State Taking Strange Direction on Campaign Financing
The General Assembly should study a proposed 1974 bill allowing corporate and business contributions to state and local candidates. The North Carolina plan faces federal bans and current state law, with critics urging limits on contributor types and amounts to restore public confidence. The piece argues for keeping contributions limited to individuals and transparency.
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General Assembly
Raleigh
House
Senate
Congress
Joint Committee
North Carolina
North Carolina Education Assn
Rep
Ernest Messer
Haywood County
Watergate
Hargrove
Skipper
Duke Power Co
Atomic Energy Commission
High Point Seeks Better I 85 Access in State Plan
City Council voices concern that the seven year highway package largely neglects High Point. Relocation of I 85 to the south and coastal connectors risk isolating the city from the state network. Council urges changes before the plan is adopted to avoid feeding traffic through Fairfield Road and Allen Jay.
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High Point
Holfhouser
State Board of Transportation
I-85
N.C. 62
Fairfield Road
Allen Jay
Force Reduction Talks Face Uncertain Europe Impact
London reports show Vienna talks on Mutual Reduction of Forces in Central Europe involve 12 NATO and 7 Warsaw Pact states with only France absent. Discussions lack a fixed agenda, while members weigh shifts in troop levels and arms amid broader detente hopes and rising Soviet forces in Eastern Europe.
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London
Vienna
Europe
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Poland
United States
Soviet Union
France
Paris
Romania
Virgil Constantinescu
U. S
U. S. Senate
Nixon
Institute For Strategic Studies
White House memos reveal Hughes ties to Democrats plot
Confidential White House memos show Haldeman seeking to plant stories linking Howard Hughes to the Democratic party. They detail Bebe Rebozo receiving 100000 dollars from Hughes and pressure to leak information while keeping Rebozo informed. Dean, Bennett, and Colson are cited in the probe and cover story.
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Washington
Bebe Rehozo
Nixon
Howard Hughes
White House
Hughes
Rebozo
H. R. Haldeman
Larry O'Brien
Democrats
Haldeman
Dean
Bebe
John Dean
Larry O’brien
Hebozo
Inforte
Bebe Rebozo
O’brien
Robert Maheu
Nevada
Maheu
Robert Bennett
Sen
Wallace Bennett
Utah
Bennett
Lady O’brien
Bob Bennett
Chuck Colson
Anderson
O'Brien
Rehozo
Moral kinship between blacks and Jews in support of Israel
Bayard Rustin argues that blacks and Jews share a stake in democracy and human rights. He notes Jewish aid to the Civil Rights movement, the Rosenwald Fund, NAACP support, and King’s defense fund contributions. He warns anti Semitism persists and links prejudice to opposition to U.S. aid to Israel, citing Fulbright as example.
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Roche
Bayard Rustin
Randolph Institute
Middle East
Israel
America
South
Rosenwald
Joel
Arthur Spingarn
NAACP
Martin Luther King Jr
Truisms Of Power Letters To The Editor
The writer critiques Robert Marks for misunderstanding government power sharing and citizen participation. He argues that power is not willingly ceded, notes Watergate as part of a broader political pattern, and condemns critics who dodge responsibility while praising public servants and courts. Signature: William W Cook, 912 Norwood Ave.
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Robert Marks
Mr. Marks
Congress
William W, Cook
Norwood Ave
National Whirligig a Success Story of Gerald Ford
Washington column extols Gerald Ford as a well rounded leader with elite education Navy service and long House tenure. It notes endorsements from Mansfield Jackson and Albert while praising his integrity discipline and earned respect. Critics doubt TV copy but enthusiasts predict him as 1976 Republican presidential candidate under keen scrutiny of his vice presidency.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
University of Michigan
Law Review
Yale Law School
U.S. Navy
House
Charles Halleck
Ford
Alexander Woollcott
Men of Letters
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Henry Jackson
Carl Albert
Agnew
Michigan
Congress
William 0. Douglas
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Senator Soaper
Old West
John P. Roche
King Features Syndicate
J. W. Fulbright
Ernest Cuneo
North American Newspaper Alliance
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