Ford Clinches Nomination On First Ballot At GOP Convention
The article argues Ford won the Republican nomination on the first ballot, crediting the convention's constructive process, Reagan's appeal to conservatives, and Ford's integrity. It notes a conservative national mood and the need to unite Republicans for a November victory, while mentioning McCarthy's 1968 influence and current independent bid in 11 states.
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Iowa
Chester Arthur
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
McCarthy
U.S. Citizens Demand A Two Party Option
The piece notes GOP losses across House Senate governorships and grim talk of the party’s demise. It recalls past third party movements like the Bull Moose and discusses calls for a liberal and conservative realignment, with Willkie and FDR cited as strategic figures.
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Senate
G.O.P
America
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Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
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Willkie
Dewgy
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Roosevelt and Willkie Plot New Party May Reshape Politics
The article recounts a secret 1944 meeting at the St Regis Hotel in New York between Franklin D Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie. Rosenman arranged talks about forming a bipartisan third party with liberals and internationalists facing conservatives and isolationists after the war. The meeting explored a postwar realignment and discussed key figures who could join the effort.
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Fdr
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Sam Rosenman
Rosenman
New York
Ghven
St. Regis
Sam
Weicker's idea not a solution to energy woes
The column chides Sen. Lowell Weicker for proposing a weekly stay home day with color stickers and penalties to curb foreign oil use. It argues such a plan would damage a large travel and tourism sector, and calls for alternative measures like desulfurization, nuclear safety reassurance, and ethanol fuel expansion to reduce dependence on OPEC without harming the economy.
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John Chamberlain
King Features Syndicate
Sen
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Weicker
OPEC
William Walton
Holiday Inns
Newport
R.I
Walton
America
Petr Beckmann
Edward Teller
Nebraska
Middendorf Sees Soviet YAK-36 Outpacing Harrier
Secretary of the Navy J. William Middendorf II says the Soviet YAK-36 Jumpjet surpasses the British Harrier used by the U S Marines. He notes the YAK-36 has a 50 percent greater radius and higher weapons capacity, with a 300 mile radius versus 200 for the Harrier, amid broader U S questions about naval power projection.
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J. Willam Middendorf II
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Kiev
Middendorf
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McDonnell Douglas Corp
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Britain
Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Ltd
Hawker Siddeley
McDonnell Douglas
Aegis defense push gains top congressional support
Secretary urges funding in FY 1977 budget for two new ship classes with Aegis missiles. DDG-47 destroyer and CSGN nuclear strike cruiser planned. Middendorf warns of Soviet subs and Gorshkov's Sea Power aims to isolate allies.
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National Security Council
U.S
Congress
Middendorf
Adm
Sergei Gorshkov
United States
Oklahoma voters seek guidance amid crowded Corporation Commission race
The piece notes Oklahoma voters face many candidates for the Corporation Commission and questions why the Election Board didn’t mark stars for those promising rate cuts. It suggests Ford and Carter lack campaign funds to blanket states and warns Oklahoma could be overlooked next fall.
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Election Board
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Oklahoma
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