New Life for the Moribund CDM
The Coalition for a Democratic Majority is being revived with honorary chairs Sens. Henry M. Jackson and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The group plans to pressure Carter on defense, human rights, and growth while funding a broader political agenda and reassembling centrists to influence policy.
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Washington
Coalition For A Democratic Majority
CDM
Carter
Henry M. Jackson
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Jimmy Carter
Jackson
Moynihan
Ben Wattenberg
Yale
Eugene Rostow
S. Harrison
Sonny) Dogole
Globe Securities System
Hubert Humphrey
Dogole
Democratic National Committee
Wattenberg
Democratic Party
McGovern
Cuba
Republic of China
U.S
Africa
Middle East
Israel
Jackson-Moynihan
State Department
National Security Council
Paul
Speed limit noncompliance grows as enforcement gaps widen
The nation and Virginia show rising speeds despite a 55 mph limit adopted in 1973 and tied to energy savings. A U S News survey reports fatalities up in March, while Virginia’s 1 95 corridor reveals 81 percent speeding and 43 percent over 60. State trooper tickets surge but enforcement remains uneven, prompting federal guidelines if states fail to act.
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America
Congress
U.S. News & World Report
Highway Department
News
Virginia
Old Dominion
Richmond
U.S. Transportation
Brock Adams
Washington
Letter on bugs and birds as eco friends from Louis the mosquito
A humorous essay recounts a correspondence from a mosquito named Louis who praises a columnist for embracing ecology. Louis writes on brown paper bags about the bug bird balance, noting praise from Lucille the centipede and other garden creatures while warning against pesticides and stressing a living chain of life. The piece ends with an editor remark about signed letters and word limits.
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N.Y
Louis
Don Marquis
Lucille
Gaylord
Case vs Jeff Bell in New Jersey GOP primary clash
In New Jersey a party split unfolds as Senator Clifford Case faces a strong conservative challenge from Jeff Bell. Republicans fear a bloody primary could cost them in November, while Bell aims to oust Case, whom conservatives label overly liberal. Bell attacks Case’s high liberal Senate rating as ammo.
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Washington
New Jersey
Clifford Case
Jeff Bell
Case
Bell
Ronald Reagan
Senate
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Ted Kennedy
Bell Bell Bell A Conservative Challenger In New Jersey Race
Bell seeks the New Jersey Senate seat challenging Case. He portrays himself as a hard line hawk with past roles in the American Conservative Union and Reagan campaigns. Backing comes from Ohio Congressman Ashbrook who urges fundraising to deny liberals control in the Northeast.
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Senate
Bunker
Linowitz
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Vietnam
Bell
American Conservative Union
Reagan
Ford
Texas
Ohio
John M. Ashbrook
A.C.U
Young Bell
New Jersey
Ashbrook
Should U S Build Nuclear Reactor
Congressional Quarterly reports a fierce fight over the Clinch River breeder reactor planned for Oak Ridge Tennessee with Carter seeking to cut funding to 33 million dollars in fiscal 1978. Pro and con arguments focus on proliferation risks versus energy needs and global leadership.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Carter
Clinch River
Oak Ridge
Tenn
House Science and Technology Committee
Congress
House
Olin E. Teague
Texas
House Science Committee
Teague
United States
American Nuclear Energy Council
Craig Hosmer
Calif
Hosmer
Robert W. Frn
Energy Research and Development Agency
U.S
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Alan Cranston
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Winchester Evening Star
By Russell Baker
New York
By Frank van der Linden
United States Press, Inc
Jersey
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Afc-Cio
Committee On Political Education
Humphrey-Hawkins Public Works
Andy Young
United Nations
G.O.P
Northeast
Frank Church
Idaho
Mike McCormack
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Thomas B. Cochran
The
Natural Resources Defense Council
Thomas T. Byrd
Roy E. Potts
Lewis H. Ebert
Eugene P. Miller
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