Tuesday Duty: Vote in Off-Year Local Elections
The Tuesday Duty urges citizens to vote in the off year local elections. Voters decide five state constitutional amendments, two state bonds, and local referenda, including a water filtration plant bond in High Point. The editorial endorses yes on all measures, notes the council race is mild with Roy Culler unopposed for mayor and 11 for eight council seats, and emphasizes participation to curb bloc voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrats
Boards of Education
High Point
North Carolina
Roy Culler
School Board
Farm policy and grain prices threaten U.S. farmers
An Editorial Research Reports piece by Richard C. Schroeder examines farm decline after several strong years, the push by American Agriculture for a December 14 farmers strike, and the 1977 Food and Agriculture Act's response. It discusses rising costs, debt, and the delicate balance in using price supports, reserves, and set-asides to stabilize a volatile world market.
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Richard C. Schroeder
Washington
United States
American Agriculture
Carter
U.S
Soviet Union
India
Lester-Brown
Worldwater Institute
Philip Trezise
Brookings Institution
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Washington Books Flood the Market Says The Preacher
A column notes a torrent of Washington books across fiction non fiction history and biography. It highlights Safire Duggan Kaib Koppel and Wit cover Drew Alexander Donovan and Martin as strong voices with Elizabeth Drew singled out for lasting value and sharp reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Press Corps
Washington
Allen Drury
Drury
William Safire
Ervin S. Duggan
Ben J. Wattenberg
Simon & Schuster
Marvin Kaib
Ted Koppel
CBS
ABC
Mediterranean
Martin Schram
Elizabeth Drew
American Journal
Random House
Washington Journal
United States
Mars
Carl Albert
Rosalynn Carter
John Connally
Texas
Holmes Alexander
Alexander Hamilton
Robert J. Donovan
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
John Bartlow Martin
Northwestern
Adlai Stevenson
Drew
Foreign cash in Washington not limited to Koreans
A Washington inquiry traces foreign influence and cash payouts by agents from China, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and other nations. It cites Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists, Rafael Trujillo, the Somoza family, and tied U.S. politicians, including discussions of campaign funding and covert contacts with Congress and the State Department’s protection of registered agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Chiang Kai-shek
New England
Chiang
United States
Korea
South Korea
Joseph McCarthy
Marshall
Senate
McCarthy
China
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
U.S
State
Justice Department
Black Box Ratings Stir TV Executives Churn
In a satirical look at American television ratings, the piece explains Nielsen’s black boxes and how being first or third in the ratings determines networks’ fortunes. It notes NBC, CBS, and ABC standings, the secrecy surrounding box ownership, and the pressure on executives and households.
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Washington
United States
ABC
NBC
CBS
Brooks Brothers
South
Bronx
Nielsen
Mr. Nielsen
America
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Worldwatch Institute
Washington Books
James J. Kilpatrick
Jimmy Carter
Jules Witcover
Viking
McGovern
Europe
Asia
George) Marshall
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Buchwald
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