Court orders Mobile to switch to district based government
A federal judge ordered Mobile Alabama to abandon its at large city commission and form a mayor and council government with nine members elected from separate districts. The ruling aims to aid minority candidates, sparking strong reactions from Mayor Lambert Mims who warned of court overreach. Similar orders have occurred in Shreveport Louisiana.
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Ala
Lambert Mims
U.S. Dist
Virgil Pittman
Shreveport
Time For Substance in Campaign Dialogue
The editorial urges Ford and Carter to focus on policy ahead of the November election. It calls for substantive discussions on tax reform energy policy Middle East relations and defense rather than personal scuttlebutt and past scandals. It also critiques the campaign press for dwelling on rumors and image.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Congress
White House
Michigan
Carter
Soviet Union
Israel
Middle East
Carter attends Al Smith Dinner amid Catholic audience tensions
Jimmy Carter finally attends the Al Smith Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria after advisers stress the risk of snubbing the event. He delivers a 20 minute speech linking Al Smith and himself, receiving a warm reception despite visible nerves. Ford speaks well, showing improved oratory and stressing presidential duties. The dinner, chaired by Charles Silver and led by Cardinal Terence Cooke, raises funds for Christian and Jewish causes in a convivial, apolitical atmosphere.
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Jimmy Carter
Waldorf Astoria
al Smith
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Carter
James Farley
Ford
Legion
Kansas
Mr. Ford
Charles Silver
New York
Terence Cooke
Johnson
Nixon
Humphrey
America
They Were A Tough Breed Death of Leonard Lyons recalls a tough breed of city columnists
The piece recalls Leonard Lyons and a generation of New York columnists including Mark Hellinger, Walter Winchell, Damon Runyon, O O McIntyre, Ed Sullivan, Hedda Hopper, Adela Rogers St Johns and Franklin P Adams. It contrasts their egos and grit with the author’s memories of covering big stories in San Francisco and Chicago.
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Leonard Lyons
Lyons
Lennie Sucher
Brooklyn
Mark Hellinger
Stork Club
Toots Shor’s
Dinty Moore
Bob Considine
Ed Sullivan
Louella Parsons
Walter Winchell
O. O. McIntyre
Damon Runyon
Dorothy Manners
Jimmy Cannon
Adela Flogers St. Johns
Hy Gardner
Arthur Brisbane
Sidney Skolsky
Jack Kofoed
Franklin P. Adams
Hedda Hopper
Don Marquis
Hollywood
Hellinger
Big House On the Hill
Jim Kilgallen
Adela Rogers St. Johns
St. Johns
Runyon
Kilgallen
G.P.O
San Francisco
Westbrook Pegler
Ford and Carter Clash Over Health Cost Policy
Washington analysis argues health care money matters more than method with both candidates tied to funding. It criticizes vaccination plans and calls for preventive care, nutrition reform, and reduced tobacco subsidies to improve public health and lower hospital demand.
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Washington
Ford
Carter
Peanut
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