Ford’s Vice Presidential Pick Illuminates 1970s Politics
The piece analyzes Gerald Ford’s possible VP choice amid December 1970s political shifts. It weighs whether Ford will pick a “dark horse” or a top name like Rockefeller or Bush, noting the pick’s lack of permanent implications and its potential to signal future leadership capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
George Bush
Richard Nixon
Ford
Eleanor McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Rocky
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Editorial selection on cigarette smuggling and North Carolina
A reprinted Southern Pines Pilot editorial argues cigarette smuggling is a cross state issue rather than NC’s sole problem. It cites the need for eastern state cooperation to curb illegal trafficking, noting millions flow to organized crime and urging NC to help reduce revenue, even if it hurts Tar Heel farmers and tobacco manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pines Pilot
North Carolina
Eastern Seaboard
New York
Changing Of The Guard From Nixon To Ford
The piece outlines how Gerald Ford became president via resignation, noting he is the ninth accidental president. It contrasts mid term successors in the 19th and 20th centuries, recounts Tyler, Fillmore, Johnson, and Arthur as prior accidental presidents, and highlights how presidents elevated mid-term often face initial political hurdles, with Arthur later earning a respected, steady administration.
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Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
United States
Nixon
Oval Office
John Tyler
Millard Fillmore
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Johnson
Congress
Arthur
Charles J. Guiteau
Garfield
Guiteau
Republican Party
GOP
New York
John O. Marsh Jr
Virginia
Democrac
Capus M. Waynick
John F. Kennedy
American Legion
Sheraton
Henry B. Dixon
London
University of London
Woodrow W. Tyson
Duke
National Heart Center
Pentagon blunders and waste in multi-million dollar weapons
A Washington column catalogs costly Pentagon misfires from the GOER testing fiasco in Chesapeake Bay to failed designs like the 1052-Class destroyer and Mark 48 torpedo. It condemns cost overruns, bureaucratic empire building, and the intrusion of contractors using former officers to win contracts, arguing national security rhetoric shields wasteful spending.
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Bay
Pentagon
Vietnam
Army
Congress
Capitol Hill
Navy
America
High Point politics prompts call for nonpartisan boards
In High Point, councilwoman Rachel Gray urges competency over party ties for board appointments as Democrats and Republicans clash over control. The lengthy stalemate reflects broader calls to abandon partisan governance to curb waste and delay while city funds reach fifty five million in borrowed money.
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Rachel Gray
High Point
North Carolina
Westchester
Salvation Army denial of clothing charges clarified
Captain B G Johnson of the Salvation Army responds to a published claim about charging for clothing. He states the Army never charges deserving individuals, offers free clothing, and runs a Family Thrift Store with no-cost purchase orders for approved clients. Income from sales funds operations, maintaining public support and trust.
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Salvation Army
Diane Greene
Department of Social Services
South Main Street
UCS
High Point
Green
CAPT
B. G. Johnson
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Joe Brown
Jefferson
Aaron Burr
House of Representatives
George Clinton
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Spiro Agnew
Washington
Chesapeake
Air Force
Holt McPherson Enterprise
Shell Oil Company
Baltimore
D.W
Red” Hunter
City Hall
New City
Grafeite
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