Ma Bell sued for anti trust harm to competition
A Chicago district court awarded MCI $1.8 billion in damages from AT&T in a case that claims AT&T wielded monopoly power and denied MCI intra city connections. The verdict tripled under anti trust rules, with further suits and appeals pending as the public debates Ma Bells market dominance.
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American Telephone & Telegraph
Chicago
MCI Communications Corp
At&t
Ma Bell
America
Federal Communications Commission
ITT
Automatatic Telephone
General Telephone
Upeay
MCI
Congress
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Public financing of elections urged in Southern Illinoisan
The letter argues public financing is needed to curb special interest influence in politics. It cites Nord Swanstrom who accepted a pro ERA contribution then a larger anti ERA donation as a cautionary example. The author supports a $1 gubernatorial and state legislative checkoff to broaden participation and reduce special interest strings.
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Southern Illinoisan
Nord Swanstrom
Swanstrom
Ford in White House via Anderson bid theory
New York Times analysis by Tom Wicker outlines a scenario where John Anderson could push Gerald Ford into the White House through a contested Electoral College vote if no candidate wins a majority in November. It discusses the steps, strategic incentives for Reagan and Carter, and the constitutional hurdles of a cross party accord within the scattered electoral body.
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Jim Leach
Iowa
John Anderson
Gerald Ford
United States
Congress
Ford
Anderson
House
Gerry Ford
White House
Jimmy Carter
New York
Massachusetts
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Carter
District of Columbia
Harry Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Richard Nixon
T.R
Illinois
Mondale as president in unlikely 1982 scenario explored
A Washington fable posits Walter Mondale becoming president next January if Carter and Reagan split the Electoral College, triggering a 1825 style House vote and a possible acting presidency before 1982 elections. The piece notes Senate control and party line voting could lead Mondale’s reelection as vice president or acting president.
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Washington
Edward Kennedy
Carter
Walter Mondale
John Anderson
Ronald Reagan
House of Representatives
House
Reagan
Anderson
New House
Senate
Mondale
Brazen contempt for the rights of women
Russell Baker argues that Congress and the president push draft registration to exclude women, exposing sexist politics despite women having recently entered military academies. He warns of conflicts over equal rights, the court’s role, and whether a modern nation can draft women or place them in combat roles.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
New York
Congress
Capitol
Old Eli
Yale
West Point
Annapolis
Air Force Academy
Supreme Court
Dooley
Draft Board
Square One
Port
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N C. Gardner
Peter W. Selkowe
By Tom Wicker
ETTA _FORr
Rann Hulme
N.E.A. Go
Fritz Mondale
Robert J. Wagman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
E.R.A
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