Reagan Opens Wide Lead In GOP Polls Warns Ford Is Threatened
James Reston notes Ronald Reagan has surged ahead of Gerald Ford in a nationwide Gallup poll among GOP voters, with Reagan 40 percent to Ford 32. The piece casts doubt on December polls as predictors and warns Ford must defend his campaign amid Reagan’s momentum. It cites historical examples to illustrate political volatility and the entrenched party dynamics shaping early nominating contests.
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James Reston
New York Times
Ronald Reagan
California
Ford
Washington
White House
Reagan
Democratic Party
Gallup
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Ed Muskie
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Adlai Stevenson
John Kennedy
New York
John Kenneth Galbraith
Millard Fillmore
Winfield Scott
Franklin Pierce
Andrew Johnson
Horatio Seymour
Indiana
Seymour
Ulysses S. Grant
Chester Alan Arthur
James G. Blaine
Maine
Blaine
Grover Cleveland
Editorial: Court erodes Miranda ruling
The editorial laments the Supreme Court’s moves against the 1966 Miranda decision. It argues police may press suspects after silence, potentially yielding false confessions and undermining rights and effective crime enforcement. It emphasizes protecting the real criminal without coddling crooks.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
United States
Kelley urges legal rules for FBI surveillance operations
FBI Director Clarence Kelley calls for Congress to draft legal guidelines governing surveillance by the FBI and other investigatory bodies. He notes past abuses against Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, urging clear rules to protect suspects' rights and curb government overreach. He stresses Congress has long overseen the FBI and must act now.
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FBI
Clarence Kelley
Kelley
Senate
Congress
Martin Luther King
J. Edgar Hoover
King
Executive Branch
Madigan urges reform after European grain inspection trip
Rep. Edward Madigan toured Western Europe and warned that serious problems linger in the U.S. grain inspection and certification system. He urged firm reform to restore credibility, noting private firms handle inspections and GAFTA complaints persist despite some officials denying widespread faults.
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Edward Madigan
Lincoln
Europe
U.S
Rep. Madigan
Illinois
United States
Rep
Madigan
European Common Market
Grain and Feed Trade Association
GAFTA
Netherlands
Rotterdam Grain Exchange
Port of London Authority
British
Ministry of Agriculture
Power shift from states to national politics reshapes Congress
Doris Kearns Goodwin argues that early U.S politics centered in states and localities while Washington grew as a backwater. Rotating representatives and short terms once kept Congress responsive, but seniority and campaign funds now entrench incumbents and weaken state and local political careers.
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America
White House
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Congress
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
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John Higham
Washington
George Washington
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Sam Rayburn
John McCormack
Carl Albert
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Doris Kearns
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Armed Services Committee
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