Why Detroit can't cut those auto prices
A column argues cost pressures in the auto industry keep car prices high despite slumping demand. It blames rising material costs and union wage contracts, condemning deficit spending and political ignorance for layoffs and propping up prices during Christmas.
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Rocky road to Veepdom in Ford era
The piece notes Nelson Rockefeller becomes vice president under Ford after grilling during the confirmation process. It cites his wealth, the expected duties of the office, the new vice presidential residence, and contrasts incomes with King Faisal while predicting more goodwill trips and polite health checks from the president.
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Scali Warns U.N. Faces Push to Reassess U.S. Aid
Ambassador Scali criticizes one sided resolutions and calls for reform of U.N. peacekeeping and programs. He warns against shrinking U.S. funding but urges the General Assembly to realign with the charter and avoid marginalizing major powers.
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Palestine
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Critics argue over 25th Amendment use in VP succession
During Nelson Rockefeller's confirmation period critics and politicians voiced disappointment with the 25th Amendment, the constitutional mechanism for replacing a missing vice president, while Vice President Rockefeller underwent rites of passage.
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Bell suit tests AT&T monopoly and telecom competition
The Justice Department filed antitrust action against AT&T, arguing consumers should be able to buy and use phones as with lamps and stoves. The suit cites Western Electric dominance, claims room for competing equipment, and notes real cases like Montgomery Ward saving costs with non Bell System gear.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
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Philip A. Hart
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The 25th Amendment and presidential succession debate
The author weighs the 25th Amendment against alternative methods for presidential succession, arguing Congress could set rules without a new amendment. He compares impeachment history, the vice presidency, and political prosecutions while noting the 25th is authentic though archaic and urges careful research over divination.
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Middletown Journal subscription rates and details
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc in Middletown Ohio lists prices for home delivery by carrier and motor route, Sunday rates, and calendar month and four week period options. Mail rates are given for U.S. and international addresses with prepaid terms and the paper’s founding year 1857.
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