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=Dallas Convention Attended by 300=
=Dallas Convention Attended by 300=
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The Party structure is shaping up in Kentucky, where a membership drive has started on college campuses. Strategy has been mapped to separate hard-core Libertarians from sympathizers.
The Party structure is shaping up in Kentucky, where a membership drive has started on college campuses. Strategy has been mapped to separate hard-core Libertarians from sympathizers.


[[Liberarian Party of Maryland|MARYLAND]]
[[Libertarian Party of Maryland|MARYLAND]]
The [[Libertarian Party of Maryland|Maryland LP]] is keeping close watch on Baltimore-area governments through its newsletter, ''[[Toward Liberty]]." A presentation of "Man of La Mancha" proved to be a good fund-raiser.
The [[Libertarian Party of Maryland|Maryland LP]] is keeping close watch on Baltimore-area governments through its newsletter, ''[[Toward Liberty]]." A presentation of "Man of La Mancha" proved to be a good fund-raiser.


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[[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|NEW HAMPSHIRE]]
[[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|NEW HAMPSHIRE]]
The -State Party held its organizational caucus on August 4 in Nashua, where they adopted a constitution and endorsed candidates.
The -State Party held its [[New Hampshire Convention 1974|organizational caucus]] on August 4 in Nashua, where they adopted a constitution and endorsed candidates.


[[Libertarian Party of New Jersey|NEW JERSEY]]
[[Libertarian Party of New Jersey|NEW JERSEY]]
Libertarians in New Jersey are giving close scrutiny to the tax programs of their newly-elected governor, and are actively supporting the candidacies of some of their New York FLP neighbors. Their newsletter is prospering, and several general meetings of the State Party have been held.
Libertarians in New Jersey are giving close scrutiny to the tax programs of their newly-elected governor, and are actively supporting the candidacies of some of their New York [[Free Libertarian Party of New York|FLP]] neighbors. Their newsletter is prospering, and several general meetings of the State Party have been held.


[[Libertarian Party of New York |NEW YORK]]
[[Libertarian Party of New York |NEW YORK]]
There's a lot going on in New York, mostly having to do with efforts to get the Free Libertarian Party on the ballot through the gubernatorial campaign of Jerry Tuccille (for news about Tuccille see page one; other candidates are reported on in page five's campaign news). New York Libertarians are organizing into county committees, with Kings County having the first chartered FLP Committee.
There's a lot going on in New York, mostly having to do with efforts to get the [[Free Libertarian Party of New York|Free Libertarian Party]] on the ballot through the gubernatorial campaign of [[Jerry Tuccille]] (for news about Tuccille see page one; other candidates are reported on in page five's campaign news). New York Libertarians are organizing into county committees, with Kings County having the first chartered [[Free Libertarian Party of New York|FLP]] Committee.


[[Libertarian Party of Ohio|OHIO]]
[[Libertarian Party of Ohio|OHIO]]
Libertarians in Ohio are excited over a full-fledged U.S. Senate campaign, and they're busy filling up regional chairmanships and getting organized. Their newsletter, "Ohio Libertarian," is 12 pages of news, announcements, and opinion articles by Ohio LP writers.
Libertarians in Ohio are excited over a full-fledged U.S. Senate campaign, and they're busy filling up regional chairmanships and getting organized. Their newsletter, "[[Ohio Libertarian]]," is 12 pages of news, announcements, and opinion articles by Ohio LP writers.


[[Libertarian Party of Oklahoma|OKLAHOMA]]
[[Libertarian Party of Oklahoma|OKLAHOMA]]
The LP in Oklahoma got things started with a "Get Acquainted" party held in Oklahoma City. Most of the guests were newcomers - out of 90 in attendance. Speakers included state chairman Thomas Laurent and national · •Executive Committeeman D. Frank Robinson. The state convention was August 24 and 25.
The [[Libertarian Party of Oklahoma|LP in Oklahoma]] got things started with a "Get Acquainted" party held in Oklahoma City. Most of the guests were newcomers - out of 90 in attendance. Speakers included state chairman [[Thomas Laurent]] and national Executive Committeeman [[D. Frank Robinson]]. The [[Oklahoma Convention 1974|state convention was August 24 and 25]].


[[Libertarian Party of Oregon|OREGON]]
[[Libertarian Party of Oregon|OREGON]]
Libertarians in Oregon have been getting a great deal of newspaper and radio coverage on such topics as oil industry nationalization and economic shortages. Meanwhile, they've elected new officers, involved themselves in several campaigns, and offered a series of Nathaniel Branden tapes to the public.
Libertarians in Oregon have been getting a great deal of newspaper and radio coverage on such topics as oil industry nationalization and economic shortages. Meanwhile, they've elected new officers, involved themselves in several campaigns, and offered a series of [[Nathaniel Branden]] tapes to the public.


[[Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania|PENNSYLVANIA]]
[[Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania|PENNSYLVANIA]]
The LP LP here is gearing up for its second annual state convention on September 28 in York. Speakers will be Bob Steiner, the New Jersey LP Congressional candidate, and Roger MacBride.
The LP here is gearing up for its [[Pennsylvania Convention 1974|second annual state convention]] on September 28 in York. Speakers will be [[Bob Steiner]], the [[Libertarian Party of New Jersey|New Jersey LP]] Congressional candidate, and [[Roger MacBride]].


