Editorial: Ford should speak on busing view with restraint
The piece argues President Ford should openly express his views on court-ordered school desegregation while insisting orders be obeyed. Candor helps, but he should avoid implying he endorses or condemns the court's ruling. It notes South Boston parents may read comments as encouragement or restraint, and urges focus on through-court or constitutional remedies rather than violence.
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Boston
Kevin White
Ford
Roxbury
South Boston
U.S
Mark Harris argues against newspapers as a public duty
The author defends Harris's critique of daily news as a product of business. He notes Harris is a writer and journalist who criticized readers for chasing Watergate details. The piece ends by pointing hypocrisy since Harris publishes his view in the New York Times.
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Harris
High Court
New York Times
New York
California
Caramanlis maps the way back to democracy
On August 31 1974 Creek Premier Constantine Caramanlis urged Greeks to show maturity in restoring democracy after seven years of dictatorship. The piece outlines Greece's turbulent path from Metaxas to civil war, Caramanlis return from exile, release of political prisoners, restoration of parties including the Communists, a NATO reorientation, and efforts toward the European Common Market ahead of elections and a king’s plebiscite.
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Constantine Caramanlis
Pee
John Metaxas
Caramantis
Makarias
Cyprus
Turkey
Paris
Greece
NATO
Wester Europe
Constantine
Britain
Caramanlis
New Democratic Party
Ford campaign tour highlights GOP tensions in 1974 timeline
President Ford travels through Vermont, Pennsylvania and Michigan with more rallies planned in Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Indiana North and South Carolina and Kentucky. Analysts say heavy campaigning risks amplifying partisan rancor while failing to shift congressional control.
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Washington
Ford
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Indiana
North
South Carolina
Kentucky
Edison seeks CPUC rate hike amid earnings rise
In a September letter to the editor a reader questions Edison’s request to raise revenues by seven million dollars annually. The piece notes Edison’s earnings improved this year and discusses weather, hydro power, and fuel costs affecting rates. The letter also includes a response from Joseph San Paolo of Local 692 Long Beach defending labor union members and criticizing public misperception.
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Edison
California Public Utilities Commission
CPUC
Pacific Northwest
Teamsters
Police Department
Joseph San Paolo
Long Beach
Police Week Off Editorial Slams Long Beach Dissidents
In a harsh editorial tone, Carl F. Jackson urges giving the Long Beach Police Department a nine week paid leave rather than meeting union demands. He criticizes officers for perceived underpayment while praising the city council for rejecting increases and maintaining pensions.
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Long Beach
Carl F. Jackson
Let him pick grapes for Nixon pension rights debate
Congress members push to strip former President Nixon of pension rights and to declare his presidential papers public property, while others seek back taxes penalties or a charity workaround. A few suggest he work on Central California grape vineyards due to illness, with a supervisor’s approval to ease labor.
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Ford
Nixon
Congress
Washington
California
William King Seal Roach
Stop abortion message and call to end murder
The text presents a moral stance against abortion, asserting religious judgment and stating that in 1974 about 1.6 million American babies died from abortion. It frames abortion as murder and urges action to stop what it calls the killing of innocent babies.
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