Voting habits shift as participation drops despite fewer legal barriers
Richard A. Brody surveys a long term decline in turnout. He notes removal of poll taxes and tests, but fewer eligible voters cast ballots in 1976 and other races. Four main causes include weaker party loyalty, perceived distant government, negative views of candidates, and widespread indifference.
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American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
House
Senate
Virginia and HEW marriage heads toward rocky end
The Virginia HEW dispute over minority enrollment goals and merged programs tests the two sides. OCR demands full merger of Old Dominion University and Norfolk State College, threatening about 100 million in federal aid. Virginia officials push good faith, while students value each school's separate identity.
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Virginia
Federal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Young Dalton
Office of Civil Rights
HEW
Dalton
Tidewater
Old Dominion University
Norfolk State College
Norfolk
OCR
Old Dominion U
Norfolk State
University of Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Norfolk Ledger-Star
ODU
Federal Office of Civil Rights
Protectionist Fears Hit Japan and U.S. Trade Ties
In Tokyo the fear is clear that U.S. congressional protectionist pressure will push Japan to further ease farm imports while warning of a possible trade war. Japanese leaders criticize Congress and warn the stakes loom large for the U.S.–Japan alliance and Western economy.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Tokyo
U.S
Liberal Democratic Party
LDP
Nixon
China
Carter
Nobuhiko Ushiba
Robert Strauss
Congress
Ashiba
Washington
Wilbur Mills
Mike Mansfield
Japan
Mansfield
House
Ways and Means
Sam Gibbons
Florida
Jimmy Jones
Oklahoma
William Frenzel
Minnesota
Gibbons
United States
West
Takeo Fukuda
Fukuda
Masayoshi Ohira
n@ mally
Western
Pacific
Inadequate Debate Over What the Present Danger Is
Washington debate centers on defense spending with Carter boosting the defense budget and few lawmakers willing to press for cuts. The piece argues the real danger lies in inflation and fiscal priorities, urging a public debate on what constitutes the present danger.
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New York Times
Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
White House
Carter
House
Senate
Paul Nitze
Defense
Eugene Rostow
Soviet Union
Nitze
Rostow
Congress
Executive Branch
Jimmy Carter
George McGovern
U.S.S.R
United States
Lincoln
Iowa Election Illustrates Single Issue Backlash
Washington reports Democrats blame Dick Clark's Iowa defeat on single issue groups despite wide Republican gains. Jepsen capitalized on Clark's liberal record and abortion funding while Iowa voters shifted across parties. Democrats warn against taxpayer financed elections amid rising single issue activism.
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States Press Inc
Washington
Dick Clark
Iowa
Roger Jepson
Clark
Panama Canal
Iowans For Life
Jepsen
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Robert Ray
Senate
Carter
Africa
U. S
Angola
Congress
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