[[Libertarian Party of Tennessee|TENNESSEE]]
[[Libertarian Party of Tennessee|TENNESSEE]]
The Tennessee LP has formed, with its headquarters in Nashville. It received favorable TV coverage during its convention, and members are taking advantage of that through newspaper and TV ads. They've also formed a registered lobbying group to fight in the state legislature against increased government power.
The [[Libertarian Party of Tennessee|Tennessee LP]] has formed, with its headquarters in Nashville. It received favorable TV coverage during its convention, and members are taking advantage of that through newspaper and TV ads. They've also formed a registered lobbying group to fight in the state legislature against increased government power.


[[Libertarian Party of Texas|TEXAS]]
[[Libertarian Party of Texas|TEXAS]]
Party activity centered around the National Convention in Irving this June. Elsewhere, organization is progressing in Houston and Dallas, with the election of new officers in both regions. The Dallas LP newsletter has featured original libertarian fiction and cartoons as well.
Party activity centered around the [[National Convention 1974|National Convention]] in Irving this June. Elsewhere, organization is progressing in Houston and Dallas, with the election of new officers in both regions. The Dallas LP newsletter has featured original libertarian fiction and cartoons as well.


[[Libertarian Party of Utah|UTAH]]
[[Libertarian Party of Utah|UTAH]]
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[[Libertarian Party of Washington|WASHINGTON]]
[[Libertarian Party of Washington|WASHINGTON]]
The Washington LP has scheduled its nominating convention for September 17 in Seattle. Its latest statewide activity was to obtain signatures for a ballot initiative which would have removed the state sales tax from basic necessities - 92,000 signatures were obtained. Their newsletter, "Shockwave," is now published monthly.
The Washington LP has scheduled its [[Washington Convention 1974|nominating convention]] for September 17 in Seattle. Its latest statewide activity was to obtain signatures for a ballot initiative which would have removed the state sales tax from basic necessities - 92,000 signatures were obtained. Their newsletter, "[[Shockwave]]," is now published monthly.


Has your state been left out of the list? Have we forgotten anything? If so, tell us - we don’t want to leave anyone out.
Has your state been left out of the list? Have we forgotten anything? If so, tell us - we don’t want to leave anyone out.
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=Ford’s Policies Threaten Liberty by [[Bill Evers]]=
=Ford’s Policies Threaten Liberty by [[Bill Evers]]=


President Gerald R. Ford has a political career that stretches across more than a quarter of a century. His public record in the course of that career contains many indications of his personal philosophy and includes numerous policy stands of interest
President Gerald R. Ford has a political career that stretches across more than a quarter of a century. His public record in the course of that career contains many indications of his personal philosophy and includes numerous policy stands of interest to libertarians. Ford has a history of opposition to the exercise of full civil liberties. Best known is Ford’s attempt in April 1970 to engineer the impeachment of semi-libertarian Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.
to libertarians. Ford has a history of opposition to the exercise of full civil liberties. Best known is Ford’s attempt in April 1970 to engineer the impeachment of semi-libertarian Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.  
 
Among Ford's major concerns was the fact that Douglas' writings had appeared in pornographic magazines, namely Evergreen Review and Avante Garde.
 
Ford opposed Lyndon Johnson's 1967 proposal to ban most governmental and private wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping. He spoke in favor of wiretapping in debate over the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the D.C. Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970.
 
===Preventive Detention===
The preventive detention provision of this D.C. Crime Act received Ford's endorsement (15 July 1970 Congressional Record). Ford was the sole sponsor of a 1971 Nixon administration bill that would have provided for pre-trial detention of so-called dangerous persons charged with certain crimes. Under the provisions of this bill, a U.S. Attorney would have been able to make a written motion to arrest someone for the purpose of holding a pre-trial detention hearing. A judge could hear the motion without the accused or his attorney being given an opportunity to respond. Then the judge could order the person arrested and transported to the place of the hearing. Once arrested, the person could be kept in jail for several days before the hearing.  Once arrested, the person could be kept in jail for several days before the hearing.  at the hearing itself, the usual rules of evidence in criminal cases would not have applied.
 
On matters of freedom of speech, Ford was one of the major proponents of legislation that made it a crime to travel from state to state to incite "violence."  This was the law that was used to indict the Chicago 8 for conspiracy at the 1968 Democratic convention.
 
Ford also spoke out in favor of the no-knock entry provision of the D.C. Crim Act (15 July 1970 CR).
 
===Blacks' Rights===
 
Interestingly enough, Ford at one point in his career took a strong and forthright stand in favor of equal political rights for blacks.  The occasion was a House Republican substitute for what became the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
 
Here Ford in alliance with Midwestern Taft Republicans (Bill McCulloch and Clarence Brown of Ohio) proposed a substitute measure that was stronger than the Johnson Administration bill in the areas of securing honest elections and opposing poll taxes. In this effort, Ford and the others opposed that wing of their party that wanted to draw white supremacist Southern Democrats into the Republican party. (See House Judiciary Committee, Hearings on the Nomination of Gerald R. Ford as Vice President, p. 239; also see July 1965 CR.)
In matters of economic liberty, Ford has favored compulsory arbitration since at least 1967 to settle labor-management disputes in the transportation industry. (See also 9 Dec. 1970 CR.)
 
===Wage Controls===
Ford went along with President Nixon's program of wage and price controls. He said of the Phase II program: "Let me emphasize that our price and wage controls are working." (2 August 1972 CR.) One of Ford's first acts as President was to apply government pressure in the form of a revived Cost of Living Council and nationally-publicized jawboning to interfere with the free movement of prices and wages.
 
