Belt Tightening Its for Everyone in Virginia Legislature
A Richmond poll shows Virginia General Assembly members likely won’t vote a pay raise this year despite inflation. Dels Alson Smith and Raymond Guest oppose higher pay. Sen William Truban even suggests salary cuts for lawmakers and Gov Godwin. Majority Leader James Thompson proposes raising salaries from 5500 to 12000 in 1977, but many back belt tightening to aid economic recovery.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Dels
Alson H. Smith
Raymond R. Guest Jr
William A. Truban
Mills Godwin
House of Delegates
James Thompson
Jackson weighs Garth hire amid Daley doubts in 1976 bid
Washington report notes Sen. Henry Jackson weighs hiring media strategist David Garth to boost a campaign seen as weak on television image. The decision hinges on Daley's reaction and potential impact on Illinois delegates, with Garth's recent Carey and Singer campaigns cited as precedent.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
David Garth
Garth
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Daley
Dave Garth
Carey
New Deal
Scoop Jackson
Robert Keefe
Keefe
Garth- Jackson
Illinois
Dan Walker
William Singer
Miami Beach
Singer
Adlai Stevenson III
Senate
Walker
Kansas City
Seat in Congress
Washington report profiles first term hopefuls like Henry J. Nowak of Buffalo and Edward P. Beard of Rhode Island. It notes diverse paths to Congress showing loyalty, independence, and local power structures shape each race. Beard’s antiestablishment moves contrast with Nowak’s steady ascent through party ranks.
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Washington
Congress
Henry J. Nowak
Buffalo
Erie County
Canisius College
Thaddeus J. Dulski
Nowak
Providence
R.I
Edward P. Beard
Beard
Rhode Island
Campaign money shapes 1974 House election outcomes
The piece notes Beard’s primary win over Tiernan with little spending, contrasts Scheuer’s $200,000 primary budget enabling a broad district campaign, and highlights varied strategies from underfinanced candidates to planning, personal contact, and targeted outreach across several states. It covers Republicans like Pressler, Emery, Fenwick, and Jeffords shifting tactics to win in a changing electoral environment.
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New York
James H. Scheuer
Bronx
Scheuer
Brooklyn
Queens
Tim Lee Hall
Illinois
David W. Evans
Indiana
Evans
Hall
Floyd Fithian
Earl F. Landgreke
Fithian
Landgrebe
Marilyn Lloyd
Lamar Baker
Tennessee
Lloyd
Baker
Louisiana
South Dakota
Larry Pressler
John Gardner
Common Cause
Pressler
McGovern
Frank E. Denholm
David F. Emery
Maine
Millicent Fenwick
New Jersey
Ford era debate over CIA secrecy and press freedom
In a defense of press duty James Kilpatrick argues against a broad campaign to destroy the CIA, urging caution about “oversight” and stressing the need for secrecy in intelligence work. He contrasts the Pentagon Papers with the CIA revelations and calls for responsible government leadership and measured journalism.
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CIA
Congress
Executive Branch
Ford
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Winchester Evening Star
Sen. Truban
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Wizard of the Boss
Hugh Carey
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
David H. Smith
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Winchester
By Alan Ehrenhalt
Congressional Quarterly
Robert C. Tiernan
Tiernan
House
James M. Jeffords
Vermont
Jeffords
By James J. Kilpatrick
Central Intelligence Agency
The
New York Times
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon Papers
Times
Seymour Hersh
Nixon
United States
Hersh
Songstress
Eartha Kitt
Lyndon Johnson
Jack Anderson
Washington Post
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Gene Rhodes
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