House Leaders Face Tough Year as New Members Rise
Washington reports that 75 new Democrats and a stronger liberal bloc press the House leadership led by Speaker Carl Albert and Majority Leader Tip O’Neill. Republicans under John Rhodes face scrutiny as party unity and power balance shift amid reforms and future leadership challenges.
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Carl Albert
Okla
Thomas P
Tip) O'Neill
Mass
John J. Rhodes
Ariz
Ford White House
Les Aspin
D Wis
Albert
House
Aspin
Congress
O’neill
Phillip Burton
Calif
Burton
O'Neill
Tip
John Rhodes
Gerald Ford
Rhodes
John Y. McCollister
Neb
John B. Anderson
R Ill
House Republican Conference
Anderson
Democratic Compromise on Warren County Front Royal Consolidation
Warren County and Front Royal leaders agree to seek consolidation by September 1. If the General Assembly passes special legislation, voters choose between consolidation as a city or county or between no consolidation and city form. Without the bill, options are no consolidation or city consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Front Royal
Virginia General Assembly
Highway Department
General Assembly
Why Not Decriminalize Pornography Too
James J. Kilpatrick argues against prosecutions for private possession of pornographic material, contrasting marijuana decriminalization. He cites Stanley v. Georgia, notes pornography profits from exploitation, and supports jail for hard-core pornographers while deeming minor possession noncriminal, urging strong First Amendment limits but calls for criminal penalties for exploitative distributors.
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Washington
Stanley
Georgia
Presidential Commission
Subscri By Carrier Rates and By Mail Options
The notice lists subscription prices by carrier and by mail. Carrier pricing shows 19.00 yearly, 10.50 for six months, 5.50 for three months. Mail rates are 16.00 yearly, 8.50 for six months, 4.50 for three months.
Weekly News Futures Briefs and Upcoming Events
A digest of political appearances and events from January 5 to 12 The list notes Senate and House figures on ABC NBC programs political fundraising and Farm Bureau meetings The first female governors Ella Grasso and Nellie Ross are referenced along with Epiphany and Watergate era topics The Journal also highlights auctions production shifts and upcoming sports events including the Super Bowl in New Orleans
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Hugh Scott
R Pa
Senate
Abc-Tv
John Brademas
D Ind
House
Nbc-Tv
Meet the Press
American Farm Bureau Federation
New Orleans
Nellie Ross
U.S
Wyoming
William Ross
Ella T. Grasso
Conn
Connecticut
Save the Pan
Humor Societies of America
G. Gordon Liddy
60 Minutes
Association of American Colleges
Washington, D.C
Pittsburgh Steelers
Minnesota Vikings
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By Bruce F. Freed
Congressional Quarterly
House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
John
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester- Frederick County
Warren CO
By James J. Kilpatrick
Supreme Court
Dr. Johnson
Bishop Berkeley
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
David H. Smith
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Winchester
Treasury
William E. Simon
General Services Administration
Chrysler Motors
The
Food and Drug Administration
Rockville
Louisiana
Melvin Shortess
Jeff LaCaze
Henson Moore III
Paul Hartling
Denmark
Hartling
Department of the Interior
Lakewood
Colo
Jerald F. terHorst
Society of Magazine Writers
New York
TerHorst
Ford
Nixon
Volkswagen Auto Company
Wolfsburg
Germany
Rudolf Leiding
Fred R. Harris
Morris K. Udall
D Ariz
Jimmy Carter
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