Gerald Ford Right About Limits on Government Spending
The piece argues President Ford warned against the income redistribution complex expanding federal programs. It notes 138 billion dollars in social programs this year, 44 percent of the budget, up from 22 billion fifteen years earlier. Critics fault his pace, yet the article agrees Ford is correct about restraint.
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Congress
State of the Union
The
Wall Street Journal
Cies
National Health Insurance
Democratic Congress
Health Insurance Institute
Uncle Sam
Eisenhower
Thank You Mothers March Volunteers Praised in Letters
Readers express gratitude to Mothers March captains marchers and contributors for supporting birth defect research. Letters from Frederick County praise volunteers and local media for publicizing the effort and aiding recruitment. they thank regional papers and radio stations for coverage.
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Sur
America
Beverly Sills
Frederick News-Post
Brunswick Citizen
Catoctin Enterprise
Emmitsburg Chronicle
Frederick County Sentinel
the Valley Register
WFMD
WFRE
WMHI
WTHU
Frederick County
The Washington merry go round and the vice presidency
The piece argues that the vice presidency has often been a precarious perch for political figures. It notes many accidental paths to the presidency, cites Eagleton and McGovern, and contends the office lacks autonomy, leaving VPs to act as propagandists or hatchet men while facing ostracism and early discard at conventions.
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White House
Charles Curtis
John Bricker
William Miller
Spiro
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
George McGovern
Proposals to reform the vice presidency debate
An opinion piece argues the current vice presidential selection is secretive and risky and outlines three reform ideas. Options include nominating a VP alongside the presidential candidate, naming the runner up as VP, or a post election presidential choice with congressional confirmation. Each has tradeoffs and the piece urges dialogue before 1976.
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Congress
George McGovern
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Harness and
Phonograhhers
McGovern
Eagleton
Sen. Eagleton
Quesbons
John J. Hooker Jr
Tennessee
Liberty and tyranny in the American struggle for justice
A reflection on liberty as a contested idea during wartime governance. Lincoln contrasts true liberty with its misuses, warns rulers against betraying public trust, and grounds freedom in the Declaration of Independence. He asserts perseverance, virtue, and the hope of equal opportunity as guiding principles. He says he would rather be assassinated than surrender his post.
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Frederick
James M Abbott
Potomac Edison
Maryland Public Service Commission
Lake Singanore
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
FF Stevens
C&p
Lake Linganore
Stevens
Lake Singapore
Singapore Corporation
Veterans of Confederacy war honored in local notices
A collage of era notices recalls veteran Aarts Adbert Maynard and the Civil War battles, Gov Pinchot’s stance, and local affairs. The Frederick County Health Council discusses two new health center ideas while obstetriccare costs trigger welfare debate. A reader letter challenges Tivoli film programming and energy rate hikes anger a longtime resident.
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Pebklary
Aarts
Adbert Maynard Aad
Cvotromadurs
Geyshure
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Lwight D
Hisenhower
Gerald Ford
Ford
Indochina
United States
Arvin Renn
March OF Dimes
Montgomery County
J.W. Brosius
Fot
Eaglehead
Potomac Edison Company
International Telephone & Telegraph
C&p Telephone Company
Eustalco
Hagerstown
Gemlemen
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Jack Anderson
Wahles
Whitten
Washington
Rhode
the Eternal Lincoln
Gov Pinchot
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Charlee Radcliff
Hone
Waynesboro
William E Snyder
Tivoli
RJ. Reilly Maryhill
Rt . Frederick
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