Should We Elect The President By Popular Vote
The article debates changing the presidential election from the Electoral College to a direct popular vote. It notes a Senate subcommittee approval of a proposed amendment for a direct system where the House and Senate choose a winner from the top two if no candidate clears 40 percent. The piece argues for direct majority rule by the voters rather than leaving decision in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
House
Senate
Housing Market Hesitates Despite Tax Credit Push
The piece notes high home prices and job insecurity deter buyers, despite a tax credit of up to 2000. Surveys show more Americans plan to buy in coming months, though many fear prices and mortgage costs. A housing rebound is linked to broader national recovery.
No Speed Records On Our Economy
AP analyst cautions that the economy will not see rapid recovery or unemployment relief soon. Inflation may persist, housing and auto markets stay sluggish, and inventories rise. Consumers save while analysts hedge forecasts amid political and global pressures shaping a slower recovery.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Treasury
William Simon
Congress
Wall Street
Referendum on Liquor Sales in Thomasville or Thomas County
A sidewalk survey records mixed views on legalizing liquor sales. Allen Alexander favors a referendum citing tax gains from liquor sales seen in Albany, while Hubert Ansley warns alcohol as a costly social issue and Reba Simpson notes personal drinking.
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Thomasville
Thomas County
Albany
Allen Alexander
Billiard Academy
Sunshine Gumshoe Sunlit Gossip Drive In Credit Checks
In Miami Sun shine Gumshoe Inc markets gossip based dossiers to judge credit worthiness. Chairman Cavett Emptor touts cheerful yet unverifiable files using neighbors and biased notes. Critics warn the method risks defamation and unreliable finance decisions.
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Miami
Fla
Sunshine Gumshoe, Inc
Cavett Emptor
Mr. Emptor
Henry Kissinger
The Joint Chiefs Pay and Perks Exposed by Probe
A Washington report reveals lavish benefits for the Joint Chiefs of Staff including $4,000 personal allowances and $600 daily expenses. Generous housing, enlisted aides, chauffeurs, VIP flights, and world wide vacation resorts are part of a system that costs taxpayers about $200,000 per chief annually. The piece notes retirement perks and ongoing access to benefits with no contributions to a retirement fund. It also references CIA involvement in assassinations linked to Makarios and other plots, with new corroboration from the Rockefeller Commission and a Foreign Policy piece by Larry Stern.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
George S. Brown
JCS
Pentagon
David C. Jones
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Defense Department
Hawaii
Makarios
Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Castro
CIA
Rockefeller Commission
Rafael Trujillo
Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier
Larry Stern
Cyprus
Stern
Foreign Policy
Glafkos Clerides
U.S
Eric Neff
Neff
Racial-Balance Busing Criticisms From Three Scholars
Three researchers Coleman Whiting Young argue that racial-balance busing is flawed and harmful. They contend desegregation efforts worsen segregation, strain schools, and threaten constitutional principles. They urge courts to reconsider mandatory busing and its impact on white flight and discipline.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
James S. Coleman
University of Chicago
Bilaine Whiting Young
University of Ilinois
Grace Billings Bress
University of Minnesota
Woodrow Wilson
Harvard
Young
Bress
National Observer
Coleman
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Associated Press
Times- Enterprise Company
P.O
N. Madison St
State of Georgia
Lee E. Kelly
L. Edward Kelly
Business Mirror
Hubert Ansley
Reba Simpson
Sunnyland Foods Inc
Tallahassee
Lynn Spelgner
Florida
Georgia
Teresa Dalton
Mental Health Center
Moultrie
Vert Washington
Furniture Company
Linda Stephenson
Archbold Memorial Hospital
B.C. Jaspersen
John W. Fuller
Clarence M. Kelley
Emptor
Canard
James Conant
Timothy Leary
Alger Hiss
Alger
Eldridge Cleaver
American Legion
Waycross
Buster
Signs OF the Times
Flauoons
Merry
Supreme Court
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