Pennsylvanias Shapp Faces Tough Legislative Battle
Harrisburg and Washington show similar struggles as governors and presidents seek to push agendas through rival legislatures. The piece traces the political dynamics from Kennedy and Johnson eras to Shapp’s current challenge, noting party control shifts across both state and federal chambers and how these shape the ease or difficulty of enacting policy.
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Mason Denison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Washington
Ford
Nixon
Congress
Homiddi
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Messrs. Kennedy
Johnson
George M
Slane
Kennedy
GoPsters
Govenor
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Milton Jerrol Shapp
Kennedy-Johnson
Shapp
Ethnic purity phrase and bigots in America
Jim Bishop critiques prejudice as a persistent, underground force in the United States. He cites Carter of Georgia and widespread discrimination in clubs and organizations, calling America the melting pot stained by bias and urging acknowledgement of enduring bigotry.
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Jim Bishop
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Wis
U.S
America
Plymouth Rock
Athens
Los Angeles
New Jersey
Nous
Ku Klux Klar
Prejudice debate echoes through letters page
A reader critiques racial bias and political excuses in American society, citing the Anti-Defamation League, Black Caucus, and regional prejudices. He argues laws since 1954 promote equality, yet stereotypes persist across neighborhoods, schools, and housing. He notes irony in calls for brotherhood while discrimination deepens.
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Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai B'rith
Black Caucus
Congress
United States
Texas Ranch
Lyndon Johnson
South
Navy
Boston
Red Cross Chapter Advances County Disaster Plan Work
The Red Cross Chapter reports steady progress in county disaster efforts and ongoing refinement of the disaster organization scheme. This monthly update highlights continued activity and the chapter’s role in coordinating relief initiatives.
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Red Cross
Ringing Profits From SBA Deals Tied to Kin
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Rep. Joe Evins D Tenn and cousin James E River aided by former SBA staff chief Howard Greenberg enabled Rice to profit from a misused minority business program. GAO found sponsors diverted millions, with profits and stock control remaining with the primary firms and the congressman still benefiting.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Joe Evins
D.tenn
Smokey Mountain District
James E Rive
Rice
Rep
Joy
House
Congress
Joe Irvins
First Central Bank of
Smithville
Evins
King
Howard Greenberg
Eivin
Committee
Greenberg
Small Business Administration
Jack Cloherty
Small Business
Capitol Hill
SBA
Contexsman
Best (Services
Best Services
General Accounting Office
GAO
Rep. Evins
Supreme Services
Iater Rep
Linited Menture Syndicate
Labor's Carter Strategy Draws Kennedy Backing
Washington report outlines labor leaders scrambling over campaign mechanics and a Carter Kennedy alliance. Ted Kennedy endorses Carter, while Sorensen notes Carter as potential national leader. Carter faces Meany and Barkan with a bid to unite labor factions. Nile lake fact is misplaced in coverage.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Labor
Carter
Jimmy Carter
National Labor
White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Committee On
al Barkan
Labor Clearing House Coaliion
Georgia
Atlanta
Meany
Barkan
Kerry Ford
Ronnie Reagan
Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
New York
Ted Sorensen
Carter-Kennedy
Oli Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Jack Kennedy
John
Kennedy Endorsement Strategy Shapes 1980 Race
The piece outlines how Kennedy backers may time their support for Carter, with UAW chief Leonard Woodcock near the helm of endorsements. Meany fears loyalty to the movement and cabinet slots, while some union leaders consider neutrality or endorsing Ford, preferring a familiar ally over Carter.
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Kennedy
Rusk
Carter
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Kennedys
Meany
Wanadcock
Europe
Jerry Ford
Dick Nixon
Bill Seidman
FBI Files Sparking Debate Over Privacy in America
The Senate Intelligence Committee reports the FBI built intelligence sites on over 500,000 U.S. citizens in four decades. Princeton professor H. H. Wilson collects heavily censored FBI dossiers, starting with his own, to study taxpayer-funded surveillance.
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Don Oakley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
FBI
Princeton Uiversity
H. H. Wilson
Firestone
Wilson
PBS
Miyone
IRS
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Hamtramck
Mich
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Mafia
Equal Opportunity Corporation
Kenya
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Field Newspaper
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National Park System
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