Trivial issues and the real ones in Ford Carter race
A Chicago column critiques the Ford Carter presidential contest focusing on media questions about a golf tab and campaign funds. It questions how false accusations shape voters and calls for focus on policy changes rather than sex or golf fee gossip. The author weighs Carter versus Ford, urging clarity and restraint.
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Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Mr. Ford
Carter
Ford
Labor unions consider recruiting military personnel
The American Federation of Government Employees seeks to recruit armed forces members after expanding eligibility at its Las Vegas convention. Critics warn unions may threaten military discipline and national security, urging scrutiny of potential military unionization. The piece also recalls historical funding to armies and a biblical verse.
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American Federation of Government
U.S
American Federation of Government Employes
Afl-Cio
Las Vegas
Washington
Carter's energy plan would create new cabinet post
Carter proposes abolition of four federal energy agencies and creation of a single cabinet level department of energy. History shows consolidation bred bigger bureaus and higher costs, with little deregulation and potential for more government control and inflation.
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Carter
Federal Energy Agency Administration
Federal Power Commission
Energy Research and Development Administration
Energy Resources Council
Congress
Energy
Eisenhower
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Defense Department
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Johnson
Georgia
Department of Human Resources
DHR
Department of Economics
University of California At
Los Angeles
Hendrik S. Houthakker
Harvard
Houthakker
Therae
Jimmy Carter
Justice and the Death Penalty in Conservative Thought
Jeffrey Hart argues that many conservatives support capital punishment reluctantly and cerebrally rather than emotionally. He cites Camus, Orwell, and Capote on execution to illustrate the grim realities behind gibbets and other methods.
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Camus
Orwell and Capote
Capital Punishment Debate and Court Decisions Recalled
A historical pamphlet reviews how Supreme Court rulings since 1972 shaped death penalty statutes in Texas Florida and Georgia. It notes the evolving consensus on cruelty and justice, discusses deterrence limits, and argues the core appeal of justice over speculative outcomes.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Florida
Georgia
Titus Oates
Oates
Royal Place
London
Royal Exchange
Compassion urged as owner pleads for lost puppy
William L of Central Avenue asks for help to recover his puppy Saki missing since October. He recounts ads, radio notices, and calls to humane groups and asks for compassion or a good home if recovered.
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Dillman’s
Central Avenue
Journal
WPFB
Humane Association
P&e
Saki
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