In addition, Ford seems to be intent on actively pushing for early passage of a socialized medicine bill through Congress. Many libertarians would be interested in Ford's attitude toward the possibility of a more isolationist foreign policy stance for America.
 
Ford first entered politics with the backing of isolationist-turned-inter­ nationalist Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R-Mich. He gained his seat in the House by defeating the incumbent, isolationist Bartel
J. Jonkman, in the Republican primary.
 
On 9 Dec. 1973, Ford said: "I'm a reformed isolationist who, before World War II, was mistaken like a lot of people .... I have become, I think, a very ardent internationalist." Ford has strongly supported U.S. involvement in Indochina and in the Middle East.
 
As a final matter, since the President can launch nuclear war, many libertarians are concerned with Ford's record on wartime policies that mean that violence or the threat of violence will be directed against noncombatants. Ford was in the forefront of those urging aerial bombardment of North Vietnam, including urban areas, even before such bombing became official U.S. policy.
 
=Legal Gold, No-Knock Victories=
by [[Scott Royce]]
 
Strangely enough, there is some good news from Congress which can be reported. First, it has passed (as a rider to the International Development Association authorization, unfortunately) legislation allowing private citizens to own gold as of Dec. 31, 1974. The IDA bill also contained a useful provision instructing the U.S. governor there to vote against loans to nations developing nuclear explosive devices unless those nations were signatories to the non-proliferation treaty. Second, both houses of Congress have now passed legislation to repeal the federal "no-knock" law. Sen. Ervin, leading the fight for repeal in the Senate, noted that "We ought not to sacrifice on the altar of doubt and fear ... what is the proud boast of our law that every man's home is his castle." He continued: "The Bill of Rights applies to everyone, even drug peddlers. If our standard is going to be that if a constitutional guarantee serves to protect criminals we are going to be free to disregard it, then we are in trouble."
 
With Ervin and Sen. Charles Percy, R-Ill., leading the charge, the Senate overcame opposition from the likes of Sen. Roman Hruska, R-Nebr., and voted, 64-31, to repeal the federal and D.C. statutes. The House repeal motion, accepted by voice vote during routine debate, only repealed the federal law, however. the difference will have to be ironed out in conference, but it is safe to predict that the federal "no-knock" law passed during the GOP's crime-hysteria period in 1970 looks dead at last.
The Senate has twice firmly resisted attempts to invoke cloture (limit debate) on the bill to create a Consumer Protection Agency, a piece of legislation that columnist James Jackson Kilpatrick calls the worst of the year. The bill -would create a vast new bureaucracy to harass businessmen before other federal agencies and in the courts. The House has already passed a similar bill, and only a filibuster led by Sens. Ervin, William Scott, R-Va., and James Allen, D-Ala., is protecting us from this new bureaucratic monster.
 
On July 30 the House killed 221-181 on a motion by Rep. Chalmers Wylie, R-Ohio, the conference report on a bill to provide massive amounts of funds for urban mass transit subsidies. The bill would have authorized $800 million for fiscal 1975 alone to states and localities.
 
Turning to the negative side of things, the House gave the country a real example of the cause of inflation when it passed a concurrent resolution on July 31 calling for a six month study of the subject by the Joint Economic Committee. More taxpayers' money down the drain ...
 
Also on the spending front, a number of Senators have recently been attempting to trim appropriations to various government agencies. Little progress has been made, however. For instance, one such motion by Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., a leader in the f1ght, failed by 42-56 to cut back the Treasury-Postal Service appropriation by roughly 3.3%. GOP votes split 24 for the move and a depressing 16 against it. A motion by Dole the next day to cut 3% from the Public Works-AEC Appropriation did little better.
But the worst news of all is passage, after only two days debate, of a "campaign reform" measure by the House. Blatantly unconstitutional, the bill calls for public financing for presidential contests, sets ridiculously low spending limits for Congressional races, and severely limits the size of contributions.
 
On public financing, however, the bill is better than the version passed several months ago by the Senate. That bill calls for public financing of Congressional races, too, a proposal that was rejected in the House by a decent margin. Only 51 Members had the guts and principle to go on record as being against final passage of this pseudo-reform measure. Our best hope is that hard-line proponents of full public financing in the Senate will not be willing to make concessions to the House in conference on questions like Congressional financing. Unless one side compromises substantially, the campaign bill may still be killed. Write your Congressman and urge him t
 
= Libertarian Candidates Contest Elections=
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of Alaska|ALASKA]]'''
 
[[Paul Beaird]], LP state chairman, is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Beaird is currently national director of [[Citizens for Quality in Medicine]], a libertarian consumers' group. Campaign activities so far have included newspaper, television, and radio interviews. Also planned are a debate with Beaird's Democratic rival sponsored by the [[Taxpayers Defense League]], two booths at state fairs, and the appearance of income-tax opponent [[Willis Stone]] in two of Alaska's largest cities. Donations to support these activities should be sent to [[Libertarian Party of Alaska|Alaska Libertarian Party]], P.O. Box 2724, Kodiak, Alaska 99615.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of California|CALIFORNIA]]'''
 
The Party's standard-bearer is gubernatorial candidate [[John Hospers]] (see story on page one).
 
[[William C. White]], candidate for U.S. Senator, spoke at Monterey Peninsula College on gun control and drug control last May and spoke to the staff of a Sears, Roebuck store in Orange County on individual liberty and morality in government, in mid-July. He intends to participate actively  in the Sears' meet-the-candidates program.
 
