Ford State of the Union address signals cautious reform agenda
The piece notes President Ford aims to show vision and decisive leadership while pledging to curb federal spending and reduce government reach. It compares the $394 billion budget to deficits, cites clashes over HEW and labor, public works, and public service jobs, and questions whether leadership will endure without inflationary expansion.
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Ford
Mr. Ford
Congress
Jerry Brown
California
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Return to Sender and the Refund Dilemma at the Post Office
The Postal Service argues refunds after recent rate hikes would be a sheer administrative impossibility. Courts have ordered refunds in some consumer cases against private firms, prompting bulk mailers to propose setting aside third class mail proceeds in a special account until court rulings on the rate increase.
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Postal Service
Association of Bulk Mailers
Subsidized foreign airlines and the Concorde dilemma
The piece argues that subsidizing European auto exports risks harming Detroit and warns that backing Concorde could financially drain U S carriers. It notes high premiums on Paris Rio and possible 30 percent IATA rates, with American business travelers likely to pay for time savings tax deductibly, creating a paradox for free traders.
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Paris
Rio
International Air Transport Association
IATA
United States
Wry Toast in Verse Declares Lost Art of Family Toasts
A reflective piece on a family ritual of toasts at the bedchamber decanters. The narrator recalls a Shakespearean style chorus of rhymed lines, praising and lampooning relatives from mother to sister. The long memory hints at shifting American traditions and intimate moments around drinking and marriage.
Udall's Humor Adds Fresh Air To 76 Election
The piece weighs the role of humor in Mo Udall's campaign noting his wit mirrors Adlai Stevenson and could boost appeal. It cites quotes and sources praising Udall's intelligence and humane humor while contrasting with harsher political joking and the era's solemn rhetoric.
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Udall
United States
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Teddy Kennedy
E. B. White
New Yorker
America
Mo Udall
Stevenson
Abraham Lincoln
Republic
Oklahoma headlines poke fun at legislature and surplus
The Sooner Cynic jokes that lawmakers criticize the Crime Bureau while a former Tulsa judge Rick Leewen herz runs for President in the New Hampshire primary among Others. The State Supreme Court declares an $80 million surplus available now equating to $30 per Oklahoman.
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Tulsa
Rick Leewenherz
New Hampshire
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma
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