Nessen Faces Critique From White House Press Corps
Editorials detail Ron Nessen's clash with White House reporters who criticize his handling of Indochina and Watergate coverage. Veterans from Johnson and Nixon eras say they will judge Ford aides by performance, not blind faith, noting public expectation and scrutiny.
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Ron Nessen
White House
Nessen
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Indochina
Watergate
Ford
Harry Truman
McGovern Wrestles With 1976 Run Amid Presidential Fever
A party letter suggests George McGovern hints at a 1976 bid while Muskie notes the fever of presidential possibility. Reactions to a potential comeback are largely negative with only a small show of early support from insiders.
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Maine
Edmund Muskie
George McGovern
South Dakota
McGovern
South Dakotan
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Kansas City bid to move Richards-Gebaur base to Illinois faces delay
The Kansas City area contemplates shifting Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base operations to Illinois to save money and improve efficiency. Workers resist job losses as a judge requires an environmental impact statement delaying the consolidation, highlighting bureaucratic hurdles to economy measures.
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Kansas City
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Illinois
Richards-Gebaur
Air Force
Ford to press decontrol plan in energy clash after veto wins
Ford prepares for a fresh energy confrontation with Congress aiming to force approval of his decontrol plan for two thirds of U.S. oil supply. Expiring controls could lift gasoline prices 10 to 16 cents per gallon, while Moot is eyed as a potential 1976 campaign treasurer amid Watergate echoes.
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Washington
Democratic Congress
Ford
Congress
House
White House
Senate
House Commerce Committee
Robert C. Moot
Defense Department
Moot
Economists seek rebound in cautious recovery view
Economists in New York assess how to secure a sound rebound from the recession without reigniting inflation. They warn easy money and high spending may quicken activity but risk future booms that burn out and trigger another downturn. They stress the limits imposed by human and political factors on ideal policy timing.
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New York
Azores Debate Independence Under General Pinto de Matalhaes
In Ponta Delgada communities weigh secession as Lisbon questions central power. General Pinto de Matalhaes, popular and trusted, held back separatist movements while reflecting on Portugal's lack of freedom. The piece sketches tensions between autonomy and mainland control amid Cold War rhetoric.
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Ponta Delgada
Azores
Altino Pinto de Matalhaes
Spinola
Alf Landon
Lisbon
Angola
Pinto
Republic of the
Mainland
Republica
Kurt Waldheim
Security Council
CIA
Man Traces Government Files Under Freedom Act
Writer imagines giant computer tracking every word and action by federal agencies. After requesting his files under the Freedom of Information Act he receives replies from CIA FBI State Department and IRS saying processing will take longer. He awaits the first file from the CIA and teases continuation.
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Amercan
FBI
CIA State Department
IRS
Barbara Ennis
State Deparment
Federal Records Center
Suitland
Clarence Kelley
Patty Hearst
Kansas Leaders Highlight Military, Infrastructure Milestones
Senator Frank Carlson announced a 1.2 million Sunflower Ordnance Works renovation and hinted at partial reactivation for Vietnam War materials. County officials urged the State Highway Commission to construct a seven mile link between Highways 40 and 24 near Lecompton and pushed for a Kaw River bridge. Captain Joe Engle, KU 1955 graduate, became the youngest US astronaut after a 53 mile suborbital X-15 flight reaching 282000 feet and 3477 mph. Lawrence set a new June rainfall record of 16.24 inches. Nine of 32 new Kansas lawyers listed Lawrence as their address. The KU Endowment purchased a 91 acre farm near Pioneer Cemetery. Dr. Frederick Middlebush became MU president. Judge William Burch became Kansas Supreme Court chief justice after Chief Justice Johnson’s resignation.
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Frank Carlson
Journal-World
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Douglas
Jefferson County
State Highway Commission
Lecompton
Kaw River
Joe Engle
Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence J.C. Biggs
Lew Henry
Lyle Sutton
Terry Relihan
Robert Royer
Woody Runyan
Lawrence Wagner
James Waugh
Harold Williams
KU Endowment Association
Leo Baker
Old Pioneer Cemetery
Frederick Middlebush
Missouri University At
Columbia
William Burch
Kansas Supreme Court
Johnson
Prayer for Honest Leadership and Wise Governance
A devotional line asking for honesty foresight and wisdom for those in power to serve well. It appeals for love guiding leaders in administration and public affairs.
Perry Lake safety plea from Mrs. Howard Hurwitz
In a letter to the Journal-World, Mrs. Howard Hurwitz warns of dangerous behavior at Perry Lake citing ignored speed limits and reckless ski boat chases. She laments a recent five year old's death and urges safer conduct and respect for others on the water ahead of July 4 weekend.
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Journal-World
Perry Lake
Howard Hurwitz
Trail Rd
Nashville film sparks sweeping American culture critique
The piece surveys high profile critics who praise or fault Robert Altman’s Nashville as a bold, unflinching U.S. portrait. It portrays a nation consumed by voyeurism, greed, and media power, with vivid scenes from a cross section of characters.
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Henry
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Baloney
Scrivener
Linda Pfeifle
Buchwald
Art Buchwald
State Department
Big Brother
Mt. Weather
West Virginia Mountains
State
Langley
Henry Kissinger
Bill Colby
Dick Helms
Teheran
Robert Young
Central Intelligence Agency
Freedom of Information Co
Freedom of Information
Perry
Nashville
George F. Will
Pauline Kael
New Yorker
Judith Crist
New York Magazine
America
NEW York Times
Tom Wicker
Colonel Sanders
Ms. Kael
Ms. Crist
Wicker
Ulysses
Robert Altman
Newsweek
Altman
Journal- World
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
Acene
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
United States
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
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