Consumer advocate Nader nears nadir in public view
Washington features a portrait of Ralph Nader as his influence wanes in the marketplace and media. The piece notes critics and lawsuits, his push for safety laws, and shifting public support as he moves from champion to controversial figure. It highlights his high earnings, libel suit, and calls for more government oversight.
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Washington
NEA
Ralph Nader
Big N
Wayne Hays
William Simon
Hubert Humphrey
Nader
Ralph
Allegheny Airlines
Massachusetts
de Toledano
Detroit
John Kenneth Galbraigh
The crusade against big oil editorial
Guest editorial argues a bill to break up big oil is unlikely to pass senate this year. It critiques vertical integration and notes antitrust litigation, but contends real issue is energy policy and rising gasoline production. Amerada Hess highlighted as growing challenger to Exxon and Texaco.
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Senate
Exxon
Texaco
Ashland
Amerada Hess
United States
Washington Post
Carter adviser sees extended growth into next year
AP analysis notes Wharton forecast led by Lawrence Klein predicts a strong economy through the 1977 first year of any president. Inflation may rise while unemployment falls to 6.1 percent by year end 1977, with a jobless rate under 5 percent possible. Fed policy could alter outcomes.
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John Cunniff
New York
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Wharton School
Lawrence Klein
Carter
United States
Wharton Team
Wharton
Klein
University of Pennsylvania
Federal Reserve Board
On This Day in History July 14 Highlights and Birthdays
July 14 marks events from 1789 Bastille storming to begin French Revolution to 1969 Nixon anti drug push. Notable birthdays include President Ford at 63 and writer Irving Stone at 73. Bicentennial note recalls Continental Congress mobilizing musket cartridges for New York defense.
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Associated Press
Paris
Bastille
France
Lyons
Portugal
Spain
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
Iraq
Faisal II
Baghdad
Chicago
Richard Nixon
Black West Side
Jordan
Palestine
Henry Kissinger
United Nations
General Assembly
U.N
Ford
Irving Stone
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania Committee of Safety
Carter echoes Rickover in navy style campaign plan
The piece portrays Jimmy Carter as shaped by Adm. Hyman Rickover with a spine for efficiency and disdain for waste. It notes Carter sought Rickover for inspiration and hints he would press for reform within Washington if elected, balancing crusading zeal with system limits. It also discusses George Wallace’s fading bid and possible future plans, including a potential judgeship or Senate run.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
New York
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Adm
Hyman Rickover
Washington
Rickover
Carer
Pentagon
Georgia
Chicago
Anapolis
Naval Academy
Wallace
George Wallace
Alabama
Charles Snider
John Sparkman
D.-Ala
Jim Grady
Grady
Senate
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Fed
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association
Hhadline Tan
Merry
John Tower
D.C
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
Richard C. White
Rayburn
Elpaso
Odessa
Bob Krueger
del Rio
New Braunfels
San Angelo
San Antonio
Austin
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Texas
Dick Slack
Pecos
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.L. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
E. 11Th St
Woodrow W. Bean
el Paso
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