Dissent on Private Clubs Taints Bell and Vance Nominees
A columnist defends Bell and Vance against charges of exclusive private clubs. It argues clubs are legal and constitutional, notes Bell resigned from his Atlanta clubs under pressure, and warns that attacks on private associations threaten privacy and individual rights amid 1984-era politics.
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Griffin Bell
Cyrus Vance
Carter
Bell
Atlanta
Vance
Washington
Carter Faces Right to Work Pressures After Arkansas Victory
The Carter campaign faces conflicting pressures over Section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act as states carve out right to work laws. Meany and AFL CO urge repeal while Southern voters back Carter and their right to work. If Congress acts Carter may veto. if not he risks labor or Southern support.
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Jimmy Carter
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Carter
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
South Dakota
Wyoming
Arkansas
Jack
North Carolina
Congress
Cross in plastic window sparks Southern miracle talk
A South Carolina mobile home window displays a white cross with halo, drawing 10 000 visitors to view what they call a miracle near Columbia. The National Observer notes similar claims in other regions, including sightings in a stop sign, amid Carter era fervor.
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Jimmy Carter
South
South Carolina
National Observer
Columbia
D.C
Dennis the Menace and God in Mighty Ways
The speaker rejects casual miracles such as stop sign portraits and plastic crosses. He contrasts biblical wonders like the Red Sea parting and the dead raised with modern, mundane signs of faith. He notes surprise at people seeking God in strangers' bathtubs rather than genuine acts of power.
Silent Congressional Pay Raise Moves Quietly Forward
The piece critiques a stealth automatic pay raise for Congress and the political dynamics behind it. It notes past votes to bypass the 1976 rise, criticism from Wallace Johnson of Berkeley, and testimony by Johnson before the Peterson commission. It cites projections about Ford’s decision and the 30 day rule, warning voters to remember positions by 1978.
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Carl Sandburg
Congress
Johnson
Commission
Ford
U.S
Gerald Ford
House
Middletown News Journal Publication Details
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal, Inc. Broad at First Ave Middletown Ohio 45042. Subscription rates: newsstand 15c daily 25c Sunday. Home delivery 72c Mon–Sat and 23c Sunday, or 95c per week. Motor route 13/2c daily and 24c Sunday, $4.20 four weeks. By mail in U.S. $38 year, $46 outside. All subscriptions payable in advance. Founded 1857.
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News Journal, Inc
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U.S.A
Letter writers battle over facts and faith in public debate
Readers critique a Presbyterian minister's stance on coffee prices and petroleum use in aid of the needy. Other letters thank Bertha Boxwell for hospital gifts and defend a neighbor's view on bottle theft. The Children’s Home thanks The Journal for 1976 Christmas coverage and support.
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Dayton
Middletown
Longview Hospital
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Annie
Potter County
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