Moynihan’s three cushion shot won Carter the presidency
The piece argues Moynihan’s political moves shaped Carter’s win, crediting his narrow New York primary lead and Senate purge of James Buckley as pivotal. It imagines an alternative Carter victory path if Bella Abzug led the Democratic ticket, suggesting Abzug would have harmed Carter and favored Ford Buckley. It underscores Moynihan’s strong influence in 1970s politics.
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Clef Bella
Senate
James Buckley
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Moynihan
New York
Pat
Bella Abzug
Sen
Carter-Abzug
Ford- Buckley
Abzug
Death Valley
George McGovern
Maine
Ford
Gene McCarthy
New York City
Staten Island
Buckley
Nassau
Suffolk
Runoff idea to curb minority dominance in primaries
The author analyzes New York voting, noting Moynihan's suburban gains and Carter's statewide deficit, and argues for a southern style runoff to prevent minority domination in Northern primaries. A second round would ensure a majority winner when no candidate gains a majority.
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Solid South
Jim Mills Named Managing Editor on Friday
Jim Mills was announced as managing editor on Friday November 12, 1976. The appointment marks a leadership shift at the newspaper with Mills taking oversight of editorial operations and content strategy.
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Jim Mills
Health warnings and moral duties in public life
A columnist argues for health warnings beyond labeling and questions who should police morality. The piece cites Canadian officials backing alcohol warning labels and Oklahoma’s high traffic fatalities, proposing broad cautions from birth about lifestyle risks. It reflects on personal responsibility and the limits of “brother's keeper” ethics.
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Canada
Marc Lalonde
Oklahoma
The
Daily Oklahoman
Mark My Words Letter on Grammar and Readership
A columnist recalls receiving a heated letter from a Hayward reader over pronoun use in a column. The writer defends readability over strict grammar, arguing that gerunds and possessives matter less than being understood. A digression references an Italian American Marine named Angelo and a fascination with rifles.
Dennis and Angelo recall rifle parts and a missing aim
The narrator compares a friend Angelo’s knowledge of rifle parts with his own, noting Angelo’s skill at disassembly and reassembly. The piece contrasts mechanical precision with the narrator’s simpler firing success, mentioning an expert’s medal and Angela’s medical discharge, then wryly remarks on life’s unchanged quirks.
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Angelo
Angela
Privacy versus security in Reagan era debate
Ronald Reagan discusses congressional battles over FBI CIA and police surveillance. He argues that restricting intelligence work harms public safety, cites bombings and terrorist violence, and defends undercover infiltration as necessary to stop threats from leftist groups and extremist networks.
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United States
FBI
House Internal Security Committee
U.S
Uninsured Motorist Rule Change Urged by Readers
A reader agrees with Mrs Henderson on uninsured motorists and urges action to require insurance for drivers. Proposes petitioning state senator Buz Lukens to back a law tied to new tags or licenses and vows to deliver the petition personally. Also notes political signs clutter and proposes residents remove signs locally to keep communities orderly.
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Kenneth Henderson
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown, Ohio lists subscription options. Details include newsstand prices 15c weekdays and 25c Sunday, home delivery 72c weekday, 23c Sunday, motor route 13 2c daily and 24c Sunday, and yearly mail rates 38 in USA 46 outside. All motor route and mail descriptions are payable in advance.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Insurance Bet Weighs On Our Wives And Cars
A humorous column about insurance costs rising with age and teen drivers. The narrator jokes that the real win is for the widow if the bet pays off, notes rising premiums on life auto and property policies, and recalls past claims from stolen bikes and a careless car on a freeway.
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Allende
INA
Secret Police
Liberal Congress
Clarence Kelley
Miami
New World Liberation Front
San Francisco
the Journal
John Sinor
Copley News Service
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