Critics clash over how presidential candidates are chosen
The piece surveys criticism of the primary process including matching funds, more primaries, many candidates, and long campaigns. It notes shifts like Carter and Udall rising, Church criticized for late entry, Humphrey for not announcing, and Reagan pressed to quit after defeats, with North Carolina urging patience.
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Jimmy Carter
Morris Udall
Frank Church
Hubert Humphrey
Ronald Reagan
Ford
North Carolina
Reagan
Six Fatalities At Busy Intersection Prompt Traffic Action
A young woman died in a collision with a cement truck at Pima and Indian School Roads, the sixth fatality at that corner. Residents blame speed and red light violations. officials consider adding a divider, lowering speeds, and installing caution lights to prevent further deaths.
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Progress
Salt River Indian Reservation
Scottsdale
Killer whales in captivity spark debate over Sea World methods
A Washington state dispute centers on Sea World’s Puget Sound capture of four killer whales and a suit alleging inhumane methods. Critics cite the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act and warn that separating pods harms reproduction while NMFS defends waivers for scientific or display purposes.
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Edward Flattau
Pacific
Puget Sound
Sea- World Inc
California
Florida
Ohio
National Marine Fisheries Service
NMFS
Washington State
Sea World
Dan Evans
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
John Lundin
Friends of the Dolphins
Michael Bigg
Seattle
IRS chief tried halting Montoya audit and Agnew questioned
The IRS conducts an exhaustive tax audit of Sen. Joseph Montoya of New Mexico, amid links to former Commissioner Donald Alexander and Treasury inquiries. Treasury Secretary William Simon pressed for the Montoya review after a Post story, while Agnew face questioning over FBI information on civil rights leaders.
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IRS
Sen. Montoya
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Joseph Montoya
D-N.m
Justice Department
Internal Revenue
Donald Alexander
Montoya
Alexander
Treasury
William Simon
TRS
Richard Albrecht
Washington Post
Albrecht
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Simon
Agnew
Spiro Agnew
Senate Intelligence Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Martin Luther King
Hoover
Senate
Crofton
Lester Sidel
Judah Best
Best
Ford plan to sell Egypt six C 130 planes stirs regional fears
The Ford administration proposes supplying Egypt with six C 130 transport planes as part of military aid. Critics say this worsens the Arab Israel balance and could push Egypt toward conflict rather than peace. They urge Congress to block the plan until longer term peaceful intents are shown.
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Ford Administration
Egypt
Israel
U.S
Soviet Union
Congress
Cement trucks speed on Valley roads raise deadly concerns
Paradise Valley resident Mrs. Etienne Gluck calls for action after a fatal crash at Pima and Indian School and alleges cement and gravel trucks regularly exceed safe speeds. She reports observing speeds near 70 mph and urges enforcement and curbs on trucking to protect motorists.
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Pima
Marilyn Boozer
Mesa
Paradise Valley
Mesa Country Club
McDowell Road
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Mrs. Etienne Gluck
Jonathan Marshall
W. B
Doc’ Wright
Jerry McElfresh
Arizona
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ariz
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