Campaign Pie Split Forces Third Party Run Risks
A market of campaign subsidies could empower Wallace or Reagan to seek third party bids in 1976. Treasury rules require setting aside general election subsidies for new party candidates before paying primary subsidies to Democrats and Republicans. A Wallace run with 25 percent of the vote could yield over 14 million post election funds, encouraging splinter parties to enter with hopes of a tax payer funded nest egg.
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George C. Wallace
Alabama
Ronald Reagan
California
Treasury Department
Federal Election Commission
Wallace
George Wallace
Robert M
Old Bob) LaFollett
Wisconsin
Progressive Party
Musical Miner: Pianist Hired in WV Coal Mine
Clifford J. Merchant, a 31 year old with a doctorate and fluency in five languages, is hired to work at a coal mine near Fairmont West Virginia as a publicity stunt. He owns a $13 000 diamond ring, drives a Cadillac, and has $125 000 in insured hands and $75 000 in prize money. His plan is to pursue mining engineering or a related field while maintaining a dual career as musician. The move mixes practicality with risk in a nation needing coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford J. Merchant
Fairmont
West Virginia
Merchant
How To Promote Communism Through Church Aid
The United Methodist Church board for global ministries approves a project to send medicine, food, and reconstruction tools to North and South Vietnam and endorses legislation to ease aid barriers. The American Friends Service Committee plans to ship reconstruction material despite export denial.
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United Methodist Church
Board For Global Ministries
North
South
Vietnam
Vietnams
American Friends Service Committee
United
Ford Shakeup Signals Shifting GOP Power Plays
The Ford cabinet reshuffle coincides with Nelson Rockefeller stepping back from 1976 presidential plans, reshaping conservative influence. Moves include Rumsfeld for Schlesinger as Defense Secretary, Richardson as Commerce Chief, and Bush to CIA, elevating three moderates and stirring speculation on running mates and strategy.
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Ford
Nelson Rtockefeller
View
Rockefeller
Rocky
Harmony
Donald Rumsfeld
James Schlesinger
Defense
Eliot Richardson
Commerce
George Bush
CIA
Reagan
Kissinger
Mr. Ford
Cid
Elliot Richardson
Detente and Defense Shakeup Under Ford Admin
M Stanton Evans argues the Ford leadership changes alter the national security posture in the cold war. The ousting of James R. Schlesinger as secretary of defense is a major casualty, prompting concern over defense policy and its impact on 1976 election dynamics.
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Washington
Ford
America
James KR. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Soviet Union
Pentagon
Kremlin
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Kissinger
National Security Council
Daniel Graham
Defense Intelligence Agency
Graham
Friends of National Defense
Washington drift in Ford era stakes detente and defense
The article argues that Washington shifts under President Ford erode deterrence through Kissinger led detente and SALT talks. It notes Schlesinger departure and DIA head Daniel Graham as weakening hardline defense voices, prompting questions about GOP liberal and conservative splits, Rockefeller moves, and looming primaries in New Hampshire and Florida.
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Gerry Ford
Rumsfeld
NATO
U.S
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Caught In The Crossfire Of Military Spending Debate
Holmes Alexander examines the clash over Defence spending figures as Lt Gen Daniel Graham testifies on Soviet and American arms. He notes a heated press response, pension accounting disputes, and the risk of fearmongering while urging clearer, simpler messaging to the public.
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Washington, DC
Daniel Graham
Defense Intelligence Agency
DIA
Ussr
Graham
Buckley on Schlesinger and policy in the Ford era
William F Buckley Jr reflects on James Schlesinger’s exit from the cabinet and the Ford administration. He questions civil service norms, discusses ethical duty to withdraw when policy harms national interests, and notes uncertainties about allied inferences and the stay power in Vietnam. The interview explores the defense secretary’s stance on policy versus moral conviction and the implications for U S policy in Southeast Asia.
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James Schlesinger
Henry Kissinger
Republic
Scliesinger
Ford
Mr. Schiesinger
Iui
Secretary of Defense
Mr. Schlesinger
United States
South Vietnam
Schlesinger
S. T
U.S
Vietnam
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