Press shapes nominating race more than primaries
Washington commentary by Ray Cromley notes Brookings scholars Keech and Matthews argue the press and TV define frontrunners and money flow, while polls better predict convention outcomes. They warn early insider consensus risks voters, and that nominees fit a pattern of vice presidents, senators, or governors with little substantive detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cromley
Washington
William R. Keech
Donald R. Matthews
Brookings Institution
Keech
Matthews
Tech
Estes Kefauver
McGovern
New Hampshire
Truman
Johnson
Speaking Freely Free Enterprise Unearths Entrepreneurial Spirit
The essay argues that Marxists claim corporations control American life while capitalists warn free enterprise may die without government, yet entrepreneurship persists. It cites Fletcher Byrom and Albert Shapero and notes high startup but failure rates, asserting the American tradition hinges on individual initiative and independence. The piece cautions that losing the entrepreneur spirit could doom free enterprise and grant triumph to Marxists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Oakley
World Marxist Review
Hyman Lumer
Central Committee
Communist Party of the
U.S.A
America
Fletcher Byrom
Koppers Company
Leesburg
United States
Broom
Albert Shapero
University of Texas Graduate School of Business
Shapero
Theodore G. Schad Jr
Low Ann Foods, Inc
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Notable addresses and civic meetings span 1926 to 1971 in multiple towns
A compilation of short items covers March 2 1926 Kiwanis address by Hon John S Fisher in Harrisburg YMCA. 1951 Chestquehanna Valley Joint School System district battles over site for a new junior senior high. 1961 Homer City Legion news on a birthday dinner dance. 1966 Blairsville merchants and chamber of commerce revival talks. 1971 Saltsburg Police Chief Robert Marts sworn in at council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Fisher
Kiwanis Club
YMCA
Chestquehanna Valley
Cherry Tree
Homer City
Homer
American Legion
Blairsville
Strini
The Unhealthy Cost Of Drugs
Washington doctors, the AMA, and drug companies clash over price. A 1973 proposal would cap costs by listing brand and generic prices for all drugs, saving taxpayers billions and aiding poor patients. Tradeoffs and lobbying delay the plan amid industry and political pushback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Uncle $Am
Caspar Weinburger
American Medical Association
Herman Talmadge
Dga
Clifford Hansen
R-Wyo
Ford
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
Wis
Ben Rosenthal
D-N.y
Congress
Eli Lilly
Joint Committee On Defense Production
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Rockwell International
al Rockwell
Debriefing Nixon through Mao posters and jokes
Secretive Washington preview sketches a Nixon debrief after China trip. Kissinger suggests Mao era themes, posters and slogans frame leaders, while beaver analogies and Confucius digs flavor a liberal view of Beijing. Comical exchanges reveal power strains and ideological warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Richard Nixon
China
Mao
Teng
Liu Shao-chi
Lin Piao
Mao Tse-tung
Hua Kuo-feng
Hua
Pat
Pek
Chairman Mao
Central Committee
Confucius
Soviet Union
Marx
Lenin
Inside Labor Rocky's Hard Hats By Victor Riesel Newsroom
Inside the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades leadership pressures Nelson Rockefeller as a presidential alternative. The 17 international unions with 4 million members seek a larger role in policy, balancing Ford’s bid and Reagan’s chances while fearing Democratic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Washington
Rocky
Twain
Nelson Rockefeller
U.S
White House
Oval Office
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
Jack Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Labor
George Meany
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Steel Workers and Needle Trades
Alex Rose
Hatters Union
New York State
Balance of Power
Liberal Party
Rockefeller
Bobby Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
Rose Garden Sun
Jerry Ford
Ford
Frank Fitzsimmons
Teamsters Brotherhood
Ronald Reagan
Bal Harbour
Georgine
John Connally
Chuck Percy
Alf Landon
New Hampshire
Building and Construction Trades Department
Reagan
Republican Party
GOP
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cromley
Indiana Evening Gazette
Waaer
Indenting Publishing Company
Indians
Joseph L. Dunnel
Russell M. Hickey
William 5
Hastings Frank B. Hood
Associated Press
AP News
Advieve
Indiana
Armstrong
Cambria
Qeartiel
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Gether
Kappa Sigma
Rockwell
Northrop Corporation
Pentagon Brass
Goose Hunts
Maryland
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Nixon
San Clemente
Los Angeles
Teamsters
Building Trades
Construction Union
Fla
Robert Georgine
Acene
NEA
Moscow
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