Vice Presidential selection debated as Carter era unfolds
The piece argues vice president picks are rushed and insufficiently scrutinized. It discusses past figures like John Garner and current dynamics in 1976 with Carter as Democratic nominee and Republicans still choosing. Common Cause proposes a preconvention shortlist and disclosure process to improve the selection.
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John Garner
Franklin Roosevelt
Harvard University
Institute of Politics
Theodore White
Texas
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Carter- Brown
Carter-Church
Carter- Humphrey
Common Cause Organization
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Government Dam Safety Gaps Highlighted by Teton Incident
The piece argues that dam safety rules falter in practice with the Teton Dam disaster cited. It notes Congress enacted safety legislation in 1972 covering about 28 000 structures, but exemptions and unpaid inspections by non federal agencies raise questions. It criticizes funding as a common excuse.
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United States
Teton Dam
Idaho
Congress
Interior Department
Bureau of Reclamation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Army Corps of Engineers
Political ironies and praise in the 1976 primary season
The piece surveys Carter's rising momentum and a unified Democratic side, Ford and Reagan intraparty clashes, and notable nods to Udall Wallace and Ford. It lauds Reagan for pushing foreign policy into the spotlight and credits Ford for energetic campaigning across 41 days, framing a hopeful view of both parties.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
California
Jerry Brown
Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Georgia
Sen
John Tunney
Charles Colson
Chicago
Richard Daley
al Smith
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Happy Warrior
White House
Morris Udall
Udall
Wallace
Eddie Peuhens
Henry A. Kissinger
Republic
Harry S. Truman
New Hampshire
Reagan slip underscores Rhodesia peril and South Africa's nuclear path
The piece notes Ronald Reagan's Rhodesia remark and its political impact while arguing Rhodesia remains tied to Africa's broader white minority regimes. It describes Mozambique and Angola, South Africa's apartheid and potential shift, uranium riches, and a growing nuclear capability shaping regional power dynamics and Western interests.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Rhodesia
Ford
Reagan
U.S
Africa
Ian Smith
Angola
Mozambique
New York Times
American-African Affairs Association
South Africa
Sierra Club
General Electric
Koeberg
Capetown
France
Wester
Atomic “Club
Israel
Sadat
Egypt
Cape of Good Hope
Persian Gulf
Europe
America
Rand Corp Study on Alcoholism Sparks Controversy
The Rand study suggesting some cured alcoholics can achieve abstinence without total sobriety provokes strong opposition from researchers and clinicians. Critics fear even one drink could trigger relapse, challenging the long held rule of complete abstinence. Congressman Wilbur Mills, an outspoken alcoholic, warns the idea could be dangerous for others battling drinking problems.
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Rand Corp
Rand
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Glimpses of History June 16 1926 1936 1946 in News Star
A digest of yesterday from the News-Star recalls a 1926 report of Albert Page bringing in the season’s first cotton bloom from a 40 acre field planted March 16 and foreshadowing a bumper crop. It also notes 1936 veteran bonus postage totals and a 1946 Truman move to unify armed forces with Navy and War details.
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News-Star
Albert Page
Bosco
Page
Frank N. Riggs
Post Office
Truman
Congress
Air Forces
Navy
Secretaries of War
Army
New England's Nobleman vs Frost in Senate Diary
Washington observer recalls U.S. Senator George Aiken and poet Robert Frost, comparing their temperaments and legacies. The review highlights Aiken's sincerity and reflective thinking as seen in his Senate Diary covering 1972 to 1975, and notes Frost's vanity and public persona.
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Washington, D.C
U.S
George Aiken
Robert Frost
New England
Aiken
Vermont
Frost
Maine
Senate
Stephen Greene Press
Oet Laurent
Breadloaf
John Kennedy
Jfk
Laureat
Washington Press Corps
Putney Mountain
New Hampshire Hills
Connecticut River
Mount Monadnock
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Washington
Earth
Monroe iNews-Star Publisher Details and Directors
The Monroe iNews-Star is published every afternoon and Saturday Sunday by News-Star World Publishing Corp. at Worth 4th and Olive Streets in Monroe Louisiana. Officers include Chairman Robert Ewing Brown and Vice Presidents Mildred Hunt Ewing Edmund Graves Brown Jr Revert Ewingitt and Patricia Ewing Hendrick. Other directors include Kenneth C. Barrenger Temmin Hunter Brown Jeh an D. Ewing Jr Jean A. Hendrick Z Haller Jackson Jr David J. Garett Jr and Dex Ray Hill. Zip code 71701 lists the mailing address and telephone 322-516.
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News-Star World Publishing Corporation
Worth 4Th and
Olive Streets
Monroe
Robert Ewing Brown
Mildred Hunt Ewing
Edmund Graves Brown Jr
Revert Ewingitt
Patricia Ewing Hendrick
Esther Ewing Jensen
Kenneth C. Barrenger
Temmin Hunter Brown
Jehan D. Ewing Jr
Jean A. Hendrick
Z. Haller Jackson, Jr
David J. Garett, Jr
Dex Ray Hill
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