Honor Code at West Point Faces Scrutiny and Calls for Reform
A West Point honor code controversy emerges as more than a fourth of the Class of 1977 faces cheating accusations. Convictions number 84 for cheating or tolerating cheating, with 34 cleared and 25 cases dropped. 177 cadets are implicated. Senate hearings consider revisions to allow lighter penalties for minor infractions while preserving the code’s core duty of integrity.
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West Point
Academy
Army
Nunn
Dewey Bartlett
Hoffman
Bartlett
Ford Faces Cold Reality After Republican Convention
The Ford campaign avoided panic and leveraged Reagan missteps, while Republicans seek a return to decency and principle after Watergate. The convention highlighted values as crucial in drawing support from independents and dissident Republicans amid a Carter lead.
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Gerald Ford
Carter
Bad Moves Have Good Consequences for Reagan Platform
The piece analyzes John Sears and Amendment 160 as bold but flawed tactics in the 1970s Republican race. It notes Ford’s refusal to cooperate, the reaction to Schweiker, and how these moves reshaped the party platform, concessions to Reaganites, and Kissinger’s stance while Carter led in polls.
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Ance
Reagan
John Sears
Schweiker
Ford
Kansas City
Thurman Arnold
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Arnold
Richard Schweiker
Ronnie
Jerry Ford
California
JGC
Sears
Henry Kissinger
Reaganites
Kissinger
Helsinki
Central and
Eastern
Europe
Jimmy Carter
Oklahoma Delegates Rally For Rumor Says Connally Bid
Oklahoma Republicans lack a ballot line for the American Party as the ruling would have blocked the Anti American Party. David Boren sends absentee ballots to favor more federal funds. Oklahoma supporters of John Connally for VP grow excited yet anxious over Ford and McCarthy prospects.
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American Party
Patriots
David Boren
Indianapolis
Oklahoma
John Connally
Ford
Gene McCarthy
Reagan and Ford duel for control at the 1976 GOP Convention
The piece details Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford at the Kansas City convention with Reagan staying in his box while Ford delivers an electrifying speech. It notes Reagan as the dominant campaign presence, Kissinger’s quiet presence, and Ford’s revived performance challenging the party’s future and direction.
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Dole
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Reagan
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Saint Peter
Republican Party
Antaeus
Cary Grant
Joe Palooka
Cicero
Jimmy Carter
Pound
Williams
Wilkie
Dewey
Carter
Finland
First Times Editorial Attacks Boss Tweed 1870
The New York Times published its initial editorial against Boss William Tweed on September 20, 1870, signaling a rising press challenge to Tweed’s political influence and corruption.
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William Tweed
New York Times
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