Ford's veto politics undercuts reform efforts
The piece analyzes President Ford's use of vetoes to stall Democratic economic and housing initiatives. It contrasts his House past with his current role, noting Republican resistance, Democratic pushback led by Rep. O'Neill, and the broader impact on jobs, housing, and voters. It warns of election-year consequences and partisan maneuvering.
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Washington
Ford
South Lawn
House
Ronald Reagan
Republic
Thomas O'Neill
Massachusettes
Gerry Ford
Eisenhower
Nixon
O'Neill
Our founding mothers on women's roles in the Revolution
An opinion piece recalls Abigail Adams warning John Adams to remember the ladies and notes women who helped wartime society. It highlights Mary Goddard, Anna Green, Eliza Pinckney, and others as makers of law, publishing, agriculture, and crafts, contrasting past constraints with modern ambition. The essay jokes about fashion, hair, and flirtation while urging reflection on women's progress.
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Abigail Adams
John
Mary K. Goddard
Baltimore
Thomas Paine
Anna Katherine Green
Jonas
Colony of
Maryland
Eliza Pinckney
South Carolina
Benjamin Franklin
Beatrice Foods climbs into top five food giants list
Beatrice Foods, Chicago based, is the fastest climber among five firms with annual sales over $3 billion, now ranking 36th after rising from 70th. Beatrice operates 500 U S plants and 140 abroad, markets 8000 products under 200 brands, and often acquires firms while letting them run under their own names. It holds diverse holdings from La Choy to Meadow Gold and even Morgan yachts, with 75 percent of its business in foods and broader holdings including Airstream and Samsonite-like brands.
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Krafteo
Beatrice Foods
General Foods
Borden
Ralston Purina
Beatrice
United States
Chicago
Kraft
Maxwell House
Yuban
Sanka
Maxim
Sacramento
la Choy Chinese Foods
County Line
Fisher's
Foods
Beatrice Net
Airstream Motor Homes
Stiffel
Hekman Furniture
Samonsite
Morgan Yachts
Charmylow
Hart
Bonanza
Improved DAVIS vertical feed shuttle Sewing Machine on sale
A historical note recalls the 1854 Improved DAVIS vertical feed shuttle Sewing Machine offered by F. M. Harrison in Muscatine. Other items mention union services postponement, a shoe sale at Leysen's Shoe Store with staffing issues, John C. Stevens as Muscatine Republican chair, and Eldon Benedict attending a Colorado theatre program.
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DAVIS
F. M. Harrison
Muscatine
Atty
John C. Stevens
Muscatine County
Republican Central Committee
Court House
Eldon Benedict
W. St. St
Little Theatre of the Rockies
Colorado State College
On This Date Highlights June 30 1975
June 30 marks notable past events from 1946 Bikini Atoll atomic test to 1936 Haile Selassie appeal and 1950 Truman Korea aid. Also recalls Vietnam Da Nang attack and Port Chester fire tragedy as remembered anniversaries and birthdays.
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Associated Press
U.S
Bikini
Marshall Islands
New Jersey
Staten Island
New York
Indian Territory
Emile Blondin
Niagara Falls
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Emperor Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Geneva
Harry Truman
Japan
South Korea
da Nang
South Vietnam
Pittsburgh
Port Chester
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
George Bernard Shaw
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Abagail
George Washington
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Marie Antoinette
Austria
Louis XVI
France
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Brickman
Henry
Brickma
Eckrich Meats
Switzer
Clark
Holloway
Aunt Nellie
Gebhardt’s
Richardson Mints
Bunny Bros
Sap’s
Murray’s
Shedd’s
Rainbo
Rosarita
Lowrey’s
Ma Brown
Temple
Dr. Thesteson
Muscatine Journal
P.O
Elgin
Til
Milton
Moskowitz
Court Square
Epworth League
Leysen
Journal
LEE
William J, Fanny
Publeter
Max Crristy
Centretler
Gil Dietz
Edicor
Harold Blake
Maneging Otter
Jon Schweitzer
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