What makes Lowell Weicker want to run
Lowell Weicker weighs a presidential bid driven by frustration at GOP losses and a belief a moderate can win. He cites party dynamics, the street campaign need, and early primaries as paths to change, even without current fundraising. He aligns with Carter’s defiance of odds rather than Sanford’s path, seeking to prove moderates can succeed.
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Lowell Weicker
Terry Sanford
Jimmy Carter
Senate
Connecticut
Richard Nixon
Weicker
Nelson Rockefeller
Constitution Avenue
J. Brian Gaffney
New Hampshire
Florida
Massachusetts
Pope
Terry Sandford
Unclear Times Record item on President General Munage
The readable text is garbled and limited to generic AP attribution and newsroom credits. No clear event, person, or place details are extractable for a factual summary.
Mass tax limit movement sparks Massachusetts debate
A Wall Street Journal column cites Edward F. King and Citizens for Limited Taxation advocating a 9 percent of personal income cap to control state spending and taxes. The idea mirrors efforts in New York and mirrors failed attempts in California and Michigan, aiming to curb surging taxes amid Massachusetts high property taxes.
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Edward F. King
Citizens For Limited Taxation
New York State
State
Senate
Massachusetts
California
Michigan
Dorothy Cushman Remembered for Health Care Cooperation
Dorothy Cushman devoted years to advancing public health through cooperation among government, hospitals, and medical workers. Her sudden death deprives the field of a steadfast advocate whose work laid groundwork for anticipated improvements in health service delivery.
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Dorothy Cushman
Russell's ribs
Political humor from Mark Russell about Washington aides and White House staff. Satirical lines hint at reformers dining, a junior Cabinet member disputing influence, and a staffer embracing coordination of politics and family during Christmas and New Year.
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Carter
Washington
Jeb
White House
Ada Soler Torture Case in Paraguay Details
The piece traces Ada Soler’s abduction by Paraguay’s secret police in January 1976 after she planned to publish a story through underground editor Miguel Soler. Beaten for days and dunked in sewage, she attempted suicide but survived with family political aid, released February 1977 and laterrehabilitating in the United States.
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Ada Rodriguez
Supreme Court
London
Washington
Ada
Col. Perrier
Barrio Sajonia
Gen. Stroessner
Miguel Soler
Adelante
Soler
Secret Police
Pastor Coronel
Stroessner
Coronel
United States
What's Your Beef contest letters to The Times Record
Readers submit 50 word letters to What's Your Beef for a chance at a $10 prize. Entries must be mailed to What's Your Beef care of The Times Record 301 Broadway Troy NY 12180 with signatures. Sample notes from A E Rymanowski and Mrs Robert Mylott illustrate grievances about Santa presence on TV and holiday imagery.
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Care of the Times
Broadway
Troy
N.Y
Pulse of the People in a Fragmentary Message
A fragmented text fragment references public concern and letters to the people. It hints at withheld information and a call for concise correspondence to a public body, suggesting a civic discourse context.
Hofbauer guardianship controversy shocks faith in family rights
A Feura Bush letter protests state power over parental authority amid a custody case involving a hospitalized 8 year old, arguing court control threatens private family life and delays treatment in favor of legal battles.
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Joseph Hofbauer
Legal
Medical Drug Alliance
Feura Bush
Pattison Meeting Sparks Debate Over Panama Canal
A reader recounts attending Mr Pattison's Panama Canal session at Russell Sage Bush Hall and condemns the stage assertions about Panamanian government Communists. The letter criticizes Pattison for tax hikes and growth of government while urging decisive action to keep the canal.
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Pattison
Panama Canal
Russell Sage Bush Hall
Washington
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