Winds of change reshape American politics in 1970s era
Victoria Graham and Tom Wicker analyze a shifting U S political climate marked by taxpayer revolt California property tax vote opposition to big government and calls for tax cuts. debates over equal rights abortion and affirmative action. rising populism conservatism and a new suspicion of big entities. backlash against homosexual rights and a Bakke decision debate. growing consumer movement and law and order cries.
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Victoria Graham
America
Florida
California
Illinois
Wise Men
Washington
Associated Press
Tom Wicker
The
New York Times
U.S. Supreme Court
Allan Bakke
Thurgood Marshall
Marc H. Tanenbaum
American Jewish Committee
Nixon Emerges in Kentucky Stirring Public Backlash
The piece notes former president Richard Nixon’s first public appearance since resigning in 1974 in Hyden, Kentucky. It contrasts Nixon’s return with enduring media focus on Watergate, Nixon’s legacy, pardons, tapes, and debates over his influence on U.S. policy and history. The column also surveys shifting American political mood toward conservatism, populism, and reactions to the 1970s era.
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Richard M. Nixon
Hyden
Nixon
San Clemente
White House
Gerald Ford
Nixon White House
David Frost
Napoleon
Europe
St. Helena
Kentucky
Chicago Democrats Tried to Weaken Unemployment Insurance
Chicago Democrats led by Rep. Michael Madigan pushed a bill to exempt public employers from repayment of unemployment benefits. The move, aimed at protecting budgets, could have forced private businesses to cover costs and risk federal noncompliance. Republicans and others warned it threatened Illinois workers and federal relations. If revived, it could be reintroduced at the November veto session.
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Chicago
U.S. Labor Department
James Thompson
Illinois
Federal Labor Department
Vogler Motor Company dispute over Capri repair bill
A letter from a Vogler Motor Company customer disputes charges for two repairs on a 1974 Capri. The customer says one bill was already paid and that Vogler continued billing through 1978, while Vogler defends the charges and maintains the errors were not admitted.
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Southern Illinoisan
Vogler Motor Company, Inc
Vogler
Vogier
Ford
St. Louis
Bill Swails
Montieth
Vogler Motor Company
Mr. Montieth
Impossible dreams are falling to an American whirlwind
McGovern argues for strong government while criticizing anti government rhetoric as sowing the wind. The piece surveys a broad rollback of 1960s and early 1970s gains, detailing cuts to HEW, impeded desegregation, abortion access limits, ERA delays, tax revolts, environmental costs, and rising crime fears. It notes broader foreign policy pullback and fears that Americans resist change, yet cautions the era will eventually pass.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times News Service
New York
George McGovern
Americans For Democratic Action
McGovern
House
America
South
FBI
Vietnam
Africa
Washington
Walt Kelly
OSHA
EPA
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Charles A. Reich
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