Pernicious Political Anemia and the 1976 Vote
Opinion piece argues a voter’s duty amid weak party choices. It mocks both Ford and Carter, notes Teamsters poll indifference, and urges readers to decide for themselves which candidate and downstream representatives best serve the nation. It frames the election as a fork in the road and calls for informed participation.
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Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Teamsters
Ford
Carter
the Times
United States of America
Carter energy reform plan risks new bureaucracy and higher costs
The article critiques Jimmy Carter's proposal to reorganize federal energy agencies into a Cabinet level department. It argues the plan may create a larger, more expensive bureaucracy, citing past consolidations under HEW and HUD. It notes a UCLA study advocating energy decontrols to boost independence, jobs, and lower inflation, questioning Carter's focus on governance over deregulation.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Federal Energy Agency Administration
Federal Power Commission
Energy Research and Development Administration
Energy Resources Council
Energy
Eisenhower
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Defense Department
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HUD
Department of Human Resources
DHR
DAR
International Institute For Economic Research
Department of Economics
University of California At Los Angeles
Letelier Murder Probe Ties to Chilean Exile Row
Jeffrey Hart Letelier and international intrigue swirl after the former Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier dies in a bombing on Embassy Row in Washington. Cries of outrage follow the attack as investigators probe foreign involvement and motives behind the assassination.
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Orlando Letelier
Embassy Row
Washington
Letelier
Parable of Hope From a Rock to Endurance and Character
The piece uses a personal reflection on hope and hardship, citing Paul’s disciplines of pressure producing endurance and character. It parallels a seed germinating in rock with human resilience, then shifts to a broader critique of Orlando Letelier, his Chilean exile activism, and links to the Transnational Institute and IPS’s leftist network.
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Institute
Orlando Letelier
London
The
Transnational Institute
Paulus, Potterstrat 20
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Ali
Indian Communist Party
Ernest Mandel
IMG
Red Weekly
Europe
Counter Rnformation Service
Africa
Tom Naim
Western
NATO
Amnn
Leteli Transnational Institute
Institute For Policy Studies
TPS
Washington
IPS
Peter Weiss
National Lawyers Guild
Robert Borosage
Center For National Security Studies
Roberta
What Is The South a Portrait of a Region and People
A Virginia move prompts executives to define the South. Lawrence P. Johnson Jr. explains the South as a region with evolving industry, traditions, and unity forged by adversity. He notes contrasts among the "solid," "old," "new," and "sleepy" South and highlights courtesy, neighborliness, and hard work behind leisure.
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Virginia
Potomac
Lawrence P. Johnson, Jr
Governor's Industrial Development Office
South
Johnson
W.M.S
Carter Campaigners Attack Hunters in Letter to Editor
A hunter warns that Jimmy Carter’s campaign is tied to anti hunting and anti gun figures. He cites Lewis Ragerstein of the Fund For Animals and Morris Dees of the National Gun Control Center as influential figures rumored for cabinet roles, urging readers to question Carter’s positions and write to his Atlanta headquarters. President Ford is praised for supporting hunting and gun rights.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Lewis Ragerstein
Fund For Animals
Ragenstein
Secretary of the Interior
Morris Dees
New National Gun Control Cepiter
National Rifle Association
Dees
George McGovern
McGovern
Atlanta
Ford
William 8. Ogden, M
Centennials, unemployment and baseball managers debated
A senator cites an 800 year average life span while acknowledging risks of adopting too many Centennials. The unemployment rate climbs, with debate over whether firings of baseball managers fully explain the rise.
Buckley on Butz Slurs Spark Debate Abroad
In commentary across the Atlantic the Butz slur episode triggers shock as Americans learn the remarks were real. The piece contrasts moral guilt and political survival, noting race jokes reflect a generation gap and indicting sensationalized coverage by the Village Voice and other outlets.
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United States
Earl Butz
Caracas
Rolling Stone
Village Voice
Associated Press
Butz
House of Representatives
Edward Brooke
Liberia
Bart Butz
Teddy Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Senator Kennedy
Teddy
Anne Frank
New York
Boston
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