Quebec Separatists Rise Again in Provincial Elections
The rise of Quebec separatists under premier designate Rene Levesque moves Canada closer to potential secession. While separation remains politically unlikely, the mandate signals voter doubt in Ottawa policies, as Trudeau faces a possible no confidence impression amidst cultural preservation efforts.
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Samuel de Champlain
Canada
Quebec
Rene Levesque
England
Levesque
Pierre Trudeau
Trudeau
Ottawa
Gazette Feels McCarthy Era FBI File Delay and Declassification
The Charleston Gazette fought a year long FOIA delay to obtain an FBI file on the paper. The 112 page file contained mostly redacted anti Gazette commentary. Editors question why the FBI withheld information and if it would ever release genuinely meaningful material.
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Charleston
W.va
Gazette
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Clarence Kelley
FEI
Welfare For The Rich In A Growing Spending System
Washington debate centers on how welfare benefits reach the poor amid vast yearly outlays. Edgar Browning argues official poverty figures miss in kind transfers like Medicaid, food stamps, and housing, revealing that much welfare funds benefit nonpoor due to programs for experts and bureaucrats.
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Washington
Guidlines
Edgar K. Browning
University of Virginia
American Enmerprise Institute
Browning
Observations On The Future Of The GOP
This piece argues the Republican Party faces deep organizational and ideological rifts. It notes 50 Republican Parties converge every four years, cites 1964 Rockefeller defection and 1976 shift, critiques policy coherence and negative vs affirmative power, and stresses addressing the South and Connally’s role before a possible Reagan rise.
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Republican Party
GOP
Thomas Dewey
Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Javits
Goldwater
John Lindsay
James Burnham
Lockheed
Nixon
John Connally
Ford
Kansas City
Reagan
Carter
The Ballad Of Gary Gilmore And The Public Mind
A reflection on Gary Gilmore's crimes and imminent execution, detailing his murder of David Jensen and Bennie Bushnell, the ensuing media frenzy, the plan for his execution by firing squad, and the sensational interest from publishers, lawyers, and a lover.
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Hata Greying
Gary Mark
Gilmore
Gary Mark’ 'Gilmore
David Jensen
Brigham Young University
Provo
Bennie Bushnell
Utah
Calvin Rampton
Board of Pardons
Nicole Barrett
Gary
Nicoles
Boaz
Hustler Magazine
Nicole
Temmee
End of Black Studies Growth Seen By 1975 Shrinking
As of 1972 about five Black Studies programs existed in U.S. colleges and universities. By 1975 the number shrank to roughly 200, with further decline likely. The piece contrasts radical enclaves and serious scholarly efforts, noting enrollment drops and the eventual normalization of Black Studies within academia.
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Nicolé
Gilmore
Dennis Boaz
the Times
U.S
Academy
Kropotkins
America
History
Silence On Election Closeness By Ralph de Toledano
Walter Cronkite demands accountability as de Toledano argues media blackout on potential voting irregularities in New York Wisconsin Ohio Pennsylvania and Mississippi that could have altered the 1976 presidential outcome. He cites affidavits lawsuits by the U S Labor Party and calls for court tests before certification.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Richard Nixon
Illinois
Texas
Missouri
Joh F. Kennedy
Carter
New York
Wisconsin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
U.S. Labor Party
Cleveland
Mr. Carter
New York City
Pittsburg
White House
Plains
Playboy Magazine
Gerald Ford
Europe
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Louisbourg
Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia
the Gazette
F.O.L
M. Stanton Evans
Social Security
Medicare
Public Editor
James J. Kilpatrick
Gary Gilmore
The
New York Times
Samuel Smith
Jeffrey Hart
Ralph de Toledano
Walter Cronkite
Danville
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
Union
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