White has also addressed several taxpayers' groups, meeting with a favorable reception. He has had an article published in the newsletter of the· [[Citizens for Marijuana Reform]] in Santa Clara County. The White campaign has also completed• the important technical step of filing for election in all 58 California counties, thus alerting county clerks to count write-in votes for White.
 
Make checks payable to White for Senate, 11811 Larnel Place, Los Altos, CA 94022.
 
[[David Bergland]], LP candidate for attorney general, told a rally in Wilmington on July 18, ''The list of victimless crimes is so long and comprehensive that almost everyone is guilty of something."
 
Bergland noted that the broad scope of these laws plus the limited resources available for law enforcement means that victimless crime laws were usually enforced against "unpopular groups," especially homosexuals and persons with long hair. The Bergland campaign can be reached at 6832 Silver Beach Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92648.
 
Other California LP candidates are [[Bill Susel]] for lieutenant governor, [[Veronica Meidus]] for secretary of state, [[Lloyd Taylor]] for state treasurer, and [[Kathy White]] for controller.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of Colorado|COLORADO]]'''
 
[[John B. James]] is running for Representative in Washington of the 1st district (Denver). He is concentrating on the issues of taxation and inflation, which he calls "a heavy and unnecessary burden on all of us.  James, a former state LP vice-chairman, has produced what looks to be an effective leaflet to promote his candidacy. Contributions should be sent to Committee for a New Liberty, 411 Cook St., Denver, Colorado 80206.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of Louisiana|LOUISIANA]]'''
 
In late July, Dr. [[Jeremy J. Millett]], former LP state chairman, announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives. He would represent the 7th district (Acadiana). In his announcement, Millett said that the present incumbent has "voted for big spending bills, for more restrictions on the lives of us all, for further Presidential irresponsibility in foreign wars." ''There must be equal rights for all special privileges for none," Millett said. "I believe individual liberty is our great political heritage and opportunity."
 
Contributions can be mailed to [[Libertarian Party of Louisiana]], P.O. Box 2932, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501.
 
The Party is also fielding [[Jeff Daiell]] for Commissioner of Public Safety in Shreveport. The Daiell campaign can be reached in care of the Libertarian Society of Shreveport, Box 1023, Shreveport, Lousiana 71163.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of Minnesota|MINNESOTA]]'''
 
Minnesota gubernatorial candidate [[Richard Kleinow]] is past chairman of the state LP. In his campaign he has called for a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment would prohibit Congress from passing "laws restricting the activities of production, exchange, and consumption or any other human activity which does not involve the initiation of force or fraud."
 
Kleinow points out that the state usury law is not only a violation of individuals' economic rights. Such setting of legal maxima on interest rates simply drives loanable funds into states which do not have such restrictions.
 
Kleinow has been interviewed by the St. Paul Pioneer Press and by a smaller alternative newspaper, the Daily American. He has been invited to appear with other gubernatorial candidates in October at the University of Minnesota to answer questions from members of the faculty.
 
Campaign contributions can be sent to P.O. Box 774, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440. Checks should be made payable to Kleinow For Governor.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of Nevada|NEVADA]]'''
 
[[James Bums]], the founder of the Nevada chapter of the [[Society for Individual Liberty]] and temporary [[Libertarian Party of Nevada|Nevada]] state LP chairman, is running for Congress. Burns has run as a Republican because of the restrictions of the state election code. His campaign literature nonetheless features the LP and protests the ballot monopoly of the Democrats and Republicans. Campaign contributions can be sent to Bums for Congress at either 234 W. St. Louis, Las Vegas, NV 89102 or 7474 Sandstone, Reno, NV 89502.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|NEW HAMPSHIRE]]'''
 
[[Arthur Ketchen]], the vice-chairman of the state LP, is in the race for the Republican nomination for Representative to the General Court (state legislature) from District 12.
 
Ketchen hopes to orient his campaign toward the young who have not so far been encouraged to participate in New Hampshire politics (Ketchen is 23), toward the old and the childless who are exploited by heavy taxes for education, and toward middle-class taxpayers who are hit hard for local taxes to fund services they don’t get.
 
For information and contributions send to: Arthur W. Ketchen, Candidate for Representative to the General Court, Arthur Ketchen, Fiscal Agent, .3 Proctor Hill Rd., Hollis, New Hampshire 03049.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of New Jersey|NEW JERSEY]]'''
 
[[Robert A. Steiner]], past chairman of the state LP and first vice-president of the [[Federation of New Jersey Taxpayers]], is putting in a bid to represent the 12th Congressional district. His campaign literature stresses his links with the revolt of the fed-up taxpayers. Please mail contributions to Bob Steiner for Congress, P.O. Box 112 - Dept. A, Westfield, NJ 07091.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of New York|NEW YORK]]'''
 
The major LP effort in the Empire State is the struggle to obtain 50,000 votes for the party's gubernatorial candidate [[Jerome Tuccille]]. (See story on page one.)
 
[[Percy L. Greaves]], Jr., author of the recently-published book [[Understanding the Dollar Crisis]], is the party's challenger to liberal Republican Jacob Javits, the senior Senator from the state. Send contributions c/o Free Libertarian Party, 15 W. 38th St., Suite 201, New York NY 10018.
 
