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The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, May 9, 1978, [Number: 50], The Independent, John Stewart May 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, May 9, 1978, [Number: 50], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, May 2, 1978, [Number: 49], The Independent, John Stewart May 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, May 2, 1978, [Number: 49], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, April 25, 1978, [Number: 48], The Independent, John Stewart Apr 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, April 25, 1978, [Number: 48], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V 103, Tuesday, April 18, 1978, [Number: 47], The Independent, John Stewart Apr 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V 103, Tuesday, April 18, 1978, [Number: 47], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[30] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, April 11, 1978, [Number: 46], The Independent, John Stewart Apr 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, April 11, 1978, [Number: 46], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[18] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, April 4, 1978, [Number: 45], The Independent, John Stewart Apr 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, April 4, 1978, [Number: 45], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, March 28, 1978, [Number: 44], The Independent, John Stewart Mar 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, March 28, 1978, [Number: 44], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, March 21, 1978, [Number: 43], The Independent, John Stewart Mar 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, March 21, 1978, [Number: 43], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, March 14, 1978, [Number: 42], The Independent, John Stewart Mar 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, March 14, 1978, [Number: 42], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, March 7, 1978, [Number: 41], The Independent, John Stewart Mar 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, March 7, 1978, [Number: 41], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, February 28, 1978, [Number: 40], The Independent, John Stewart Feb 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, February 28, 1978, [Number: 40], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, February 21, 1978, [Number: 39], The Independent, John Stewart Feb 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, February 21, 1978, [Number: 39], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, February 14, 1978, [Number: 38], The Independent, John Stewart Feb 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, February 14, 1978, [Number: 38], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, February 7, 1978, [Number: 37], The Independent, John Stewart Feb 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, February 7, 1978, [Number: 37], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 31, 1978, [Number: 36], The Independent, John Stewart Jan 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 31, 1978, [Number: 36], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 24, 1978, [Number: 35], The Independent, John Stewart Jan 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 24, 1978, [Number: 35], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 17, 1978, [Number: 34], The Independent, John Stewart Jan 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 17, 1978, [Number: 34], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 10, 1978, [Number: 33], The Independent, John Stewart Jan 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 10, 1978, [Number: 33], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 3, 1978, [Number: 32], The Independent, John Stewart Jan 1978

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, January 3, 1978, [Number: 32], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


Revolt In Virginia: Harry Byrd And The 1952 Presidential Election, James R. Sweeney Jan 1978

Revolt In Virginia: Harry Byrd And The 1952 Presidential Election, James R. Sweeney

History Faculty Publications

When Senator Harry F. Byrd, longtime opponent of the policies of Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, decided to support Republican candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Presidency in 1952, he weakened the Democratic Party in Virginia and set off a political revolt in that state that lasted for a quarter century. Based on newspaper accounts and on primary material in the University of Virginia; 40 notes.


Criteria For Majority Party Leadership Selection In The United States House Of Representatives : Evidence Of Institutionalization In The Collegial Style, 1962-1976, Rowena Lewis Walker Jan 1978

Criteria For Majority Party Leadership Selection In The United States House Of Representatives : Evidence Of Institutionalization In The Collegial Style, 1962-1976, Rowena Lewis Walker

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This paper will explore further the process of selection of majority party leaders in the United States House of Representatives. It will seek to show that there were certain common denominators that existed among those who were selected for leadership positions between 1962 and 1976, and that these common denominators were not present in those individuals who challenged the leaders and lost. Additionally, it will be argued that those certain qualities were particularly important to the style of leadership during that period, and that their importance to that style allowed the development of an institutionalization of the selection process during …


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, December 27, 1977, [Number: 31], The Independent, John Stewart Dec 1977

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, December 27, 1977, [Number: 31], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[12] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, Deember 20, 1977, [Number: 30], The Independent, John Stewart Dec 1977

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, Deember 20, 1977, [Number: 30], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[20] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, December 13, 1977, [Number: 29], The Independent, John Stewart Dec 1977

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, December 13, 1977, [Number: 29], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesdsay, December 6, 1977, [Number: 28], The Independent, John Stewart Dec 1977

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesdsay, December 6, 1977, [Number: 28], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[16] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Masterless Society: Observations On American Democracy By Alexis De Tocqueville, James Tyrie Jr. Dec 1977

The Masterless Society: Observations On American Democracy By Alexis De Tocqueville, James Tyrie Jr.

Government Theses

French political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville’s views concerning American democracy were examined in order to discern key aspects of democratic thought and practice in America. Tocqueville found certain fundamental premises such as individual freedom and “equality of conditions” at the base of democracy in America. From these basic premises come several paradoxical results, namely the masterless society, economic materialism and “tyranny of the majority.” These paradoxes are controlled by safeguards of associations, the press and the judiciary within the system. It was found that Tocqueville’s detachment and foresight give his thought greater meaning than that of many contemporary social and …


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, November 29, 1977, [Number: 27], The Independent, John Stewart Nov 1977

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, November 29, 1977, [Number: 27], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[18] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, November 22, 1977, [Number: 26], The Independent, John Stewart Nov 1977

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, November 22, 1977, [Number: 26], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[18] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, November 15, 1977, [Number: 25], The Independent, John Stewart Nov 1977

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, November 15, 1977, [Number: 25], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[18] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.


The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, November 8, 1977, [Number: 24], The Independent, John Stewart Nov 1977

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 103, Tuesday, November 8, 1977, [Number: 24], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[18] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.