War on Shapp at Pennsylvania home front grows
Governor Milton Shapp faces mounting opposition from Democratic lawmakers and party leaders who control the legislature yet increasingly distance themselves from his presiden tial bid. Primary battles sharpen divides as his influence wanes on anti school busing, budget, and tax proposals, casting doubt on his role at the Democratic National Convention.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Milton Jerrold Shapp
Keystone
Democratic Party
Shappian
Capitol Hill
Joseph F. Smith
Philadelphia
Catherine B. Knoll
McKees Rocks
Democratic State Committee
Dennis E
Harvey) Thiemann
Senate
Thomas M. Nolan
House of Representatives
House
New York
Pennsylvania News Service
Hearst Land Gift Fails As War Ground Tale Unfolds
Jim Bishop recounts William Randolph Hearst offering a California tract to the War Department to aid war needs, only for Stimson to insist on payment. Hearst buys the land at a penny per acre while a squatters dispute with Indians delays use, ending in a peaceful, stalled settlement near San Simeon and Union Station.
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Jim Bishop
Bing Crosby
California
U.S
Henry Stimson
Far West
William Randolph Hearst
Stimson
San Simeon
Hearst
Roosevelt
Washington
San
Simeon
War Department
Poppa
R.E
Wilds
Poppa Indian
Momma Indian
Union Station
Los Angeles
Crosby
Fisher launches Republican gubernatorial bid in Indiana officials rally
John S. Fisher of Indiana announces his campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the May primaries after securing backing from several city organizations. The report notes his early momentum and regional support.
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John S. Fisher
Indiana
Marjorie Fisher
Homer City
Pennsylvania
Future Homemakers of America
Center Township
St. Louis Catholic
Lucerne Mines
Somoza bribery claim shadows IBM Nicaragua ties
Washington column alleges Nicaragua leader asked IBM for a payoff to expand in Managua. IBM audit reportedly found no payoffs beyond Canadian political contributions. The piece ties IDA loan plans for a Managua Beltway to enrich Somoza family, while noting ambassador Sevilla-Sacasa defends the Somozas as honest. It also critiques ERDA solar energy bias and oil industry breakup debates in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Nicaragua
IBM
Arthur K. Watson
Watson
IBM World Trade Corporation
Paris
Managua
Somoza
Anastasio Somoza
Anastasio
Luis
Anastasio Sr
Inter- American Development Bank
IDA
Managua Beltway
Acre
National Cement Company
Guil
Lermo Sevilla-Sacasa
Tiede Column Toothless Threat
Washington columnist argues Arvo Gus Hallberg once posed a prominent Communist threat but is now a diminished figure. The piece recalls his 1943 party prominence, campaign futility, foreign policy loyalties to Moscow, and limited influence on American politics. It also notes Hall’s 40 years of activity and his peculiar ties to the Bicentennial era and Vietnam era events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tiede
Washington
Arvo Gus Hallberg
America
Gus Hall
Communist Party
U.S
Hall
Bangor
Berkeley
Soviet Union
Edwin ©. Reischauer
Vietnam
Angola
King George
Jefferson
Adams
Moscow
Europe
Russia
Lenin
Hall’s CP remains active after SDS era in 1960s politics
The Daily World prints a 40,000 copy run as Gus Hall’s Communist Party presses on with old bomb throwers and new radicals meeting quietly on New York’s 26th Street. The group hopes ballot access in 25-30 states, gathers workers, and lists a publisist, while aiming for the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SDS
Hall
U.S
The
Daily World
New York
26Th Street
White House
Gus Hall
Anyb Ly
Speaking Freely College Cuts Costs BY DON OAKLEY
Franconia College New Hampshire will cut tuition and room and board by more than ten percent next fall from 5665 to 4989 as a result of a campus led reorganization. Administration staff size trimmed by 40 percent while student faculty run services including food service library bookstore and maintenance. President Ira Goldenberg says rising fees exclude thousands from college education and urges continued innovation at alternative colleges. The piece also covers Junior Achievement student enterprises and Cleveland Language Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Oakley
Franconia College
New Hampshire
Ira Goldenberg
White
Moniday
Goldenberg
Fife
Hartford
Tampa
Fla
Russia
Workers' Paradise
Ussr
Letter to the editor defends gun ownership against Buchwald critique
A reader responds to Art Buchwald's Indiana Evening Gazette piece accusing anti gun bias. The letter defends the N R A and gun owners, argues for hunting and wildlife funding integrity, and warns of gun control demands as a dangerous road. It cites Pennsylvania Game Commission funding, wildlife restoration examples, and critiques media bias and public discourse. The writer urges readers to oppose gun control rhetoric and defend gun rights.
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Indiana Evening Gazette
Art Buchwald
N.R.A
Penna Game Commission
Penna. Game Commission
Pennsylvania
CBS
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Frank B. Hoo
Associated Press
Carrier Boy
Arstrong
Cambria
Clearuighd
Westmoreland
Hye
Indigas
Energy Research and Development Agency
ERDA
General Electric
Westinghouse
TRW
Thomas McIntyre
D-N.h
McIntyre
Peter Rodino
D-Nnl
United Feature Syndicate
Tiede
Globe
London
Mac
Flatbush Avenue
U.S. Capitol
William Thornton
Leeks
West Indies
Paper Enterprise Assn
Cleveland
Ohio
Peropobtan
Buchwald
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