[[Sanford Cohen]] of Poughkeepsie is trying to replace Republican Rep. Hamilton Fish, Jr. The Cohen campaign has now collected three times the petition signatures required to be placed on the ballot. Cohen, who got an early start in the campaign itself in order to facilitate public recognition, has received extensive coverage in the local media. His campaign staff also has been issuing a campaign newsletter filled with fascinating how-to information on electioneering. When Cohen accepted the nomination of New York State's Free Libertarian Party, he said, "It is time to return to the 'Spirit of '76.' It is tim to give America back to all the people. It is time to restore property rights, individual liberties, and the free enterprise system."
Make all contributions payable to Citizens for Cohen, P.O. Box 1776, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.
 
[[Joseph Gentilli]] is the candidate for Representative from the 16th Congressional District in Brooklyn. He has received the endorsement of the Republican and Conservative parties.
 
Other FLP candidates include Virginia Shields Walker, a state assembly candidate who has made condemnation via-eminent domain a politi_cal controversy in Suffolk County, and veteran campaigner [[Guy Riggs]], an assembly aspirant from the Pougkeepsie area. Walker's address is P.O. Box 444, Shirley, NY 11967.
 
Riggs says in a lengthy but readable campaign statement: "No_politician, of course, would come right out and say, 'I want to do things for you guys at the expense of those guys by taxing them; restraining their peaceful behavior or both.' Yet for decades now the successful politician has been the one who could propose just that - but in words making him sound like a champion of decency." Riggs concludes his statement by telling his prospective supporters: ''Send me to Albany in '74 so you '11 have something to celebrate in '76!" His statement is available for twenty-five cents from Guy W. Riggs Campaign Fund, 32 Saddle Rock Drive, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603.
 
The FLP has also endorsed [[Louis Sicilia]] for lieutenant governor, [[Leland Schubert]] for attorney general, Dr. [[Robert Flanzer]] for comptroller, [[Alan Le Page]] for the 70th assembly district, Stewart A. Feigel for the 20th state senatorial district (also backed by Republicans and Conservatives), and [[Lawrence Penner]] for a seat on the New York City Council (also backed by the Republicans).
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of Ohio|OHIO]]'''
 
[[Kathleen G. Harroff]] candidate for U.S. Senator running against astronaut John Glenn, appeared in a talk show in Cincinnati. On the program she came out against all foreign aid, in favor of isolationism and neutrality in foreign policy, for pulling all U.S. troops and equipment back into this country, for getting Social Security out of the hands of the government, and in opposition to any national health care program. She said, jn answer to a question, that the state's 55-mile-per-hour speed limit was absurd, that compulsory school attendance laws should be ended, and that taking from the rich to give to the poor was theft. One person there, a Democrat, said she sounded like a "Populist."
 
Harroff has been busy addressing ethnic groups (Irish-Americans, German-Americans, etc.), prison reform groups, and numerous talk shows. The headquarters of the Harroff for Senate Committee is at 204 Solon Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44146.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of Oregon|OREGON]]'''
 
[[Paul Pferdner]] is campaigning for a seat in the state legislature representing district 18. His literature asks Oregonians to "vote for a tax reducer, not a tax user."
 
On the issue of mass transit, Pferdner says, "The present system of franchises and common-carrier licensing stifles creative and innovative solutions to transit problems. A free enterprise approach would allow mass transit to develop to meet the consumers' needs with greater efficiency and less cost." Contributions can be sent to Citizens for Pferdner, P.O. 14901, Portland, Oregon 97214.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of Texas|TEXAS]]'''
 
Dr. [[Ron Paul]] has decided to take on the Democratic incumbent of 16 years in a race for U.S. Representative from the 22nd district in Houston. Paul says that if the policies of welfare-warfare spending are not halted, honest work won't be worth anything but pain shortly. Paul has also been backed by the Republicans.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of Utah|UTAH]]'''
 
[[Karl J. Bray]] will be running for U.S. Representative from the 11-county 2nd district, which includes Salt Lake City. Bray, who was the choice of one-tenth of the Republicans polled on their choice for the GOP nomination, has become well-known to the public because of his leadership as a tax rebel. Reviving a question that has potential in many Western states, he also favors opening all federal lands to homesteaders.
 
Bray told the state LP convention in July that the Party is "the first and last political hope for men who want to be free of political and economic bondage."
 
In the House of Representatives, he said he would "figure out how as quickly as possible to disband our monopolistic, predatory, destructive government." Send all contributions to Bray for Congress, 150 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102.
 
[[Jeannie Trevathan]] has entered the race to unseat the incumbent sheriff in Salt Lake County. A decorating consultant, she calls for adopting a recall act making all Utah officials subject to recall and says that if she is elected sheriff no more officials will interpose their ideas of law, when such law would violate the rights guaranteed in the U.S. and Utah constitutions.
 
'''[[Libertarian Party of  Washington|WASHINGTON STATE]]'''
 
LP state chairman [[Skip Barron]] from the Olympic Peninsula and Richard Dyment from Queen Anne district in Seattle are seeking seats in the state legislature.
 
=Executive  Committee Plans  For  LP's Future=
 
Barely two hours after the formal closing of the [[National Convention 1974|1974 Convention]], the newly-elected national [[Libertarian National Committee (1974-1975)|Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party]] met to discuss plans for the future. As a result of an amendment to the [[Document:National Constitution, Bylaws, and Convention Rules 1974|LP Constitution]] the Ex Comm's size has been increased to twenty-five members including the five national officers, the past Chairperson, seven at-large members and thirteen chosen from regional caucuses.
 
