Ford campaign insider reshapes New Hampshire effort
Spencer, a backroom strategist amid Ford’s 1976 bid, scaled back Callaway’s formal role and boosted telephone outreach and mailings. He pressed a contrast with Reagan on rhetoric versus practical achievement and guided focus away from foot canvassing to targeted messaging.
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Spencer
Abe Burrows
Ford
Burrows
Howard AM. Callaway
President Ford
New Hampshire
Reagan
Reagan warns on emergency recession measures and inflation
Reagan argued in a television interview that the nation may face a renewed recession similar to Nixon era actions in 1972. He compared past inflation and unemployment highs with current trends and warned emergency measures could fail unless the real cause, inflation, is addressed. He did not specify which actions qualified as emergency recession measures.
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Ford Administration
Reagan
Nixon
Wright Patman A Populist Voice In Congress Dies
Texas Congressman Wright Patman a longtime advocate for workers and farmers, shaped banking policy as chair of the House Banking Committee. His death ends a storied career that included the Robinson-Patman Act, support for credit unions, and veteran housing initiatives. Funeral planned at First Baptist Texarkana with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Wright Patman
D-Texas
Air Force
Texarkana
Briscoe
Texas
Mark White
Pauman
Patman
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve System
John William Wright Patman
Cumberland University
Banking
Congress
Treasury
Andrw Mellon
Hoover
Mellin
House
Small Business Committee
Palman
Banking Committee
Merle Connor
Pauline Tucker
William
Ganado
Tex
Harold
Austin
Connor
First Baptist Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
Pension cuts spark shift to deferred compensation plans
Executives drop company pension schemes citing federal tax rules and cost. Many firms redirect funds to profit sharing and individual retirement accounts, while workers react with a mix of insecurity and new investment hopes. Interviews across 12 cities show varied responses from bitter to pragmatic as some receive prorated severance from canceled plans.
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An 'S
Aller
Ans
Michael Norman
W. Clement Stone Enterprises
Chicago
John Hubenthal
Barton-Denmarsh, Inc
Pittsburgh
Rabin objects to U.S. arms sale to Egypt
Israel’s prime minister told the cabinet that Washington’s plan to sell Egypt six Hercules C130 transport planes signals a dangerous shift in the Middle East balance. He denied any tacit Israeli approval and noted mixed feelings over Kissinger’s assurances to Israel.
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Jerusalem
Yitzhak Rabin
Washington
Isranl
U.S
Egypt
Rabin
Cairo
Bypt
Israel
Simcha Dinitz
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Dinitz
Middle - East
Soviet press critiques U.S. election moves on detente
Moscow reports say unnamed American politicians seek right wing votes at the cost of Soviet relations. The piece notes Ford’s shift away from detente to peace through strength and cites Tass quotes of Sen. Charles Percy defending detente as the only acceptable path for the superpowers.
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Moscow
Ford
U.S
Tass
Charles Percy
R-Ii
Percy
Hiemi Herald
Rumsfeld Warns Russia Is Not To Be Trusted
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld warns in a U S News interview that Soviet intervention in Angola reflects their detente view and that believing Russia will align with U S values is deadly wrong. He cites a shift in power and warns the United States could lose military primacy if trends continue.
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Washington
Donald Rumsfeld
Angola
Rumsfeld
U.S. News & World Report
Andjer
Pate
Jefe
United States
Soviet Union
Eura
Russia
Aspin and Proxmire accuse CIA of distorting Soviet arms
Rep. Les Aspin and Sen. William Proxmire challenge the administrations claim that the Soviet Union outspent the United States on defense. They argue CIA estimates exaggerate Soviet spending, omit NATO allies, and bias dollar cost comparisons. They cite 1975 production data and 1972-74 trends to argue our numbers may be rising while Soviet figures decline.
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Washington
Ford
Soviet Union
United States
Les Aspin
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
House Armed Services Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
United
Spin
Proxmire
CIA
Senate
Aspin
Proxurire
Foreign Policy Magazine
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Defense Intelligence Agency
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Defense Department
Ward
Sihat
Men Only U S Bank Board Shrugged As Women Demand Seats
Rep Henry S Reuss labels the Federal Reserve a club for men only and calls for women to fill high posts. He notes no woman has served on the seven member board or on most Reserve Bank boards. A Federal Reserve spokesman declined comment.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve System
The
Federal Reserve
Central Banks Organization
Henry. S. Reuss
D-Wis
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Banks
Heuss
Pederal Reserve Board of Governors
Reuss
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