscape. He catalogs alibis and scapegoats, notes Kissinger’s role, and warns of detente risks, while naming Reagan Callaway Connally and Grath as pivotal factors shaping the GOP race toward Kansas City.
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