Rail Deregulation and Loans Shape National Transport Reform
Ford Administration proposes three bills to Congress to deregulate rail, trucking, and airlines. The rail measure would let railroads raise or cut rates by up to 7 percent in year one without ICC suspension and curtail antitrust immunity for joint rates. It also aims to speed ICC decisions and offer a $2 billion loan guarantee, though critics say it penalizes solvent lines and maintains service to unprofitable routes. Congress must balance efficiency with subsidies while trimming obsolete routes and focusing on where rail is most economical.
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Ford Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Norfolk and Western
Giants Face Financial Troubles and Beer License Blow
The San Francisco Giants face possible deep financial trouble as a 1.7 million loss and 519,991 attendance mark show. A 10 day beer sales ban at Candlestick Park amid minor selling charges worsened the impact, highlighting Bay Area sports competition with the Athletics and ongoing franchise pressures.
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San Francisco Giants
National Baseball League
Giants
Danville Leafs
Candlestick Park
Ball Park
National League Giants
Oakland Athletics
Bay Area
Middle East peace speech tests cautious Israeli response
The Roanoke Times reports Shimon Peres dismissing King Hussein’s Cairo speech while noting Egypt and Syria moderations. The piece warns that rapid Israeli rejection could undermine a potential Arab peace offer and affect U S arms policy.
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Middle East
Shimon Peres
Rabin
Heirarchy
Washington
King Hussein
Jordan
Citadel College
South Carolina
Egypt
Syria
Israel
Hussein
Peres
United States
Reagan's Dilemma and the Wallace Challenge in 1976
The piece analyzes Ronald Reagan's potential bid against Gerald Ford in the 1976 Republican Primaries. It notes Southern leaders offer confidence for Reagan delegates even if Ford seeks a full term. Nationally Reagan trails Ford in polls, yet Reagan remains a strong contender despite limited media support.
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Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Reagan
Reagan Faces Dilemma of New Majority in 1976 Race
The piece argues Reagan could grow stronger through radio reach and speaking tours, but must win over Wallace's base. It recalls Nixon’s 1972 coalition, warns Wallace’s renewed strength, and explores possibilities of a Reagan Wallace or third party split affecting Ford and the GOP race.
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Ford
White House
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Reagan
Wallace
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
Florida
South
Ted Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Growth of American Government Morphology of Welfare State
James J Kilpatrick reviews Roger A Freeman’s The Growth of American Government a Morphology of the Welfare State. Freeman traces 1952–1972 shifts in revenue and spending, noting expanded government and reduced freedom. He highlights education and welfare spending rising steeply without quality gains, calling the trend a welfare-state revolution.
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Washington
Roger A. Freeman
Freeman
Jimmy Brestin
Barbara Walters
Hoover Institution
Stanford
Austria
U.S
More Serious Tests Await Americans
Washington warns of deteriorating U S prestige as a Cambodian ship seizure exposes leadership weaknesses. The piece argues Britain moves to expel U S bases, Spain seeks fair security terms, and Portugal leans Communist, threatening NATO lines and Mediterranean control. It predicts a grim strategic picture and criticizes Congress and a May Madrid visit by Ford and Kissinger.
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Washington
Eric Sevareid
Mayaguez
United States
Congress
Portugal
America
Mediterranean
Polaris
Hota
Spain
Torregon
Madrid
United State
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Revulsion Over U.S. Vietnam Policy and Alliance Credibility
A letter to the editor argues that Congress failed to fund aid to South Vietnam while media portrayed its fall. It recalls postwar refugee flows and Soviet oppression, warning against sending 500,000 U.S. troops without a winnable goal and predicting global revulsion at U.S. credibility loss. Dr. Alexander V. Berkis.
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South Vietnam
Congress
Soviet Union
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Indochina
U.S
Dowager Senator Soaper Highlights Ancestral Forefront
The dowager asserts her family has led for generations noting an ancestor who devised the first digital hourglass in toxin.
Barry Goldwater Congress Grows At Rapid Pace
A study shows Congress expanded dramatically from 1954 to 1974 with staff rising from 4,500 to 16,000 and budgets from 42 million to 328 million, while output and bills enacted remained flat. It notes committee growth, subcommittees, and limited public access to travel expense records.
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Executive Branch
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Education and Labor Committee
George Aiken
R-Vt
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