Pain and Progress in Campaign Finance Reform Era
Opinion notes the Federal Election Commission, born from Watergate reforms, as a watchdog with controversial power. It discusses slow appointments, concerns about toothless authority, and fears it may chill politics while aiming to curb money buying in campaigns, with court cases pending and hope for a cleaner system.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
Senate
Congress
Washington Press
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
Gerald Ford
Commission
Neil Staebler
Supreme Court
Election Commission
Chavez Fights Teamsters in Farm Worker Elections
California labor clash pits Cesar Chavez and United Farm Workers against the Teamsters in a long running battle to represent farm workers. In four weeks UFW won 82 elections for 5,600 workers while Teamsters won 30 elections for 1,800 workers.
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Cesar Chavez
David
Goliath
Chavez
United Farm Workers
Teamsters Union
California
UFW
Teamsters
Projecting the News Political Look Alikes
California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr and Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis are portrayed as political twins embracing fiscal conservatism despite liberal roots. Both eschew luxury living, ride transit, and advocate restrained welfare spending, earning high early approval but drawing skepticism from critics. The piece notes their ambivalent legacies and rising national interest.
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California
Massachusetts
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Michael S. Dukakis
Brown
Dukakis
Ed Salzman
California Journal
Voter apathy looms as city election nears
The piece notes low voter interest a week before elections and criticizes party efforts to spark turnout. It cites national unease, early signs of economic recovery, Beirut turmoil affecting business and travel, and plans by Femco division of Galton Industries to open a Triad plant with initial couples visiting the area. It also highlights Miss N. C. Appaloosa Princess Elizabeth Ingram and Deep River centennial events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Femco
Galton Industries
Erwin
Triad
Irvin Black
Chamber of Commerce
Elizabeth Ingram
Trinity High School
N. C
Panama Canal debate and letter writer comments
A reader laments U S Panama Canal policy as campaign issue. The letter attacks Ford Kissinger led aims to surrender canal rights, cites Foreign Affairs and Rosenfeld, and urges restoration of 1967 stance plus Terminal Lake Third Locks plan for an open transit. A second fragment mentions a chain letter from Cooperators and a personal note about studying.
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Gerald Ford
House
Panama
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
Johnson
Senate
Ford
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
Canal
Foreign Affairs
Stephen R. Rosenfeld
Washington Post
Congress
Kissinger
Rosenfeld
John Rhodes
Ariz
Ford Administration
Panama Canal
Terminal Lake Third Locks
Flood
United States
Keep Guns and the Law of the Lord in Arms for All
The text argues against anti firearm laws citing Sullivan Law and urging all law abiding citizens to retain arms. It claims criminals will obtain weapons anyway and that armed citizens deter crime and dictators. It appeals to biblical and patriotic duty and calls citizens to oppose gun control bills in Congress.
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United States
New York State
Israel
Sweden
Congress
No Hope If Nuclear Bombs Fire In World Front Page
A reader recalls a Santa Barbara Sunday paper front page reporting a National Research Committee warning that nuclear weapons threaten the world. The letter reflects on purpose and study as the writer discusses the bleak implication of global nuclear threats.
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Santa Barbara
National Research Committee
Community thanks deputies for quick response at Crestwood Estates
A resident thanks Randolph County Sheriffs Deputies for swiftly responding to a Sunday night incident at Crestwood Estates where two suspects attempted to steal a neighbor’s pickup. Names were not provided, but neighbors express gratitude for the officers' prompt actions.
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Randolph County Sherif’s
Crestwood Estates
Soaper Senator Voices Rock Music Concern
Sen Soaper notes Russian parents fear their children’s rock music addiction. He warns it strains detente as generational tensions rise between the two powers.
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Agriculture Labor Relations Board
Jerry Brown
Sacramento
Boston
Beirut
Lebanon
Switzerland
Middle East
American University
Friends
Deep River
Friends At
Youth Fellowship
Benjie
Algie I. Newlin
Guilford College
Deep River Church
Writers Hall of Fame
Enterprise
Robert Marks
SFMC
Robert Gruenberg
Bob Marks
Pat Guinan
House Beautiful Magazine
Dorothy Fagg
Dallas, Texas
Times- Herald
Cooperators
P. O
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