Playboy Interview Sparks Debate Over Carter Language
The Playboy interview with Jimmy Carter on religion and sex was circulated by Playboy to AP and NBC. Editors faced choices on offensive terms with some newspapers omitting words or entire paragraphs while others printed them. The piece prompts broader discussion on appropriate language in family publications and on television.
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Playboy Magazine
Carter
Playboy
Associated Press
National Broadcasting Company
John Chancellor
Nightly News
NBC
Virginia
Mariners hire Darrell Johnson as first Seattle manager 1977
Seattle awards Johnson the helm for the expanding Mariners as they prepare for 1977 with a new domed stadium and AL franchise. Johnson, known for guiding Boston to the 1975 pennant, returns amid expectations and the challenge of an expansion club drawing from AL talent as Toronto joins the league.
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Allweather Stadium
Darrell Johnson
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
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Red Sox
Seattle Mariners
Toronto
Mariners
Buckley in Alabama Skeptical of Carter in Deep South
William F Buckley Jr notes Alabama voters doubt big party differences and questions if Carter offers real change. He compares Wallace era rhetoric, discusses Democratic platform fights over inflation wage controls and tax reform, and warns about economic consequences for teens and urban blacks.
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Alabama
Jimmy Carter
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Robert Kennedy
Indiana
Senator Goldwater
McGovern
Nixon
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South
Democratic Party
London's Social Tide Shifts Amid Union Debate and Voucher Talk
The article surveys a dimming socialist mood in Britain with scenes of London recession, noting persistent signs of decay in Piccadilly and changes in theater and culture. It highlights union power and calls for a Right to Work, then shifts to constitutional questions via the Lords, and reports on Tameside's opposition to comprehensive schooling. It introduces FEVER, the Educational Voucher plan, arguing vouchers could reshape schooling and teacher incentives.
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Piccadilly
England
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House of Lords Appeals Committee
Supreme Court
Tameside
Manchester
Cheshireside
Thamesside
Friends
Mitton Friedman
Chicago University
F.e.v-E.r
Euthanasia and Majority Rule Debate Sparks Commentary
A Washington piece contrasts euthanasia with Majority Rule, exploring Kissinger’s views and the limits of democratic rights. It argues that both concepts are not universal absolutes, shaped by constitutions and societal choices, with emphasis on ethics, governance, and human life quality.
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George C. Marshall
Henry Kissinger
Southern
United Nations
Kissinger
World Gallery
sub-Sahara Africa
South Africa
Rhodesia
Rousseau
Locke
Franklin
Descartes
Hritons
Harvard
Public Apathy Weighs On Carter In 1976 Campaign
Ralph de Toledano argues public boredom likely harms James Earl Carter as debates spark little enthusiasm. He notes Midwest indifference, scarce campaign fervor, and concerns over Carter’s appeal, while Ford remains steady. He predicts turnout could hinge on Senate and House races and labor mobilization.
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Smiler
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Jerry
James Earl Carter
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House
George Meany
United Auto Workers
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Carter
Parting Shots and Puzzling Opinions in A Mixed Bag
A collage of quips on politics sports and daily life notes. It mulls shaky leaders, fans drawing crowds, baseball manager firings, college hiring, fingerprints, and quirky job slang like paracook and parapro. The tone is light and fragmentary.
NEA Backs Carter Endorses Promised Federal Education Funds
Thomas P Houser Jr of Keeling warns that NEA backing of Jimmy Carter signals a push for a large federal role in public education. He cites promises of 3 billion for education, a separate Department of Education, and potential federal control via revenue sharing and collective bargaining mandates, arguing Americans will resist.
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Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Department of Education
Carter
N.E.A
NEA
Thomas P. Houser, Jr
Keeling
Bitter Harvest To The Editor by Richard Lenzi Springfield Mass
A reader from Springfield Mass asks educators about the role of Christian faith in youth education. He quotes Gertrude Maeons of Memphis and Pope Pius X01, arguing neglect of religio moral aims corrupts children and society, and wonders if today’s schools reap a bitter harvest.
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Memphis
Tem
Jesse Stuart
Pius
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Richard Lenzi Springfield
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