Nixon China Visit Reconsidered As Ford Warms To Foreign Ties
The piece weighs the Nixon China trip amid White House anxiety over the New Hampshire primary. It notes Kissinger affirming Nixon’s China role, questions the trip’s timing, and suggests eminent figures merit scrutiny. It also mentions a U.S. auto plant site study signaling growing American auto competitiveness.
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Nixon
San Clemente
Ford
New Hampshire
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Muskie Proposes Fresh Start for Federal Programs
Sen Ed Muskie outlines a reform bill to end automatic program continuations starting 1979. Co sponsors Roth and Glenn back a zero base review of all federal activities with automatic abolitions for non reauthorized items except debt interest and Social Security. The plan asks for explicit justification of each dollar and emphasizes affordable costs.
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Washington
William Roth
Delaware
John Glenn
Ohio
Nut
Capitol Hill
Congress
White House
Muskie bill faces public push for cutting government
Andrew Tully notes liberals may find parts of the proposal useful while Muskie says the bill aims to curb out of control spending. He argues only by trimming ineffective programs can funding for universal health care and public service jobs be freed, as critics warn Congress already runs large deficits and agencies resist change.
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Muskie
Congress
Muskie & Co
Washington
Capitol Hill
No Single State Can Reflect It All
Florida as a case study in how a state’s diverse culture and electoral history shape a presidential primary. The piece notes Florida’s extended 1968 and 1976 primaries and how Wallace dominated 1972 ballots, then argues no state can mirror national diversity, with broad cautions against stereotyping states and primaries.
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New Hampshire
Eugene McCarthy
Lyndon Johnson
Rhode Island
Highland West Virginia
Utah
Hawaii
WPA
New York
Carolina
New England
Primary States and the Myth of Typicality in Delegations
The writer argues against a single typical primary state since Democratic liberals backed a New England regional plan in 1976 and Nixon officials once sought trial relocation. He notes California and Illinois as pivotal in history but stresses that America’s strength lies in diverse regional influence.
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New Hampshire
New England
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Washington Post
Florida
California
Illinois
Richard Daley
Barry Goldwater
George McGovern
America
Oklahoma Political Satire Highlights Parimutuel Bets
In Oklahoma the Sooner Cynic questions parimutuel betting plans and liquor experiments while Oklahoma may gain 45 million in revenue this year. Governor Boren pledges prudent spending and braces for a two week window on prison talks with leaders.
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Oklahoma
Boren
Reagan Sees Soviets Gaining Upper Hand In Detente Debate
William F. Buckley Jr. argues Reagan uses the Cruise Missile issue to pressure for public disclosure of Soviet terms. He cites Nixon's Moscow collapse over ABM and MIRV facts, warns of potential Soviet hegemony, and notes New Hampshire audience limits while Exeter speech critiques foreign policy.
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William F. Buckley, JR
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Ford
Soviet Union
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Nixon
Moscow
United States
Europe
Indo-China
New Hampshire
Vladivostok
Phillips- Exeter Academy
Washington
Republic
Pentagon
Secretary of State
SST Clearance Sets 16 Month Concorde Trial
The editorial supports Transportation Secretary William Coleman's decision to grant a 16 month SST trial for Concorde service to New York and Washington. It argues opponents will struggle to prove unreasonableness and notes six daily flights at Dulles and JFK can be monitored for four seasons to assess noise impact. It also contends high altitude flights unlikely to affect climate and dismisses beyond-need environmental fears.
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Transportation
William Coleman
New York
Washington
Congress
Dulles
Jfk
Coleman
United States
Treasury to Issue New Two Dollar Bill in April
William E. Simon says the government will release a new $2 bill next April 13. The denomination was withdrawn in 1966 as unlucky and its return seems to defy fate, suggesting strong belief in revived use.
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Treasury
William E. Simon
Uncle Sam
Tacoma News- Tribune
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