Reagan Gains in Delegates While Hanky Panky Debate Rages
Ronald Reagan edges Ford in several primaries amid talk of last minute rule changes. The piece traces delegate projections, states won and losses, and the possible impact of a California proportional representation bill. It also notes political mail and letters to the editor about local softball fields and volunteer efforts.
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John Chamberlain
Ronald Reagan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Washington
Human Events
Michigan
Maryland
Reagan
Ford
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Idaho
Oregon
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Arkansas
California
Ohio
New Jersey
New York
Robert S. Stevens
Los Angeles
Brown
Lyn Nofziger
Sen. Stevens
Jerry Ford
Stevens
Senate
Nofziger
Dennis Carpenter
North Carolina
Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
Northeast
Michael Sadowski
Sadowski
Bob Jackson
J. B. Enst
Les Unruh
Gene Titus
Dwaine Kelsch
Arnie Curtis
Jerry Krehbiel
Rich Whitfield
Ralph Malin
Dennis Schmidt
America
Mike Sadowski
Newton Park
Angel Monarez
Park Department
Feld
Mike
The government is fantasy by Ray Cromley
The piece reviews Herbert Kaufman’s Brookings study arguing federal reform is unlikely. Agency officials and Congressmen form mutual favors, shielding entrenched power, with safe seats and seniority preserving posts. Expansion of agencies seems inevitable over 50 years.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
NEA
Herbert Kaufman
Brookings Institution
Kaufman
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Congressional Committee
Congress
Congressional Committees
Carter
Carter’s Plains Visit Highlights Civil Rights Remnants
Washington based profile recalls Jimmy Carter teaching Sunday school at the white Baptist church in Plains Georgia amid old town racial tensions. It contrasts his stance against segregation with local resistance and notes Koinonia’s boycott era. The piece also covers Hays Kissinger chatter and Redford’s veto of a Nixon ending in All the President's Men.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Baptist
Plains
South
Jimmy Carter
Hal Bernton
Carter
Lillian Carter
Jimmy
Secret Service
Carters
Gloria Spann
Buttrott
Coleman Young
Marrie
Udall
Bernton
Georgia
Koinonia
Hays
Wayne Hays
Henry Kissinger
Honey Ford
Robert Redrod
White House
Gerald Ford
Redford
Ford
Kennedy Center
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Population to Double in 30 Years Warns UN Leader
United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim warned at Habitat 76 that the world population will double in 30 years and that at least one third of urban dwellers in developing countries live in slums. He cited rising poverty, unemployment, housing shortages, sanitation gaps, and pollution as pressures on municipalities.
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Vancouver
Canada
Nited Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
Habitat
U.N. World Conference On Human Settlements
Harvey County Pacemaker awards highlight local Pride progress
Hesston and Newton are praised for earning blue ribbons in Kansas PRIDE awards with Hesston securing a fourth Pacemaker award. The piece notes Harvey County towns have claimed two of the first four prizes, signaling a progressive spirit helping the area endure recession and pursue ongoing growth and prosperity.
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Kansas
Harvey
Newton
Harvey County
Harvey Countions
Home costs skyrocket in 1976 housing market
The AP report notes a $100,000 average new single family home when including financing costs, up from $43,661 in 1966. Down payments, interest, and long loan terms push monthly obligations higher while builders cut features and many buyers refit older homes. The piece argues income growth trails housing prices and public debate neglects the issue.
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New York
Professional Builder Magazine
Rinfret-Boston Associates
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Associated Press Inland Daily
North Newton
Goessel
Halstead
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Anderson Axtel Christian Hospital
Bethe
Deaconess Hospital
South Kansas Carter Pharmacy
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Gibson's
Meridian Grampy's
First & Spencer Road
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Hesston Record
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Peabody
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