Small business fate hinges on policy and credit
The piece argues that the small businessman faces extinction amid recession and red tape. It calls for government action to improve survival chances, including cutting paperwork, reducing costs, and sensible regulations, noting bankruptcies rose to an eight year high. Milton Stewart of NSBA urges the government to get off their backs.
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Lockheed
Gulf Oil
Playboy
U.S
Mom and Pop Ventures
Congress
Internal ‘Revenue Service
Milton Stewart
National Small Business Association
Ford Chooses Callaway To Lead Ford Campaign
Gerald Ford taps Army Secretary Howard Callaway as campaign manager in a plan to curb Ronald Reagan’s momentum. The choice, praised by Georgia and Mississippi Republicans, leverages Callaway’s Southern appeal and a record of volunteerism with 22 percent black enrollment in the Army, while facing past racial controversy.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
Army
Howard H
Bo) Callaway
Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Laird
Callaway
White House
Mattingly
Georgia
Mississippi
Clarke Reed
Fordsmoke era and US leadership critique
Washington opinion piece questions bold military postures under President Ford as a path to toughness. It notes support from GOP hawks like Goldwater Tower and Thurmond, cites Mayaguez response, and contrasts West Point iconography with declining global power amid Solzhenitsyn’s critique of Western decadence.
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Washington
KFL
CBS Television
United States
West Point
Fort Benning
Gerald Ford
Mayaguez
le Monde
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Elmo Zumwalt
U.S
Solzhenitsyn
Fordsmoke
Ellsberg Pentagon Papers debate marks era shift and dissent
The piece argues Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers define a new political era marked by widespread leaks and official harassment of government processes. It contrasts past secrecy with a current climate where dissenters and investigative journalists openly challenge policy, raising questions about security and loyalty.
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U.S
Pentagon Papers
Chile
Hanoi
Moscow
Havana
World Revolutionary Movement
No Recession In Vegas
Las Vegas thrives amid the 1970s recession with Caesars Palace and other casinos hosting over a thousand guests daily. Nevada gambling profits hit $1 billion in 1974 with tourists spending $1.9 billion, a 7 percent rise from 1973 as visitors seek color and spectacle.
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Las Vegas
Republic
William S. Weinberger
Caesars Palace
Nevada
Stephen A. Wynn
Golden Nugget
Los Angeles
Seattle
America
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Reno
Wallace a presidential bid tests rival governors and liberal critics
The piece argues Governor George Wallace remains a credible candidate despite counter moves by Georgia’s Jimmy Carter and North Carolina’s Terry Sanford. Sanford is the only major challenger to attack Wallace, who retorts with blunt quips. It notes liberal Democrats’ failed attempt to brand Wallace as ignorant on foreign affairs and suggests the campaign will turn rough as issues like busing, taxes, and crime dominate the race.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Wallace
Democratic Party
Washington Post
Hitler
Tojo
Japan
Germany
Meeds notes Democrats lack veto proof Congress
Washington congressman Lloyd Meeds says his party risks a veto-proof failure as President Ford defeats key bills in a veto heavy start. He cites weak leadership and intra party discord while forecasting a bruising 1976 election year and possible retreat to map a path between confrontation and negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Meeds
Washington
Big Labor
Ford
Virginia
Rep. Meeds
Harry Truman
News-Star publishing staff and board roster, 1929-1976
A fragmentary roster lists John Ewing as publisher from 1929 to 1938 with Wilson Ewing as publisher 193? to 1932 and Robert Ewing Jr as chairman 1952 to 1976. It names William H. Johnson as publisher 1952 to 1972 and shows Mildred Hunting as president and director with Graves Brown Jr. as vice president and director. The text references other officers, a secretary, and multiple regional offices and affiliates including Brann representatives in New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles and other locations.
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John DB. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Robert Ewing Jr
Willliam H. Jonson
Sunda
News-Star— Worlds
He North 4Th E
Mildred Hunting
Mnd
Graves Brown Jr
Robert Ewing
Lac
Meee
Farend Genn
Saad
William
Hardin
Oioney Company
National Tie Brann
New K
Naa Eats
Chieago
Frisco
Los Angeles
Romere
Perty
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Richard Nixon
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Melvin R. Laird
Reader's Digest Magazine
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Ford Campaign Advisory Committee
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Strom Thurmond
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Pentagon
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Kim Philby
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