Deception at Kansas City Keynote Night by Helms Rivalry
Jesse Helms was absent from the Republican convention center stage yet drove the campaign drama through offstage pressure, reshaping the pre convention fight. The keynote night showcased fiery rhetoric from Baker and others while Helms quietly steered issue focus and wounded morale amid defections and Watergate repercussions.
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Kansas’ City
Sen
Bob Dole
Kansas
Mary Louise Smith
Republican National Committee
James B Edwards
South Carolina
Barry Goldwater
Alf Landon
Nelson Rockefeller
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Reagan
Howard Baker
Helms
Jim Buckley
New York
Buckley
Disney's EPCOT dream rises at Lake Buena Vista
The article outlines Walt Disney's plan for EPCOT, a future city at Lake Buena Vista, Florida on 100 acres. It describes World Showcase, International Village, rotating residents, and a Future World Theme Center with global science, technology, and cultural exchanges, aiming for a late 1979 opening.
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Lake Buena Vista
Fla
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
Walt
Florida
Disney
EPCOT
Community of Tomorrow
America
Charles Ridgway
Disney Organization
World Theme Center
WDW
Debate over FBI reform and politicization by Mondale
The piece argues for a depoliticized FBI under Clarence Kelley, merging Hoover era discipline with modern oversight. It cautions against partisan framing while noting past abuses and the need for lawful, court-supervised investigative methods amid internal reforms. It also references a 1776 Staten Island landing by Gen. Howe.
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Walter Mondale
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau
Hoover
Clarence N. Kelley
Justice Department
Kelly
Senate and House clash over five year LEAA funding
The Senate backs five year funding for LEAA while the House Judiciary Committee favors a 15 month extension for stricter oversight. The dispute centers on accountability and program effectiveness with calls for improved courts handling and teen crime focus. A 15 month review would test whether LEAA meets its crime control goals.
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Senate
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
House
Judiciary Committee
LEAA
Priorities and divorce shape a man's business fate
In a frank exchange a man explains that his marriage ended because it hindered his drive to be his own boss. He notes his business has thrived, tripling income in a year, and he pays substantial child support while prioritizing independence over family life. His ex acknowledges the breakup, while he insists a new solo path suits him.
Middletown Journal ad and quoted dramatic monologue fragments
Front material lists Middletown Journal subscriptions and prices dating back decades. The remainder presents a string of quoted dialogue about money, apartment life, loneliness, marriage, and a man describing his business, with no clear news event or coherent narrative.
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Tennessee
Baker
North Carolina
Jerry Ford
Texas
California
Washington
Human Events
John Sears
Martin Anderson
Helms PLC
Phyllis Battelle
Arabia
Germany
Paris
France
Walt Disney World
Dennis the Menace
Pte
Mondale
Sir William Howe
Staten Island
Brooklyn Heights
Sunshine
I Timothy
Neb
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