One of the first actions of the Committee was to approve a proposal by Chairman [[Ed Crane]] to create a fund for the purpose  of  establishing  a  national headquarters in San Francisco. Crane  reported that he already had commitments of $7000 for the fund.
 
Another fund was created to enable the Party to hire a full-time salaried Executive Director. This position was established primarily for the purpose of building new LPs  in unorganized  states  and  to coordinate national fund-raising activities. The  Executive Director will also have responsibility for overseeing national headquarters activities and media releases. The Ex Comm heard a report from [[Gary Greenberg]] of New York on the chances for 1976 ballot qualification in various states. There are approximately 20 states in which the LP has a reasonable chance to get its Presidential candidate on the ballot, according to Greenberg. New York, Michigan, Washington, Colorado, and Oregon were mentioned as states with relatively-fair ballot qualification laws. The LP is already on the ballot of Utah.
 
In other actions, the Ex Comm created a [[Publications Committee (1975-1975)|Publications Committee]] and elected [[Andrea Millen]] of New York as Chairwoman. On the Committee with Ms. Millen are [[Pat Artz]] of Washington, [[Lynn Kinsky]] (Editor of [[Reason]] magazine) of California, [[Bob Meier]] of Illinois, and [[Phil Manger]] of Maryland.
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The [[Publications Committee (1974-1975)|Publications Committee]] will be responsible for having new LP literature developed. The Ex Comm expressed its desire to have more specialized literature that can be used effectively with "right" or "left" groups. In addition, position papers will be written by experts in different areas.
 
[[David Nolan]] of Colorado was named temporary Chairman of the [[Presidential Committee (1974-1975|Presidential Committee]] which will have responsibility for coordinating and raising funds for the 1976 LP Presidential campaign.
 
[[Frank Robinson]] of Oklahoma presented a concept for coordinating congressional campaigns which he called "[[Document:The LINC '76 Committee|LINC '76]]." The LINC proposal was discussed at some length and tabled until the next Ex Comm meeting at which Mr. Robinson was invited to make a detailed proposal. Washington, D.C., was selected as the site of the next [[LNC Meeting 30 November 1974|Ex Comm meeting]] which will be held on November 30. Before adjourning the Ex Comm passed the following resolution: "Be it resolved that the Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party expresses its appreciation to [[Susan Nolan]] for her outstanding job as 1972-73 Party Chairwoman."
 
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Libertarian Information Service PO Box 31638, Aurora, CO 80011.
 
=National Headquarters Fund=
 
With the change of administration from Denver to San Francisco a special fund has been created to help finance the LP's new downtown office. Over $9000 has been contributed to the National Headquarters Fund to date, with the money going to pay for rent, office furniture and equipment and clerical staff salaries Located in the 550 Kearny building in the heart of San Francisco's business district, the 600 sq. ft. of office space is packed with LP literature, posters, files and all of the necessities for operating a national political party. The objective of the Fund is $20,000 which is believed sufficient to adequately staff and equip the headquarters as well as make it presentable for pre conferences and meetings with officials from other organizations.
 
No money from the general revenues of the LP is being used for this headquarters project. Those interested in contributing to the HQ Fund should specifically identify the purpose of their donation. Send all contributions to: Libertarian Party, 550 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108.
 
=LPs Develop In Canada, Australia=
 
Prompted by the remarkable success of the two-year-old Libertarian Party in the United States, similar parties are now functioning in Canada and Australia. The second convention of the Libertarian Party of Canada on May 24-26 in Ontario apparently laid the foundation to ensure that the LP will be an enduring force in Canadian politics for many years to come.
 
An inspiring speech by Phil Spicer of Ontario (combined with an inspiring financial contribution) encouraged the delegates to take the initiative in the battle with the state and not be discouraged by the seemingly large odds against a successful libertarian political movement in Canada. By the end of the Convention the LP had a strong libertarian platform and no less than twenty-four candidates from three provinces running for federal office.
 
While there was not enough time to allow the LP of Canada to achieve ballot status, the results from the July 8 elections showed that they received more votes in the ridings in which they fielded candidates than the Marxist-Leninists, the Communist Party, and the Social Creditists combined. "We fully intend to become the major opposition to the statist Conservative and Liberal parties within four years," said newly-elected Party Chairman Michael A. Blake. The other new officers are Chuck Lyall, Party Leader; Sieg Pedde, Deputy Party Leader; Maria Tchir, Vice Chairwoman; Ken Freeman, Treasurer; and Judith A. Herman, Secretary.
 
The recent election of the Labor Party government in Australia has prompted a group of Sydney businessmen to request that a few local libertarians make plans for establishing a  Libertarian  Party of Australia.  Patricia Brookes and Bob Howard are spearheading the project and are using Libertarian Party, USA literature. Howard expects that the new party can be running candidates in local elections by early next year.
 
Libertarianism is even making an impact in Great Britain where the respected journal of opinion, The Spectator, ran an article by Philip Vander Elst entitled "Libertarianism -an alternative." Says Vander Elst, "Freedom will not long survive in this country if the Tory Party does not provide a libertarian alternative to the socialist state by failing to curb its own paternalistic and technocratic tendencies." A Libertarian Party of England ...?
 
=Ford Signs Gold Bill=
 
On Aug. 14, President Ford signed into law a bill allowing American citizens to purchase and sell gold bullion after Oct. 31 for the first time in 40 years.
 
