Truman legend grows as Watergate era reshapes view
In Independence and across the nation a reexamination of Harry S. Truman grows amid Watergate fatigue. Books, plays, a Whitmore portrayal, and a Chicago song fuel a public nostalgia for his honesty and steady leadership, attracting younger generations and renewed library activity.
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Harry Truman
Truman
Harry R. Rosenthal
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Harry
America
Franklin Roosevelt
Korea
Margaret
Gerald Ford
United States
Congress
Ford
James Whitmore
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Benedict Zobrist
Truman Library
St. Louis
Max Scharf
Whitmore
Disneyland
Watergate
Ned Chase
Merle Miller
Miller
Nixon
Daniel
Chicago
Robert Lamm
Lamm
Party lines stall action in Congress amid impasse
Washington reports show growing partisan divisions as Democrats and Republicans fight over economy and energy policy. Speaker Albert warns Congress may remain gridlocked, while Ford vetoes and party loyalties shape the battle. O Neill says Democrats won a mandate and will not concede on programs before 1976 elections.
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Washington
House
Carl L. Albert
Dokla
Senate
New Hampshire
Ford
White House
GOP
Albert
Congress
Boston
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
Congressional Republicans
O'Neill
Vietnamese refugees settle in Carbondale Illinois
Sang and her family, the first Vietnamese refugees in Carbondale, settle in a two bedroom university owned apartment with help from sponsors the Dorns and IRC. They face an uncertain future amid local recession and housing, with 38 Vietnamese students on campus and debates over how many refugees the city can absorb.
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Carbondale
Ill
Sang
Khuong
America
Illinois
Loan
Lohan
Unity Point
Frere Jacques
Lang
Southern Illinois University
Trung
Jared Dorn
Minda
Paradise
U.S
Saigon
Oanh
Chan
Vietnam
Camp Pendleton
International Refugee Committee
IRC
Dorns
Sears
J.C. Penny’s
International Assistance Council of
Southern Illinois
Bill Longust
St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church
Taiwan
East
Bill
Unique American Revolution shaped world revolts
Editor notes the 18th century uprising as unique for its reasonable aims and democratic aims. It highlights how the American founders created self government without terror, influencing France and Latin America while preserving stability and leadership after independence.
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Don McLeod
Associated Press
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Boston
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
France
United States
Latin America
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Europe
America
Russia
Ford's vacant Grand Rapids home eyed for preservation
Neighbors say a deteriorating eight house formerly occupied by Gerald Ford near Grand Rapids has drawn concern from residents and officials. The Veterans Administration owns the site now, with discussions of historic designation and potential federal grants. Mayor Parks notes political sensitivities ahead of the next election.
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N.Y. Times News Service
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ford
White House
Gerald R. Ford
Veterans Administration
Philip W. Buchen
Buchen
Fred Oliver
East Grand Rapids
Nancy Brown
V. A
Michigan
Lyman S. Parks
Gerry
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