Ford's regulatory battles test his leadership and tactics
Ford faces a broad, volatile fight against noose-like rules across trucking, airlines, railroads, broadcasting, oil and gas pricing, and environmental and safety enforcement. The plan pits major allies like Nader and Kennedy against Teamsters and big industry, with billions in costs and a muddied truth expected as voters and Congress weigh the upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Ralph Nader
Teamsters
White House
Mr. Ford
Nader
Raiders
Kennedy
Editorialists See Prep Schools Thrive in New England
A Higher Education News Service survey of over 200 prep schools from Connecticut to Maine finds rising enrollment this fall with some increases up to 30 percent. Boarding schools rebound despite high costs of 3600 to 5000 dollars annual, while Holderness School cites public school politicization as a push factor. The piece observes private prep schools attracting families amid debates over public education quality and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Connecticut
Maine
Higher Education News Service
Donald Hagerman
Holderness School
New Hampshire
Elusive stamp of success
The U S Post Service notes it receives thousands of commemorative stamp ideas annually. The Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee filters these to about 15 or 16 proposals for the postmaster general. They rejected plans for a Palm Springs pool milestone stamp and other quirky notions including pretzel industry, the FBI Ten Most Wanted, and a devil stamp for Hell Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Post Service
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
Palm Springs
Calif
FBI
Hell
Michigan
Skeptical Consumers Question 1976 Growth Outlook
AP analysis notes consumer skepticism about GDP rising 5 to 7 percent in 1976. Surveys from First National City Bank and University of Michigan show a wary mood, with most Americans predicting years to improvement and cautious spending. Retail sales rose 14 percent from last year due to inflation, yet underlying recovery remains fragile. Christmas may not fully lift sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
New York
University OF Michigan Survey Research Center
Fabian Linden
Conference Board
Sonean
Solaris
Sindlinger & Co
Know your Lawmakers REPRESENTATIVES Know your Lawmakers
A compiled list of Texas and national lawmakers with district and office addresses. Senators John Tower and Lloyd Bentsen Jr. in Washington and state officials in Austin receive contact details. Notable names include Richard C. White, Bob Kruger, Pete Snelson, Dick Slack, and M. C. Brockette with Texas Education Agency contact at 201 E. 11th St. Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tower
Senate
Washington
Austin
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Texas
Dick Slack
Pecos
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.C. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
11Th St
Ben R. Howell
el Paso
Letters to the Editor on Lyn Webb article and phone service
A reader criticizes Sandra Browning for reworking Lynn Webb's article about the local phone service. She cites four years of bad service, repeated outages, misbilled calls, and outdated equipment, urging accountability and noting strong local sentiment. The letter also mentions civic concerns about land disturbance near Tra Park and a brief planetary note on Mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Browning
Lynn Webb
Ton
Mr. Webb
P.S
Wheeler Wilson
Pecos Eagle
Anne Cross Pecos
Barbs and Bits Reflect Vintage Tastes and Pipe Wit
A fragment hints at social norms about wine at twenty and expenses under six bits at forty. It notes pipe smokers as typically standout personalities, implying sharp social commentary on age and demeanor.
Hoover's Secret War Against King Ends in Public Reckoning
This untitled exposé-like narrative reveals how J. Edgar Hoover sought to frame Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination as a result of cuckoldry and betrayal. It traces Hoover's attempts to manipulate public opinion, the author’s 1970-71 investigations, and the eventual reshaping of Hoover's image under pressure from media and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Martin Luther King, Jr
J. Edgar Hoover
King
Memphis
Hoover
James Earl Ray
Los Angeles
Ray
Dr. King
New York City
Hale Boggs
D-La
House
Congress
Skelton
America
Hotel del Charro
del Mar
Calif
Clint Murchison, Jr
Life
Time
Newsweek
Daily Press
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Pecos Enterprise
First National City Bank
Tra Park
Swift
By Phil Pastoret
Jack Anderson
Merry
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