Incompetence and hardball mark Ford White House in 1975
A Washington analysis details White House tactics to influence two Maine Republican congressmen over tax veto veto override and Reed of Maine appointment. It portrays a fractious end to 1975 with personal standoffs, miscommunications, and Nixonian methods shaping policy pressures.
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Washington
White House
Maine
Ford
James G. Blaine
Ford White House
Oval Office
Richard M. Nixon
Jerry Ford
Friedersdorf
James T Lynn
Barder Conable
New York
House
Republican Policy Committee
Conable
Friendersdorf
Congress
Douglas Bennett
William Cohen
David Emery
Bennett
John Reed
National Transportation Safety Board
Emery
Reed
Cohen
Jack Marsh
Richard Cheney
Bill Cohen
Dave Emery
Nixon
Blaine
Clhen
Max Friedersdorf
Virginia Governor weighs further cuts to balance budget
Gov. Mills Godwin Jr warns of additional state appropriation reductions if the General Assembly fails to balance the budget. The 30 million shortfall prompts more agency cuts, school funding reductions, and a hiring freeze. He prefers spending cuts over borrowing or tax hikes.
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Mills Godwin Jr
General Assembly
Virginia
Assembly
Godwin
Ford and Reagan Set to Clash in New Hampshire Primary
Ford and Reagan prepare for a sharp test in New Hampshire on February 24 as the first major confrontation in the GOP nomination fight. Reagan plans a blitz of citizen press conferences while Ford leans on his presidency. outcome could shape momentum ahead of March primaries and the national convention.
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Ford
New Hampshire
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Florida
Illinois
North Carolina
Race and Tribe in Africa Commentary
Commentary discusses race as Africa’s dominant emotional issue with white and brown exodus from former colonies, the rise of Negritude and black pride, and the currents of tribalism shaping politics in Kenya Nigeria Angola and South Africa. It notes leaders Kaunda and Buthelezi urging unity across tribes and races.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Sub- Saharan Africa
Diehard
South Africa
Africa
Kenya
Nigeria
Angola
FNLA
Senegal
Gambia
Mali
Tanzania
Kaunda
Gatsha Buthelezi
Buthelezi
Kenneth Kaunda
60 Day Virginia Assembly Session In Danger Of Ending
Virginia's 60 day biennial session, once a tradition, faces extinction as lawmakers confront mounting workloads. Proposals include two extra weeks with recesses for hearings, veto overrides, and technical corrections, signaling the endangered status of the 60 day format.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia
We Hold These Truths A Chronicle of America
A fragmentary quote from Nathanael Greene of Rhode Island urges a declaration of independence. The passage frames immediate sacrifice for the country and appeals to the world and God to witness the necessity and rectitude of independence.
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Chronicle of
America
Nathanael Greene
Rhode Island
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Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Terry Sanford
Peace Corps
R. Sargent Shriver
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
By C. L. Sulzberger
Uganda
Chad
Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique
East Africa
Leopold Senghor
Jean-Paul Sartre
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By George Wilbur
State Capitol
John Warren Cooke
Ross Mackenzie
Jeff MacNelly
United Feature Syndicate
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
David H. Smith
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Winchester
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