A Glum Election In Britain
Britain faces a snap election as Prime Minister Edward Heath seeks a Conservative victory amid a near neck and neck race with Labour led by Harold Wilson. The Liberals could tip the balance via coalition, inflation dominates the issues, and the nation faces a turbulent economic crisis regardless of the outcome.
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Edward Heath
Conservatives
United States
Britain
Heath
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Lberal
Labor
Tweedledum
Tweedledee
Campaign filings show large field for 1974 races
The filing period reveals many incumbents seeking reelection and a surge of challengers. Nick Galifianakis enters as a notable Democrat contender to challenge Republican William Stevens for U S Senate. Guilford County delegates plan reelection runs. High Point candidates push for new county and state seats, with focus on representation for High Point Jamestown and Greensboro areas. Heavy campaigning lies ahead for candidates and voters.
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Nick Galifianakis
Robert Morgan
Henry Hart Wilson
William Stevens
Lenoir
Sam Ervin
U. S. Senate
Citian Hamilton Horton
GOP
Guilford County
General Assembly
Lynwood Smith
Coolidge Murrow
McNeill Smith
Greensboro
State House
Furniture City
County Commission
High Point
Dale Montgomery
Jamestown
Energy Crisis Deepens for Poor Nations as Oil Costs Rise
Treasury Secretary Shultz warns that for the poorest nations rising oil and naphtha prices mean misery and possible starvation. Analysts note that fertilizer and agricultural costs soar, threatening development. The South China Sea region may profit from oil, while disputes over Paracel Islands risk military tensions if not settled.
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U.S. Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Leon Howell
Michael Morrow
Far Eastern Economic Review
Asia
United States
Business Week
Southeast Asia
South China Sea
Persian Gulf
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Brunei
Borneo
Middle East
Oil & Gas Journal
Ampa
China
Paracel Islands
Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
Union led push targets government in new group rise
A new group Americans Against Union Control of Government claims supporters in all 50 states and warns of growing public employee payrolls funded by tax dollars. It cites James L. Martin and Jerry Wurf while urging restraint on union political power amid rising public sector employment.
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Americans Against
Public Research Council
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State
Calvin Coolidge
Boston
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FBI Dossiers Missing After Hoover Era Controversy
Washington sources reveal raw FBI files on presidents and Eleanor Roosevelt, said to have been removed from Hoover's safe by Clyde Tolson. Reports allegedly included sex exploits and gossip, with notes on Kennedy, Johnson, Roosevelt, Nixon, and others. Officials say removal violates law, while sources recount secret memos and sensitive conversations.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hoover
Clyde Tolson
Charleston
S.C
Navy
Johnson
Ae Hose
FEI
Helen Gandy
Tolson
Pastor's Gasoline Position Draws Fire Letter
Roy E Danaher from High Point criticizes church leaders and political use of religion in letters to the editor. He cites examples from across states, condemning church power plays and media tactics linked to political outcomes, urging public awakening.
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Enterprise
High Point
America
Power and Public Control Over Utilities
A letter writer, a longtime communications worker, argues that government controls should apply to petroleum as to telephone and transportation. He urges strong action if industry fails to serve the public, and contends nationalization should be considered as a last resort. The piece frames a call for direct public accountability and action.
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Energy and
Shan
Iran
Europe
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Henry Kissinger
London
James Johnson
George Stewart
General Hospital
Harold Martin
Emerywood Country Club
Jean Souveine
Martin
James Randle
Ed Smothers
John Lynch
Frank Sizemore Jr
Tilman Thomas
Bob Shaw
George A. Covington
The
Cancer Society
Green Street Baptists
B.H. Reynolds
Old Dominion Fright Line
N.C. Motor Carriers Association
Danny M. Courtney
Middleton Place
U.S. Senate
Henry Hall Wilson
Paul
Claudia) Adams
High Point College
Sharon (Finch
Jay van Vechten
Miami
Coconut Grove
Harry Brown Finch
Thomasville
North Carolina
van Vechten
Ad Agency
Oregon Motorist
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Hardy D. Dudley
North State Telephone Company
Associated
North Carolina Utilities Commission
J.F. Hayden
Hayden
Robbins Tilden
North State
By Jack Anderson
United Features Syndicate
New York State
Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Hoover's
H. Claude Horack
Senate Finance Committee
Capitol Hill
State Department
Finance
Russell Long
Billy Graham
New York
Illinois
Georgia
South Carolina
Roy E. Danaher
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