Editorials Getting even with Big Oil
A editorial advocates curbing oil company profits through tax policy while acknowledging large gains. It notes record profits in 1973 and 1974 capital investments, argues targeted tax changes without harming industry, and suggests higher prices could spur transit and alternative energies. Congress should act carefully to benefit the country.
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Irrelevant ads-hip college pitches flood small schools
A National Observer survey highlights how colleges market to students with flashy brochures and trendy course names. Michigan State professor Dr. Maurice Hungiville notes the trend spans Suomi College Coe College Rockford College Western Michigan Widener Union York and more. The pieces mix gadgetry learning centers and inflated language, with some schools offering independent or interdisciplinary options while others cling to old catalog phrasing. The piece warns the trend may culminate in an “Interdisciplinary Hard Sell” across campuses.
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Maurice Hungiville
Michigan State University
Union College
New York
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Coe
The Case for Picking Rockefeller as Vice President
In his early days Ford shows practical leadership aiming for a workable balance with Congress. He should appoint Nelson Rockefeller as assistant president, leveraging experience, administrative skill, and a steady hand to handle domestic and foreign policy while freeing Ford for core decisions.
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Kissinger
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Readers debate Nixon privileges and the presidency
A letter from Huntington Beach argues Nixon should lose retirement pay and protection after Watergate while criticizing Parade editors. San Pedro and Westminster correspondents question abortion rights, presidential accountability, and national mercy versus vengeance, urging stronger laws and honesty.
Wrong vehicle for the White House job in Seal Beach
William King of Seal Beach asks whether a Ford can handle a Lincoln or Cadillac assignment for the White House, hinting at a vehicle suitability debate.
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White House
William King Seal Beach
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