Republican Forum Criticizes Mesa Computer Voting System
Rep Donna Carlson says the county's computer voting system should be improved or discarded at the Phoenix Republican Forum. The county adopted punch card voting to save money and speed results, but critics warned of risks while officials promise faster, accurate processing each year despite recurring glitches and prior assurances.
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Donna Carlson
Mesa
Phoenix Republican Forum
County Board of Supervisors
Precinct level vote counting proposed to fix election risks
The text discusses doubts about altering results and warns of dangers in transporting punch cards to central counts. Carlson suggests precinct level counting to speed totals and reduce errors. Reverting to old machines is costly, and a bipartisan study is urged to safeguard the system.
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Carlson
Ford Foe to Ford Era Acknowledges Restored Dignity
The article speaks of Gerald Ford as a caretaker president who faced immense pressures yet acted with integrity and decency. It notes his early perception as a bumbling figure, but credits him with restoring respect for the office and earning grudging respect from opponents for his hard work and resilience.
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United States
Gerald Ford
Spiro Agnew
Richard Nixon
Ford
Man the improver by Arthur Hoppe
A humorous sketch on American self improvement. Fred Frisbee cycles through self help fads from yoga to transcendental glossing, fearing both success and failure while the narrator laments Americans’ pursuit of changing their lives, with Baretta nostalgia and bowling as counterpoints.
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Arthur Hoppe
Fred Frisbee
Fred
Baretta
Carter's Sorensen CIA pick puzzles Carter aides and critics
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that President-elect Carter cut off a defense of Theodore Sorensen from a key aide, underscoring the personal nature of the nomination. Sorensen's CIA appointment alarmed staff who question his qualifications and fear morale damage at the agency.
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Washington
Greg Schneiders
Carter
Theodore C. Sorensen
CIA
Griffin Bell
Sorensen
Bell
Justice Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Paquiddick
Walter Mondale
Senate
Ted Sorensen
White House
International effort urged to outlaw terrorism after Entebbe
Michael Jonas, Legal Committee Chairman of the Phoenix Chapter American Jewish Committee, argues the Council of Europe has issued a convention to suppress terrorism. He says it abolishes distinctions among hijacking, hostage taking, bombing and similar acts and urges rapid adoption by the European Economic Community and all United Nations members to preserve the rule of law. He warns that until outlawed, criminals will increasingly use violence as political leverage.
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Israel
Jordan Intercontinental Hotel
Entebbe
Council ‘of Europe
Council of Europe
European Economic Community
United Nations
Michael Jonas
Legal Committee
Phoenix
American Jewish Committee
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