Hayakawa urges limits on bilingual education to teach English
In Washington, Sen. S I Hayakawa criticized bilingual programs as cultural chauvinism and urged the Senate to restrict funding to English instruction for minorities. He warned continued preservation of native languages could isolate groups and resemble Quebecs language politics, risking fewer English learners and greater social division.
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Washington
Sen. S.I. Hayakawa
Senate
Sen. Hayakawa
Quebec
Texas
California
America
Sunshine Act Compliance Shows Room To Improve
Common Cause reports that fewer than 40 percent of meetings from 47 federal agencies were fully open in the first year under the Sunshine Act. The group argues public access benefits all citizens, not just newsmen, and stresses government transparency as essential to a government of the people.
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Common Cause
Citizens’ Lobby Group
Accent On Positive Thinking Radiant People
The passage celebrates positive thinking as a source of radiant charm. It links gratitude to happiness and suggests confident living as if life must be repaid, noting positive thinkers come in all sizes and shapes and that truly happy people consistently think positively.
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Hollywood
Arnold Toynbee
Gratitude and Positive Thinking in Life’s Moving Cable
The piece riffs on Bishop Pike’s cable car metaphor to argue gratitude is the grip that keeps people connected to life’s power. Positive thinking links individuals to reality and others, promoting service over self and turning life into useful action.
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Bishop Pike
San Francisco
Political Realism on Marijuana Paraquat Policy
The piece argues for political realism in U S drug policy reacting to paraquat tainting of marijuana. It notes Senate moves to bar U S funds for Mexico’s paraquat use, questions enforcement of drug laws, and suggests legalization or controlled use as a practical alternative. It critiques hypocrisy and calls for a straight vote on marijuana policy.
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Washington
Mexico
Carter
U. S
U.S
Senate
Santiago Roel
White House
United States
House
Congress
Fusion power and the future of energy
The piece discusses fusion power prospects from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. It notes the PLT achieved 60 million degrees in a short test, argues fusion could provide unlimited energy, and contrasts fusion with fission and oil scarcity. It cites potential timelines and political hurdles while highlighting hydrogen as a plentiful fuel.
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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton
America
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