Connally Shuns Federal Funds in Buyout of Early Primaries
John Connally declines federal matching funds citing flexibility to spend beyond state ceilings. With about $7 million raised, he aims to win early primaries by aggressive advertising, arguing incumbency advantages favor Carter, Kennedy, and Reagan. Critics warn of influence by wealthier candidates regardless of FECA limits.
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U.S
New Hampshire
Florida
California
John Connally
Connally
GOP
Carter
Kennedy
Reagan
Boston
Massachusetts
Skewed Alabama primary cloaks Kennedy bets and primaries
In Alabama, a no party registration system may lure Republicans Reagan and Connally into the Democratic race to unnerve Kennedy. Analysts warn conservatives from both parties could swing the vote, possibly aiding Carter, who is still favored. Kennedy seeks delegates, aided by RFK Jr and focused Alabama campaigning.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Birmingham
Ala
Old Wallace
Ted Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
John Connally
President Carter
Alabama
Reagan
Connally
Kennedy
Carter
Pope
Jimmy Carter
Jay Beck
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
NUKE The Race to Nuclear Power game mocks industry
Princeton activists create NUKE a satirical board game where two to four players move utilities around a Monopoly style board racing to build a nuclear plant with one billion dollars and five permits. Inventors say it's educational and humorous though some industry officials urge caution.
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Carole Feldman
Princeton
N.J
Andrea Asaro
David Morell
Ms. Asaro
Sam Laird
Jersey Central Power & Light Co
New Jersey
Princeton University
Morell
Center For Energy and Environmental Studies
Rockefeller runs U S Carter just the president
Lyndle C. Couch reports a provocative critique alleging David Rockefeller and allies manipulated U S policy to favor the shah of Iran, tying banker influence to the Carter administration. The piece claims Rockefeller, Kissinger, and McCoy sought to bring the shah to the United States, with Carter implicated as a figure in their plans.
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Southern Illinoisan
Iran
CIA
Chase Manhattan Bank
David Rockefeller
International Agri-business Corp
Rockefeller
Tehran
Pentagon
State Department
United States
White House
Jimmy Carter
David Rockefeler
Henry Kissinger
John J. McCoy
Chase Manhattan
Khomeini
Rockefeller-Kissinger
Rocky
London
Trilateral Commission
Jimmy
Commission
Shah
Texas
Panama Canal
Carter
Washington
Washington, D.C
New York City
Ramsey Clark
George Hansen
Hansen
Kissinger
Lyndle C. Couch
Cambria
Involving 1980 election may alter patterns Iran set
As 1980 approaches, a citizen urges national self examination and informed voting. The author warns against repeating 1970s patterns, stresses democratic variety, and emphasizes peaceful dispute resolution over nuclear war while urging readers to become informed and vote.
Call for OGEC to match grain prices with crude oil
A call to form the Organization of Grain Exporting Countries OGEC to set grain export taxes of 5 to 10 per bushel and to align grain prices with crude oil, backed by private industry purchases conversion to alcohol for gasoline, with a crash program for alternate energy and aid to starving nations. Ongoing concerns cite possible OPEC control over U S assets if action stalls.
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OPEC
Organization of Grain Export Countries
Carter
Vance
OGEC
United States
U.S
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