Kilpatrick Sees Common Cause Leadership Change
James J. Kilpatrick returns from vacation and weighs in on Common Cause as founder John W. Gardner steps down. Kilpatrick recalls his critique of the group and argues its influence persists beyond Gardner, noting its ethics focus and the role of media in amplifying its findings about campaign contributions.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Common Cause
John W. Gardner
Kilpatrick
Citizens
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
John Gardner
Washington
North Carolina
Congress
Gardner
Ralph Nader
Coffee Price Hearings Signal Consumer Warning
Subcommittees will hold hearings next week on coffee prices. Analysts predict the U S consumer has been harmed as coffee climbs from about 3 per pound to potentially 5 by year’s end. Disasters and possible cartel marketing push costs higher while calls grow for demand slackening to restore reasonable pricing.
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House Agriculture
Gulf
Vance Eyes Middle East Visit As Secretary of State
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance travels to Israel Egypt Lebanon Jordan Syria and Saudi Arabia as his first overseas trip. He cites hope for a Geneva peace conference and progress after Lebanese civil conflict while stressing human rights as a guiding principle in Carter era diplomacy. He may visit the Soviet Union in March to discuss arms talks.
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Cyrus R. Vance
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Lebanon
Jordan
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Ford
Carter
Vance
Geneva
Henry A. Kissinger
Panama
U.S
Canal Zone
Greece
Turkey
Paris
Detroit
Washington, D.C
Kissinger
State Department
Secretary of State
Soviet Union
Moscow
Andrei D. Sakharov
United States
Public Opinion Holds 55 MPH Speed Limit Stays
Nine independent surveys from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show broad support for retaining the 55 mile per hour speed limit. A Gallup poll reflects 73 percent in favor with 21 percent opposed, noting slower speeds save gas and boost safety while enforcement remains uneven against faster vehicles. Also new anti cavities spray GK-101 reportedly removes decay with minimal drilling and pain in tests on fifty patients.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Gallup
California
Georgia
Maryland
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
High Point notes on art prizes birthdays and memorials
A carved Generals Lee and Jackson relief at High Point College highlights gifts to the Rare Book Room. Volunteer tributes mark Lena Hammer Thacker’s 90th birthday and a public tribute to fireman Jerry Anders follows a fatal hit and run. Opera star William Walker headlines the Executives Club.
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Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Roberts Hall
High Point College
C. T. Latimer Jr
W. T. Powell
HPC
Stan A. Kosinski
High Point
Walla Walla
Wash
Arlington
John Wesley Thacker
Greensboro
Frank
Davidson Community College
Allen Thacker
St. Louis
William Walker
Metropolitan Opera
New York City
Executives Club
the Banshees
King Features Syndicate
Waldorf-Astoria
Barbara Brooks
Betty Furness
Walker
Jerry Anders
Paul Austin
Anders
Jerry
Congress Pushes Gas-Producer Crackdown Over Shortfalls
Congress and the Carter administration face pressure to prosecute gas producers accused of withholding supply to drive up prices. Gulf Oil, Mitchell Energy, Cities Service, and Shell Oil are cited in alleged contracts breaches and delays that fed the 1974 75 heating crisis. The FPC and Justice Dept investigate suspected conspiracies to withhold gas.
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Washington
Congress
Griffin Bell
Nixon- Ford
Federal Power Commission
Gulf Oil
Justice Dept
Alabama
New Jersey
John Moss
D.-Calif
Carter
Texas Eastern
Gulf
Mitchell Energy Corporation
Louisiana
Walker
FPC
Cities Service
Texas
Shell Oil
Jimmy
Mitchell
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Joe Brown
Holt McPherson
Lena Hammer Thacker
Emerywood Court
Joe Hesters
Thomasville
First Baptist
Albany
Dr. Hester
NORE
Sidney T. Walker
NEA. Nc Mn
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