Punch and Counter Punch in NC 6th District Race
The piece analyzes the NC Sixth District campaign between Republican Steve Ritchie and Democrat L Richardson Preyer. It contrasts Ritchie’s reliance on personal exposure and claims of Preyer’s liberal spending with Preyer’s proven moderate record and open-government stance, citing Common Cause ratings and open-meeting votes.
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Steve Ritchie
L. Richardson Preyer
Democrat Preyer
Ritchie
Preyer
Congress
Rich Preyer
National Taxpayers Union
George Mahon
Barry Goldwater
NTA
Constitutional Action
Rep. Preyer
Common Cause
House
North Carolina
J. T. Broyhill
L. H. Fountain
Walter Jones
Charles Rose
Earl Ruth
Roy Taylor
United Nations sea law conference tests global limits
In Caracas a UN sponsored conference on the law of the sea opens amid concern over fishing stocks and policing vast waters. The United States clings to a three mile claim while other nations push to extend to 12 miles and beyond, with some reach of 200 miles. A second conference in Vienna next year will pursue a workable code governing oceans and resource use. International tensions loom as nations seek rules to prevent poaching and ensure fair access to marine wealth.
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United Nations
Vienna
Austria
United States
South America
Pacific
European leaders edge toward Franco German axis
London reports continued Western Europe political strain as Italy' s government collapses. Chancellor Schmidt in control in West Germany and Giscard d Estaing seeks deeper Franco German ties. Britain and Italy face large balance of payments deficits affecting the Common Market's future.
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London
Italy
Europe
Helmut Schmidt
Willy Brandt
West Germany
France
Valery Giscard d’ Estaing
Western Europe
Britain
United States
Giscard
European flux curbs forewarn uneasy European shifts
European curbs were approved reluctantly as nine Common Market nations show unrest. Belgium Denmark and Holland face minority governments, Ireland fights Ulster war, and Britain eyes autumn elections. Giscard and Schmidt oppose British entry renegotiation while Schmidt links Western security to U.S. troops.
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Belgium
Denmark
Holland
Europe
Ireland
Ulster
Harold Wilson
Britain
Luxembourg
Giscard
Schmidt
Wilson
Economist of
London
Herr Schmidt
Giscard d’Estaing
Punishment for Kleindienst Sparks Loyalty Debate
A columnist denounces Judge Hart's 30 day suspended sentence for Richard Kleindienst as a judicial travesty. The piece argues loyalty to the President undermines constitutional duty and warns that officials who let personal loyalties override oaths belong in jail. It compares Nixon era coercion to a Soviet style dual apparat and criticizes Jaworski's plea bargaining.
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George L. Hart Jr
Kleindienst
United States
Hart
Charles - Com
Onc
Leon Jaworski
Nixon
Baloon
Charles Colson
Lyndon Johnson
Jack Valenti
Valenti
LBJ
White House
Herblock
Motion Picture Association
Johnson
Jack
Hollywood
Leon Jawroski
Colson
Manacles
Washington Merry-Go-Round: Senators Fiddle While Voters Burn
A Washington column satirizes Senate and House antics as lawmakers squander time on trivial acts. It mocks delays in campaign reform and notes lawmakers praise constituents, celebrate birthdays, and debate chili beans and Jane Fonda while urgent national issues go unresolved.
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Senate
Sen
John Tower
R-Tex
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Arizona
Goldwater
Tower
Texas
Congress
House
Jane Fonda
Ed Derwinski
R-Lll
Poland
Willy Nilly
J. Glenn Beall Jr
R-Md
Mendel Davis
D-S.c
Claude Pepper
Dfla
Budget Cut Wanted to the City Council
A reader urges fiscal restraint and clearer accounting before the June budget vote. The letter questions surplus totals, vacancy averages, police cadet spend, and police budgeting while calling for a lower tax rate and non rubber-stamping of the city manager. The writer asks for withholding the name.
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Greensboro
Winston
Police Dept
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