Gandhi Salt March and Ford Economic Policy Critique
By Ray Cromley. Gandhi used symbolic acts like the salt protest to challenge British rule, a tactic with real political impact. The piece contrasts such drama with President Ford's inability to rally support for recession and inflation remedies, arguing genuine reform requires more than surface gestures.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi
England
Ford
Direction Needed Aimed at 1975 76 77 Economic Outlook
The piece urges President Ford to provide clear leadership amid White House confusion across Treasury Commerce Interior and energy teams. It highlights infighting and flawed energy projections, demanding a stable direction to restore confidence for recovery and long term planning beyond 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
White House
Treasury
Commerce
Interior
Speaking Freely Competition Or Collusion
A 1975 Washington hearing on food prices and competition examined whether supermarket chains collude or merely compete. Proxmire and Humphrey cited widespread identical prices across A&P and Safeway, while William Mitchell argued price parallels reflect competition. The piece also covers U S Steel price moves and public television funding, ending with a Latin America year-end roundup.
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Don Oakleyan
House-Senate Joint Economic Committee
Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
A&p
Safeway
Kansas City
United States
William
Mitchell
U.S. Steel
Edgar B. Speer
James R. Killian
MIT
Public Television
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
CBS, Inc
Public Broadcasting
U.S
Exxon
Xerox
Eastman Kodak
Latin America
UPI
Martin McReynolds
Bolivia
Ancient Egypt deified the rat as a symbol of wisdom
A quirky collection of claims links rat worship in ancient Egypt to wise judgment, noting the rat supposedly picked the best bread. It also mentions Thomas Edison and a claimed 1,097 inventions yielding $25.5 billion in profits, and a tip about baking potatoes with a nail through the center to speed cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edison
Unseen CIA Valor and Secrets From Top Advisory Board
Unsung by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten reveals the CIA's hidden side from transcripts of the civilian advisory board. Clark Clifford praises the agency as essential in the nuclear age while noting some agents faced torture yet resisted, and many successes remain unrecorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Ith
Les Whitten
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Washington Merry-Go-Round on CIA and Interior probes
The piece discusses Kennedy’s critique of the CIA after the Bay of Pigs, noting reforms shaped with Clark Clifford and ongoing agency scrutiny. It also examines the Interior Department’s discreet handling of wildlife enforcement successes, highlighting Gamble and Sibley cases and limited public releases.
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CIA
Kennedy
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Bay of Pigs
Advisory Board
Interior Department
Washington
Department
Fish and Wildlife Service
Public Information Office
Yale University Peabody Museum
Charles G. Sibley
Sports Illustrated
Sibley
George Gamble
James Martin MacInnis
Unemployment Stigma Talks in Private Conversation
ART BUCHWALD portrays Kellerman and an interviewer discussing the social stigma of unemployment in America. They note the pressure to fit into a career slot, fear of judgment, and how relatives react. The dialogue touches on alienation, shifting attitudes, and a tentative hope for change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
Kellerman
America
Maryland
Labor leaders press Ford on inflation recession clash
In a Hilton dinner honoring AFL CIO Building and Construction Trades head Georgine, President Ford mingled with labor giants and teased Meany about rummy. Meany blasted Ford’s program as a big nothing while signaling a fight on inflation, urging construction policy while warning of a looming clash on tax cuts and recession. The scene hinted at tense labor politics shaping the State of the Union aftermath.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Cohen
Library of Congress
Bob Hope
Bob Georgine
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Dept
George Meany
Hilton Grand Ballroom
Ford
Meany
Hubert Humphrey
Georgine
Jerry Ford
White House
Bob
Lane Kirkland
George
Congress
Sen
Humphrey
Building and Construction Trades General
James S. Sprouse
Associated General Contractors
Council of Construction Employers
Bill Seidman
White House Labor Management Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Labor
Oval Office
Gas strike reported on Dr. Morrow farm near Marchand
On Wednesday evening January 23 1925 gas was struck in west No 1 on the Dr John Morrow farm near Marchand Dr Morrow a longtime geologic authority on coal and rock strata has advised geologists from state and national capitals seeking information from the area over the past forty years
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West No. 1
John Morrow
Marchand
Morrow
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Potemkin
Franklin Roosevelt
Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
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Elizabeth A. Sweene
Soan Ray Reece
Joseph L. Donnelly
William B. Hartings
B. Hood
Associated Press
Associated Prosele
Focal News
Momaly
Jodiang
Arm- Claarfield
Jolersos
West
Estenila
Mr. Big
Justice Department
George F. Gamble
Procter and Gamble Soap
Fish and Wildlife
Rocky Mountain
Crow Indian
Montana
Robert Peckham
Gamble
Lyndon Johnson
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