Terrorism and Bicentennial Security Reflections
A 1976 commentary questions whether LaGuardia Airport blast signals wider terrorist targets during the bicentennial. It cites an American Enterprise Institute report arguing little can prevent such attacks, urging calm, while noting limits of death penalties and proposing enhanced airport security measures as partial safeguards.
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New York
LaGuardia
United States
America
American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research
U.S
J. Bowyer Bell
Virginia GOP eyes Democratic primary ripple effect
Virginia Republicans weigh the impact of cross party voting in the Democratic gubernatorial primary between Atty. Gen. Andrew Miller and former Lt. Gov. Henry Howell. With no party registration, crossover votes could help or hurt the GOP depending on which Democrat wins.
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Richmond
Virginia
Andrew P. Miller
Henry Howell
John Dalton
Dalton
GOP
Miller
Howell
Republicans seize early edge in 1976 economic campaign
The piece argues Republicans dominate the economic issue in the 1976 race, highlighting Ford administration policy missteps, high unemployment, inflation, and fiscal deficits. It notes Democratic hesitancy, a conservative turn among candidates, and strategizing by Bob Strauss to reclaim the economic edge ahead of the convention.
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White House
Ford
Europe
Japan
Britain
New York City
Australia
New Zealand
London
Harold Wilson
Fred Harris
Harry Hopkins
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harry Truman
Bob Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Strauss
Reagan
Franklin Roosevelt
Peaceful Ecuador Coup Ends With Bloodless Transfer
A three man junta ousted President Guillermo Rodriguez Lara in a largely ceremonial, bloodless handover in Quito. The coup promised a return to civilian rule by end of 1977 while courting skepticism over future stability and U.S. policy implications in the region. AP Wirephoto.
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Kissinger
Simon
Treasury
Commerce
Defense
Interior
CIA
Ecuador
Guillermo Rodriguez Lara
Quito
Rodriguez Lara
United States
Velasco Ibarra
Rodriguez Lora
Quiz
Guillermo Podriquez Lara
Family name hunt in letters to the editor
A reader seeks help locating Mary Elizabeth Carlile Sir baugh’s parents and siblings, possibly Alexander Carlile born about 1823 and wife Caroline Garrett from Shenandoah County, asking correspondents in the area for information. Also note thanks from Front Royal for aid after a Christmas fire and a policy lodge note.
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Carlile
Carlisle
Caryle
Carlysle
Mary Elizabeth Carlile Sirbaugh
Virginia
Jenny) Carlile Carpenter
Benjamin Carlyle
Alexander Carlile
the Star
Viola Green
South Street
Front Royal
Warren County
FOP
R.N. Rollason
Fraternal
Order of Police Lodge No
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Don Ie Gump
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George W. Wilbur
By James Reston
Washington
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Johnson
Soviet Union
Caroline Garrett
Shenandoah County
S.P. Singhal
Stanford Ave
Apt
Baton Rouge
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas B. O'Connell
Winchester Evening Star
Thomas J. Byrd
David H. Smith
Eugene P. Miller
Chronicle of
George III
Hesse-Cassel
Germany
Catherine the Great
Russia
Edmund Burke
Brunswick
Hesse-Hanau
Anspach-Bayreuth
Waldeck
Anhalt-Zerbst
Ross Mackenzie
Jeff MacNelly
United Feature Syndicate
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