The gold ownership provision was a rider attached to a larger bill allocating funds for the "soft loan window" of the World Bank, which makes loans to the governments of poor countries at virtually no interest.
 
Legalizing gold ownership had been opposed by U.S. Treasury Department officials, economist Paul Samuelson, and the New York Times.
 
But constituent pressure had created a bloc of Congressmen ready to repeal the ban on gold (enacted as an emergency measure by President Franklin Roosevelt). Representatives and Senators from mining districts, those with free market sympathies, and those who saw the gold ban as a civil liberties violation joined together. Gold legalization has long been advocated by libertarians, who have organized lobbying and educational groups like the National Taxpayers Union and the National Committee to Legalize Gold. Lobbying efforts by libertarians within and outside of the Republican Party placed a gold legalization plank in the 1972 Republican platform.
 
=State Chairmen=
 
[[Libertarian Party of Alabama|ALABAMA*]]<br />
[[Harvey Crumhorn|Harvey N. Crumhorn]] <br />
3510 Glendale Lane N.W. <br />
Huntsville, AL 35810
 
[[Libertarian Party of Alaska|ALASKA]]<br />
[[Paul Beaird]]<br />
P.O. Box -2724<br />
Kodiah, AK 99615
 
[[Libertarian Party of Arizona|ARIZONA]]<br />
[[Ken LaFave]]<br />
P.O. Box 26406<br />
Tucson, AZ 85726
 
[[Libertarian Party of Arkansas|ARKANSAS]]<br />
[[Franklin A. Sanders ]]<br />
6519 Greenwood Rd. <br />
Little Rock, AR 72207
 
[[Libertarian Party of California|CALIFORNIA]]<br />
[[Edward E. Clark]]<br />
P.O. Box 71383<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90071
 
[[Libertarian Party of Colorado|COLORADO]]<br />
[[William J. Froh]]<br />
4360 Morning Sun Ave. No. 10 <br />
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
 
[[Libertarian Party of Connecticut|CONNECTICUT*]]<br />
[[Fran Moore]] & [[Bob Loomis]]<br />
P.O. Box 304<br />
Hartford, CT 06101
 
[[Libertarian Party of Florida|FLORIDA]]<br />
[[Charles H. Breeden]] <br />
10704 N. 14th St.<br />
Tampa, FL 33612
 
[[Libertarian Party of Georgia|GEORGIA]]<br />
[[J. Ralph Compton]]<br />
1124 Cumberland Rd. N.E. <br />
Atlanta, GA 30306
 
[[Libertarian Party of Hawaii|HAWAII]]<br />
[[Jerry Dickson]]<br />
817 Okokele Ave, No. 1<br />
Honolulu, HI 96816
 
[[Libertarian Party of Illinois|ILLINOIS]]<br />
[[Steve Nelson]]<br />
PO Box 1776<br />
Chicago, IL 60690
 
[[Libertarian Party of Indiana|INDIANA*]]<br />
[[Paul W. Hyatt]]<br />
RR 2, Box 94<br />
Zionsville, IN 46077
 
[[Libertarian Party of Kansas|KANSAS*]]<br />
[[Dale Wilson]]<br />
Merchants Building, No. 914<br />
Topeka, KS 66612
 
[[Libertarian Party of Kentucky|KENTUCKY]]<br />
[[Paul Siegler]]<br />
5424 Hames Trace<br />
Louisville, KY 40210
 
[[Libertarian Party of Louisiana|LOUISIANA]]<br />
[[Clayton “Sparky” Hall]]<br />
12425 Castle Hill Drive<br />
Baton Rouge, LA 70814
 
[[Libertarian Party of Maryland|MARYLAND]]<br />
[[William R. Bobick]]<br />
9814 Dogwood Park Street<br />
Ritchie, MD 20027
 
[[Libertarian Party of Massachusetts|MASSASSCHUSETTS]]<br />
[[David E. Long]]<br />
95 Centre Street, No. 3<br />
Brookline, MA 02146
 
[[Libertarian Party of Michigan|MICHIGAN]]<br />
[[Gregory J. Clark]]<br />
PO Box 282<br />
Rochester, MI 48063
 
[[Libertarian Party of Minnesota|MINNESOTA]]<br />
[[Richard Kleinow]]<br />
PO Box 19063<br />
Minneapolis, MN 55419
 
[[Libertarian Party of Montana|MONTANA*]]<br />
[[Robert O. Miller]]<br />
139 So. 5th E.<br />
Missoula, MT 59801
 
[[Libertarian Party of Nevada|NEVADA]]<br />
[[James L. Burns]]<br />
2345 W. St. Louis, No. 4<br />
Las Vegas, NV 89102
 
[[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|NEW HAMPSHIRE]]<br />
[[Frank Anderson]]<br />
Sherwood Inn, Rt. 202<br />
Epson, NH 03234
 
[[Libertarian Party of New Jersey|NEW JERSEY]]<br />
[[Jane T. Rehmke]]<br />
PO Box 247<br />
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
 
[[Libertarian Party of New Mexico|NEW MEXICO]]<br />
[[Maurice R. McDonald]]<br />
Country Club Apts<br />
Rt. 2, Box 3 Air Port Rd.<br />
Sante Fe, NM 87501
 
[[Libertarian Party of New York|NEW YORK]]<br />
[[Ray Strong]]<br />
15 W. 38th Street, No. 201<br />
New York, NY 10018
 
