Tiede Column Another Bore Campaigning By TOM TIEDE
A Tiede column skewers Terry Sanford and other 1970s Democratic hopefuls as dull, overbuilt in routine campaign prose. It notes Sanford's long resume but lukewarm public recognition, argues candidates rely on organization over substance, and comments on the slow, repetitive nature of early presidential campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tiede
North Carolina
White House
Sanford
Wallace
Fred Harris
Henry Jackson
Miami
Iowa
MR. Sanford
Terry Sanford
Scoop Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
Record-Setting Indiana County Fair Opens Nightlong
The Indiana County Fair wraps a record opening night with a record audience for the grandstand and a National Tractor Pullers Association tractor pull. Five Pittsburgh visitors arrived by helicopter to view the events, while the Monroe Max hot air balloon rose beside the track marking a blend of old and new fair entertainment. Modern aerial acts and a wind of change show county fairs adapting to public tastes as weather and mobility aid a memorable Monday night at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Hood
National
Tractor Pullers Association
J. S. Mack Community Center
Monroe
Pittsburgh
Indiana County Fair
Indiana
Fair Board
Book Burnings in Chile Persist Amid University Ties
Washington report details ongoing Chilean book burnings by the military regime two years after the coup, naming Galbraith and Furtado among authors targeted. Letters from the University of Chile reveal an inventory scheme proscriptions and incinerations, with officials blaming junior staff yet sources credit higher military oversight. The piece also links Hoffa disappearance rumors to Teamsters Mafia probes and notes pesticide lobbying battles in Washington involving major farm groups and industry backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sen
Les White
Washington
Chile
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Celso Furtado
Valparaiso
University of Chile
Eduardo Quevedo
Galbraith
Gunar Myrdal
Santiago
Hoffa
James Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Justice Department
Labor Department
Congress
FBI
Moffa
Underworld
Frank Fitzsimmons
Drug Use Myths vs Facts From Michigan Study
University of Michigan researchers tracked 1600 men over eight years showing illicit drug use among youths is more prevalent than public belief suggests. In 1974 half of 23 year olds had tried marijuana, with sizable shares testing amphetamines barbiturates cocaine and psychedelics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Oakley
University of Michigan
Institute For Social Research
Lloyd Johnston
Grou
Johnston
Wordplay on a Summer Rental Phone Call
A humorous Washington anecdote presents Mr Mellon forging a phone call to a renter about fixing an oil burner. The chaotic family clamor, antics, and missing key for the burner create a comic scene as Mr Mellon struggles to obtain the access while the children misbehave and the houseguest imagines what Europe has done to his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Long Island
Mr. Mellon
Peter
Fisher
Mr. Mellen
Wanda
Ethel
Mr. Melton
Rossiter birthday celebration set for Labor Day weekend
Rossiter in Indiana County will host a three day 50th birthday celebration starting this Saturday. Clayton Winebark of Rochester Mills earned numerous top prizes in swine and pig contests at the Indiana County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Rossiter
Clayton Winebark
Rochester Mills
Cakeland Bakery
North Sixth St
Andrew J. Valentine
Joseph Kinard
Indiana RD
Eugene Bethel
Creekside
Cleveland
Benjamin Franklin School
Route 422
Winchester
JS. Mack Community Center
Indiana
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Tiede
Dog Gooder
John Kennedy
Duke University
County Fair
Indiana Printing &Ublishing
Salavador Allende
Union
American Farm Bureau
National Agricultural Chemical Association
Aerial Lobby
Agriculture Department
Cp. W.R. Poage
D.tex
William Wampler
R.va
House Agriculture Committee
National Environmental Development Association
Poage-Wampler
Ashland Oil
Pacific Gas and Electric
Kansas City
Art Buchwald
Mr. Buchwald
Nan
Waldo
Europe
Mrs. Mellon
Ursterdaze
Berry's
Ana
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