A New Political Party List Emerges In Washington State
The OWL party Out With Logic On With Lunacy seeks ballot access via a primary day convention and 100 signatures from nonvoters. The piece notes satire in politics and urges voters to participate in the 1976 election, considering Libertarian Tom Anderson American party Lyndon LaRouche and others on ballots.
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Washington
OWL Party
High Point Community Theater
Fifth District
Howard K. Smith
North Carolina
Roger MacBride
Libertarian Party
Tom Anderson
American Party
Lyndon LaRouche
Labor Party
Eugene McCarthy
Lester Maddox
U.S
Voter turnout and European contrasts in 1976 campaigns
The piece notes rising voter apathy in the United States as presidential race coverage intensifies. It contrasts this with European elections where turnout often exceeds American levels, citing 91 percent in Germany and similar participation in 1972. It warns that low U.S. turnout could empower special interests if predictions hold.
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France
Britain
Projecting the News on US Education Decline and Grades
The Washington Post report contrasts high school and college grade inflation with declining SAT verbal and math scores across the nation. It notes electives replace basic subjects, neglect of composition, and a credentials society that pressures teachers to inflate grades for college admissions and graduate study.
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Washington Post
George Washington University
District of Columbia
Joseph Ruth
George Washington
the Atlantic
Harper's
The
Progressive
Roasting honoring Ed Mendenhall in High Point
A High Point roast for real estate figure Ed Mendenhall drew a large crowd at Emerywood Club. Attendees teased the guest while praising his career, with multiple roasters and family present, capturing a lively, high-spirited local event.
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High Point
Ed Mendenhall
Emerywood Club
Kissinger wins push to seal Maverick sale to Saudi Arabia
The Nixon era briefing notes reveal Kissinger privately overruled a congressional bid to block 650 Maverick missiles to Saudi Arabia. Secret GAO findings warn European testing underestimated conditions, while Germany limits smoke countermeasures. The piece also exposes South African influence on Capitol Hill via a foreign agent's scripted speeches.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Israel
Iran
United States
General Accounting Office
Europe
Pentagon
GAO
Dent
Stephen Solarz
D.N.Y
Transkei
South Africa
DeKieffer
Capitol Hill
Republican Study Committee
Ed Feulner
Rep. Dent
de Kieffers
A.S. Hoppenstein
Principles On The Line By Don Oakley
Journalism remains strong in the United States as Fresno Bee reporters jailed for 15 days rather than reveal a secret grand jury transcript are praised by the California Bar Association. CBS's Daniel Schorr echoes the vow to protect sources, stressing that betraying a source harms career and life. The piece urges journalists to uphold public obligation without sensationalism or brute force in pursuit of truth.
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Mark Wayne Cecil
Mark Cecil
United States
Fresno Calif. Bee
California Bar Association
Adlai Stevenson
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Helmut Schmidt
Italy
Jack McCurdy
Don Speich
Los Angeles Times
McCurdy
Speich
Mendenhall
Arthur M. Utley Jr
Mr. Ugly
Everyody
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Finance Facts
National Consumer Finance Assn
USDA
High Point Memorial Hospital
David Lopp
Moses Cone Hospital
Greensboro
Lopp
High Point Memorial
Duke
Baptist
BE Journal
Dr. K
West Germany
Air Force
House
Philip Crane
R.ill
Donald DeKieffer
Crane
John Dent
D.-Pa
de Kleffer
Washington Whirl
Ford
Africa
Kissinger
Rhodesia
Russia
Congress
Carl Albert
Capitol Viewpoint
Don Oakley
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Fresno
Superior Court
Hollis Best
US Supreme Court
CBS
Daniel Schorr
Ethics Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
Village Voice
New York
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