[[Libertarian Party of North Carolina|NORTH CAROLINA*]]<br />
[[Douglas M. Lerner]]<br />
PO Box 1906<br />
Charlotte, NC 28223
 
[[Libertarian Party of Ohio|OHIO]]<br />
[[Sharon Cook]]<br />
1822 Cook Avenue<br />
Cleveland, OH 44109
 
[[Libertarian Party of Oklahoma|OKLAHOMA]]<br />
[[Thomas J. Laurent]]<br />
116 So. 19th Street<br />
Guthrie, OK 73044
 
[[Libertarian Party of Oregon|OREGON]]<br />
[[Richard Gray]]<br />
3742 S.E. Glenwood<br />
Portland, OR 97292
 
[[Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania|PENNSYLVANIA]]<br />
[[William L. Chauncey]]<br />
1271 Irma Rd.<br />
Warminster, PA 18974
 
[[Libertarian Party of South Carolina|SOUTH CAROLINA*]]<br />
[[Charles T. Blackwell]]<br />
9 Kings Mntn. St.<br />
York, SC 29745
 
[[Libertarian Party of Tennessee|TENNESSEE]]<br />
[[James E. Forrester]]<br />
3466 Starsdale<br />
Memphis, TN 38118
 
[[Libertarian Party of Texas|TEXAS]]<br />
[[Mike Holmes]]<br />
PO Box 66321<br />
Houston, TX 770066
 
[[Libertarian Party of Utah|UTAH]]<br />
[[George A. Chapman]]<br />
PO Box 15506<br />
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
 
[[Libertarian Party of Virginia|VIRGINIA]]<br />
[[J. Keen Holland]]<br />
502 14th St. NW<br />
Charlottesville, VA 22903
 
[[Libertarian Party of Washington|WASHINGTON]]<br />
[[H.W. “Skip” Barron]]<br />
PO Box 2096<br />
Seattle, WA 98111
 
.[[Libertarian Party of Wisconsin|WISCONSIN]]<br />
[[Jim Millard]]<br />
319 N. Appleton St.<br />
Appleton, WI 54952
 
*National affiliation pending
 
=NEWS NOTES=
 
FACTS OF INTEREST ...  Bet you thought the prime rate was around 12%. Well, it is
- for those of us in the U.S.A. If you're the Portuguese government, though, you've just managed to get a 7% loan from our government to support an airline. The amount? $25.8 million ... And if you're the Yugoslavian government, you've just gotten a $176 million loan at the same rate ... And if you 're the Israeli government, you've just been forgiven $500 million worth of debt outright.
 
BULL-WHAT? ...  A man was fined $10,000 and given a 90-day jail term for
smuggling bull semen into the United States. Smuggling bull semen is a federal crime, you see.
 
WITHERING AWAY ...  The Department of Consumer Affairs was formed to handle
consumer complaints. A spokesman for the Department, however, says that such complaints are "down to a trickle." What's a bureaucracy to do? "We are actively soliciting complaints," continues the spokesman.
 
VOTING WRONGS ...  Ralph Nader recently proposed that voting in the United
States be made mandatory, this after the 1974 primary turnout was the lowest in recent memory (can't imagine why). Voting is mandatory in many other countries, of course, notable Australia where you're fined $10 if you don't vote ... In Guatemala, you have to vote if you're literate, but if you're illiterate, the option is yours ... In the Netherlands, it only costs $280 to put up a slate of candidates in an electoral district, resulting in 28 political parties listed on the ballot last year ... In Kenya, there are three primary qualifications for voting. If you meet only one of them, you only get one vote; if you meet two out of three, you get two votes; and you get three votes if you meet all three ... Bankrupts may not vote in Trinidad and Tobago ... Police and soldiers may not vote in Kuwait ... Up until 1961, people receiving public assistance in Denmark were barred from voting.
 
POST WASTE ... The Postal Service is considering raising first-class rates again, to 13c, while elsewhere in the same department, they're advertising stamps that will never be used.
 
NOW HEAR THIS ... The House Communications Committee has approved a bill
requiring that most radios be equipped to receive FM as well as AM. What's the reason? Who needs a reason? Next question ...
 
FOR OTHERS, THEY SING ... The government of Quebec spent $100,000 to build a home for 1000 pigeons, who decided they didn't like it, and never moved in. The real pigeons, of course, were the taxpayers ...
 
NOW I UNDERSTAND ... The Semanticist of the Month Award goes to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, whom U.S. News and World Report quotes as follows: "Even the proclamation of martial law and the setting up of a corresponding crisis Government is a part of democracy and in accordance with our Constitution ... Some call it dictatorship; I call it authoritarianism… Oh. Thanks for explaining the difference.
 
CAPSULE WATERGATE ANALYSIS ...  ''The American People have witnessed a series of events which every day erodes their trust in Government." - Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, D-Minn.
 
UNPRINCIPLED OPPORTUNISM ... Back in July, Gerald Ford told a conference of the Urban League that "the progress you hope to make in the future will rest on the ability of blacks and other nonwhite leaders to become successful, pragmatic politicians." Of course, what did you expect from Nixon's vice president?
 
AND NOW THE GOOD NEWS ... Business Week of August 3 featured an article on the Austrian School of Economics, giving prominence to Israel Kirzner of NYU, Walter Grinder of Rutgers, and, of course, Murray Rothbard of New York Polytechnic Institute.


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