Time to amend Constitution for popular presidential elections
If Ford or another candidate had won a few thousand more votes in key states, they could have captured the presidency or a majority of electoral votes while trailing in the popular vote. The piece argues the electoral college is antiquated and calls for constitutional reform to elect presidents by popular vote.
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Gerald Ford
Wisconsin
Texas
Mississippi
Hawaii
The
United States
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Eugene McCarthy
Carter
Remembering Becky and a plea for school traffic safety
A remembrance letter to Alex Levy and family laments the death of Becky killed near a school in Arizona. The writer urges the legislature to enact stronger traffic controls near schools to prevent further child fatalities and calls for community awareness.
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Alex Levy
Becky
Community letter urges traffic safety after granddaughter’s death
A grieving grandmother writes that her 7-year-old granddaughter Becky was killed at a crosswalk and traffic light. She urges city and state governments to place human life above speed, calling for stricter signals, school zone signs, and other safety measures to prevent similar tragedies.
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Becky
Editorial stance shocks status quo in Arizona paper
A reader praises a Phoenix newspaper for breaking taboos by endorsing Proposition 200 and lampooning Town Hall, while also defending press freedom and appreciating coverage of diverse political views. The letter singles out Liz Coup as a standout editor and commends open columns for candidates.
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Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Arizona Project
Town Hall
Page 4
Liz Coup
Congress braces for shifts as new 95th Congress convenes
The 95th Congress will convene in January with little cosmetic change but notable undercurrents. Old guard departs, replacements are younger, and reforms may include scheduling systems for committees, morning meetings, afternoon voting, and possible radio television coverage of floor debates.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Common Cause
Old Guard
Freedom of Information
Pentagon
State Department
Wayne Hays
Secret police operate from U S soil tied to CIA links
Washington reports allege foreign secret police including Iran's SAVAK work inside the United States with CIA knowledge. Documents claim SAVAK agents pose as diplomats, attend embassy meetings, and recruit informants while Tehran directs pay in cash for sources. congressional probes promised.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
United States
U.S
Chile
DINA
South Korea
KCIA
SAVAK
Mansur Rafizadeh
Iran
United Nations
Abbas Ali Khalatbari
Tehran
World Confederation of Iranian Students
National Union
Geneva
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
House
Joe Spear
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
Rule
Navy
Tenneco
Newport News
Rickover
F.H. Michaelis
Adm
Michaelisee
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Jerry McElfresh
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