Reform and Court Ruling on Election Spending
The piece criticizes Supreme Court decisions allowing presidential spending without public funding and striking down caps on congressional campaigns. It argues reform is needed to curb influence of wealth, close loopholes, restore public confidence, and halt money buying elections. The author questions Congress's willingness to act amid ongoing scandals.
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Nelson Rockefeller
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Arkansas
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Supreme Court
Bicentennial Use of Propaganda Train for Foreign Outreach
The United States could use a redesigned Freedom Train tour to tell the American story abroad. Proposals include replacing items with copies, reducing content, and running three or four trains with slower displays to improve absorption, funded by the federal government.
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United States
Letters praise and critique Ford speech in White House mail
A sample of letters shows nearly two thirds praising Ford's State of the Union talk. Critics targeted Social Security plans while ionizing voices from Michigan to Belgium condemned or praised the president. The note ends with a returned U.S. seal shirt and a polite refusal.
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White House
Vietnam
China
Gerald Ford
State of the Union
Ford
Michigan
Congress
Reagan
Hubert H. Humphrey
Missouri
California
U.S
Tests spark dispute over emission law origins in Arizona
A reader traces the origin of an emission testing bill through the House Transportation Committee led by Rep. Ruth Peck, with Health Department ties suggested. Peck denies responsibility while critics warn the plan would worsen welfare costs and harm the economy, proposing eight cylinder bans as a practical fix.
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House Transportation Committee
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Ruth Peck
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Department of Health
Big Domo
Airport noise complaint urged action after five years
LES HENDERSHOT of Phoenix laments persistent noise from the city airport. He notes four city managers and multiple surveys, with $10 000 to $39 000 per study, yet no resolution. He accuses officials of evading the issue and urges editorial help to slow the deteriorating noise problem.
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Les Hendershot
Phoenix
Deadlock delays new CIA covert action controls
House Intelligence Committee foes block public release of a staff draft on tighter oversight for CIA covert operations. The proposal would curb assassinations, require written approval details within 48 hours, and create a National Security Council subcommittee to oversee operations, countering past leaks as Pike clashes with the White House.
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Otis Pike
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