Newspapers Split On Endorsements In Local And National Races
The Enterprise explains its mixed stance on endorsements, noting presidential races sometimes receive guidance while local contests generally do not. It cites Raleigh Charlotte Winston-Salem Greensboro results where endorsements did not guarantee victory, underscoring a belief that readers benefit from candidate exposure without directing votes.
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America
Board of Education
North Carolina
Raleigh
Jules Coggins
Isabella Cannon
Charlotte
The
Observer
Jim Whittington
Ken Harris
Winston-Salem
Afternoon Sentinel
Henry Lauerman
Morning Journal
Wayne A. Corpening
Greensboro
Morning Daily News
Jim Melvin
Labor Party
Marion Porter
Veterans Day echoes through calendar shifts and memory
A reflection on how Veterans Day evolved from Armistice Day and how dates shifted over time. The piece honors all who served from World War I through Vietnam, noting the changed perception of veterans and expressing hope that those who served will be remembered as national heroes rather than blamed for wars.
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United States of America
Congress
U.S
Jamestown Election Shadowed by Spitball Tactics
In Jamestown the municipal race shows a shift from hard ball campaigning to spitball tactics as rivals seek to undermine opponents. The piece notes a pattern of unproductive mudslinging ahead of voting.
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Jamestown
Presidential popularity under Carter analyzed by polls and critics
The piece surveys public opinion on President Carter noting declines in Gallup Harris and NBC polls from March to October, compares with past presidents, cites Business Week criticism of his shifting stance, and includes remarks from biographer Bert Cochran on presidential constraints and the nature of power.
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Gallup
Harris
NBC News
Carter
Harry S Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fdr
Roosevelt
Business Week
White House
U.S
A conservative view on the ERA extension debate
A House Judiciary hearing debated extending the ERA ratification deadline from March 22, 1979 to March 22, 1986. Yale professors Emerson and Black argued for and against the extension, with Black challenging the lobster trap theory and urging adherence to the constitutional two thirds requirement and state rescission rights.
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House Committee
Congress
Thomas I. Emerson
Yale
Charles L. Black Jr
House Judiciary Committee
Emerson
Botticelli
Black
Hensive
Justice Department
National Organization For Women
Supreme Court
High Court
House
Senate
Carter’s clash with Democrats strains Capitol politics
Jimmy Carter clashes with party insiders as he balances moral reform with backroom politics. White House aides push hiring autonomy, while state and party leaders blame inexperience for early missteps. Four times weekly, Jordan-led talks weigh fundraising and congressional issues amid mounting election-year pressure.
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Washington
Jimmy
Carter
Oval Office
Capitol Hill
Hamilton Jordan
White House
Herman Badillo
D-N.y
South Bronx
Panama Canal
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Platinsk Residents Protest Soviet SST Noise
Washington reports Platinsk citizens form People’s Committee to Ban the TU 144 amid complaints of deafening sonic booms from the Moscow Alma Ata route. Aleksei Gregorotvitch leads protests, faces a Soviet aviation official, and cites global aviation debates on rights and safety.
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Washington
Moscow
Alma Ata
Platinsk
People's Committee
Aleksei Gregorotvitch
Soviet Aviation Bureau
Aleksei
Siberia
Soviet Union
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Nixon
Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
Nebrraska
Tennessee
Idaho
James J. Kilpatrick
McDonald
Democratic National Committee
Jordan
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Platinak
United States
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Long Island
New York
Pravda
Buchwald
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