Choice Of Chief Process Lacking In Presidential Campaigns
Henry F. Graff argues the 1976 campaign reduces politics to public entertainment. He notes slogans, image making, and media hype distract from issue discourse and produce candidates with shallow convictions. The piece warns this elects leaders shaped by staff and rote talking points rather than strong beliefs.
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Henry F. Graff
Associated Press
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United States
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New York City
Reagan attacks Ford as primary in Florida nears
Reagan slammed Ford as timid leadership during a Florida West Coast campaign day as Ford touted economic steadiness in Illinois. Carter faced attacks from labor leaders while Wallace faced labor union opposition. Udall planned next primaries in New York and Wisconsin. Carter rested in Florida ahead of the final stretch.
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Ilinois
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U.N
Daniel P. Moynihan
Georgia
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Jackson
Carter
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Machinists Union
Arizona
Morris K. Udall
New York
Wisconsin
Port Charlotte
Readers questions answered in local advice column
The Enterprise column replies to readers on topics from local geography to poetry and business. Answers identify Spies North Carolina location in Moore County, Exodus lyrics by Pat Boone with Ernest Gold music, poetry resources, small business info via Jim Armstrong at the Chamber of Commerce, and options for school attendance or night classes in High Point with principal Dr. William Anderson.
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Chamber of Ommerce
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Ihia
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Central High School
Anderson
U S Egypt Sign Wheat Flour Pact
The United States and Egypt signed a $78.2 million wheat and flour credit pact under Food for Peace terms. Treasury Secretary William E. Simon led the signing in Cairo with Egypt’s leaders. The agreement allows Egypt to buy up to 100,000 tons of wheat and flour in 1976 and amends a 1975 deal that funded $174.3 million in agricultural aid.
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United States
Egypt
Agriculture Department
Treasury
William E. Simon
Cairo
Simon
Mamdow Salem
Ismail Fahmy
Ahmed Abu Ismail
Zaki Shafei
Shafei Aad
U.S
Shafer
Kissinger Defends Detente as Campaign Debate Rages
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger defended detente and urged candidates to keep policy above campaigns. He argued US and Soviet interests depend on strength, avoiding nuclear war, and rejected claims of US weakness. Reagan criticized Ford and Kissinger, promising to replace him if elected. Ford doubted the word detente, preferring "peace through strength."
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Atlanta
Henry A Kissinger
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Kissinger
United States
Reagan
Miami
WCKT
U.S
Soviet Union
U S
TV Photo Brings Identity in London Bombing Case
A photo released by Scotland Yard led to a woman identifying the injured Irishman as her brother Patrick Hackett of Tipperary. Hackett, hurt in a South Kensington bombing, lost a leg and a hand and suffered serious stomach injuries. Police hoped identification would reveal links to hunger strike related violence in England.
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Republic of Ireland
Hackett
St. Stephen's Hospital
South Kensington
Hts
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Irish Republican Army
IRS Hints At Corporate Tax Fraud
IRS reports possible fraud indications in some major corporations tax returns tied to kickbacks and bribery probes. Spokesman says names and counts not released, audits ongoing, and foreign payments may not be deductible if illegal domestically. Fraud requires willful evasion beyond reasonable doubt.
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Internal Revenue Service
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