Carter and the missile gap in the 1960s and today
The piece argues the JFK missile gap was exposed as phony after testing hardware, notes Carter’s 1976 budget aims and SALT II talks, and cites defense experts and media responses. It highlights Soviet naval and air superiority, submarine counts, and a perceived media reluctance to address the reverse gap.
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Bellow Critiques Intellectual Bossism in Nobel Address
Nobel laureate Saul Bellow challenges the literary establishment's intellectual bossism as he reflects on the state of literature. He laments the drift toward narrowism and calls for writers to confront moral issues and genuine human experience rather than chase radical sensationalism.
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Franklin council backs state law on chair selection
Franklin City Council faces a legal question after Solicitor Stanley Kolb advised that the chairman must be chosen at the first meeting after biennial elections to serve two years. Kolb’s opinion sets Jan 1 as the correct gathering for the new council, affecting decades of local practice. Dan Moore was unanimously reelected chairman for 1977, a reappointment not required by law. E.V.K. SMART STUFF recalls family games including Othello and tic tac toe, as a holiday tradition highlights. A note credits Art Toalston for the Christmas eve editorial on the forgotten fourth verse of Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
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Stanley Kolb
Ohio
Franklin
Kolb
Bernard Eichholz
Dan Moore
E.V.K
Middletown
Art Toalston
Art
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John Roche on habit and the one-suit-a-week mystery
A personal essay recounts John Roche’s fashion quirks while detailing his career as a presidential adviser. He notes a wardrobe pattern: multiple suits, short sleeves, and avoidance of neckties, with anecdotes about LBJ, Harold Wilson, and Willy Brandt.
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The No 2 job in American power The vice presidency's uncertain influence
President elect Carter's narrow win spurs debate on the vice presidency. Analysts note Mondale's role may have helped, while historians recall Adams and later VPs who assumed the presidency. The ABA and scholars discuss improving the office's function and significance.
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Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
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Mondale
Bob Dole
Kansas
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Panel weighs future of the vice presidency at Fordham Law
A distinguished panel at Fordham University Law School debated duties and the fate of the vice presidency. The discussions covered whether the office should exist, selection reforms, and constitutional changes, with mixed views from Arthur Schlesinger Jr and George Reedy. Joel Goldstein questioned major structural reforms.
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Law School
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
New York City University
George Reedy
White House
Marquette University Journalism Department
Joel Goldstein
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