Trade Quotas Debate and Protectionism in US Policy
Assistant Secretary David R. McDonald frames protectionism as a lagging indicator as US exports posted an $11 billion 1975 surplus while 30 industry allegations seek import relief. The International Trade Commission urged tariffs up to 35 percent on shoes, with quotas for stainless steel and tool steel. Congress has 30 days to act. The piece notes political risk and argues for consistent international rules and domestic competition through better products and marketing.
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Chicago, Ill
Treasury
David R. McDonald
United States
Treasury Department
U.S
International Trade Commission
Tariff Commission
Ford
Samuel A Cothran and Robert D Cathcart Roles
Samuel A Cothran is listed as president and editor while Robert D Cathcart serves as executive editor in the document. The note identifies the two as primary editorial leadership.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Mansfield's Record Shows Balanced Leadership and Legacy
Montana Democrat Sen Mike Mansfield has long shaped party policy in Congress and led the Senate with even handed authority as Majority Leader. His retirement ends a 34 year legislative career and a 15 year leadership era that earned esteem from allies and critics and raised Montana's profile in Washington.
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Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Senate
Mansfield
Supreme Court ruling sparks debate on reverse discrimination
Andrew Tully critiques a 5 to 3 Supreme Court decision granting special seniority to black workers denied employment. He notes potential inequities for white workers and questions the ruling's impact on seniority, while referencing Justice Brennan's majority and dissenters. The piece frames the ruling as a division in civil rights policy and labor relations.
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Andrew Tully
Solomon
Supreme Court
William Brennan
Brennan
Republic
General Motors
Willy Nilly
Warren Burger
Burger
Peter
Paul
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Harry A Blackmun
Majority rule and the danger to liberty in DC and Africa
The author argues against majority rule as a divine right, critiquing Kissinger and Congress for pushing majority rule in Africa and Washington DC. He cites Madison Federalist 10 to warn that majority power can be dangerous in small areas and advocates checks through prohibitions and a Bill of Rights plus Supreme Court oversight.
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Holmes Alexander
Black Africa
District of Columbia
Congress
God
Kissinger
Africa
House of Representatives
Federal Union
New England
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
Hell
Henry Kissinger
John Buchanan
R-Ala
Thor
D.C
Rhodesia
Wounded Knee
James Madison
Madison
United States
Supreme Court
Counterforce concerns raised by two congressmen
Rep. Bob Carr and Rep. Tom Downey urge President Ford to curb counterforce aims and first strike capability. They warn that verifiable tests, not diplomacy, could prevent development of such weapons and risk rapid, unretaliated attacks by the Soviets. They compare current diplomacy to Johnson era misguidance.
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Washington
Ford
Bob Carr
D.-Mich
Tom Downey
D.-N.y
House Armed Services Committee
United States
U.S
Carr and Downey
Robert Oppenheimer
Carr
Downey
Pellmell
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters for Publication
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor from readers. Writers must sign with their handwriting and include a mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. They are limited to about 200 words.
A New Constellation The Betsy Ross Flag Story
Elizabeth Ross in Philadelphia with Elizabeth Betsy as she learns flag making from Betsy Riss and others. The tale links Betsy Ross to the first Stars and Stripes and notes Congress adoption on June 14 1777 and the claim of a new constellation of four stars on a blue field.
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Dorothy Macdowell
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Ross
George Washington
Robert Morris
George Ross
Continental Congress
Elizabeth
John John
Betsy
Webster's
John
Websters
Pennsylvania Committee of Safety
Wm Richards
Betsy Riss
Richards
Congress
Continental Navy Early Actions Off Block Island
April 1776 reports describe Esek Hopkins in Nassau bound squadron engaging British ships near Block Island. The 20 gun Columbus captures the Hawk, then Alfred defeats Bolton, and a night clash with Glasgow ends with Glasgow escaping. Congress later censures and dismisses Hopkins from the Navy.
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Naragansett Bay
Nassau
Esek Hopkins
Block Island
New York
Columbus
Abraham Whipple
Continental Navy
Hopkins
Alfred
Bolton
Glasgow
Tryingham Howe
Congress
Navy
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