A Novel Idea to Reform Bureaucracies by Ward
Indianapolis News staff writer Robert Ward proposes reversing power by making senators and representatives hereditary while electing the actual policy makers who head agencies like HEW OSHA and FCC. He cites Cranes bill to reimburse legal fees in failed agency suits and argues such reforms would curb overreach and reduce frivolous enforcement.
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Indianapolis News
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Phil Crane
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What Are Farmers Made Of and the Farmer Spirit
Paul Harvey’s portrait of farmers depicts resilience amid hardship. A farmer endlessly toils from planting to harvest, shaping tools from scraps, risking drought and flood, and burying costly inputs as he remains stubbornly optimistic. The piece contrasts grit, family life, and improvised ingenuity with constant financial strain.
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One Year After Agnew Four Engineers Face License Revocation
A year after Spiro Agnew’s resignation four Maryland engineers once tied to his payoffs face damaged lives and impending license revocation. Lester Malz John Childs Sr Jerome B Walls and Robert A Whiteford faced immunity deals yet endure lawsuits and insurance losses while Maryland seeks to revoke their licenses amid ongoing federal probes.
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AGNEW
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Lester Malz
John ©. Childs, Sr
Mate, Childs
Jerome B. Walls
Robert A.whiteford
Chilis
Mitz
Department of Licensing and Frexulation
Justice Department
Mufz
Childs
Matt, Childs
Wollian Whiteford
Department of Licensing
Licensing Board
United States
White House
Mexico's Luis Echeverria under fire as UN secretary bid endorsed
A provocative United States column portrays Luis Echeverria as ambitious yet flawed. It mocks his leadership image, questions his intellect, and links him to Mexico's 1968 dissident crackdown while speculating on his possible succession plans and timing ahead of the September observances.
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Luis Echeverria
Mexico
Karl Waldheim
United Nations
Las Pinos
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Telurn
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Kennedy’s Role in Technology Assessment Shaped U S Policy
The article reflects on Senator Edward M Kennedy’s influence in creating the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment in 1972 as a bipartisan think tank. It notes its aims to inform energy, transportation, and policy debates, including automated transit concepts, and stresses nonpartisan governance to serve the public interest.
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Peck
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
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Imperial” Presidency
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Dallas-Fort Worth
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West Germany
Ford
Ted Kennedy
Joint
Senate House Board
Inflation and government limits echo through history
Washington notes prices and rates rise, sparking debate on policy. The piece surveys stagflation in 16th to 17th century Europe, linking price revolutions to rising wages, debt, and weakened assemblies. It cites Ja Plumb on monarchy bankruptcies and tight fiscal policy amid inflation.
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Plumb
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Capital Fare analysis of 1976 presidential field
Andrew Tully surveys the 1976 race noting Ford's approval trends and a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls including Jackson Bentsen Humphrey Muskie Shriver Harris and party rivals Reagan Connally Wallace. Polls show conservatives at 38 percent, liberals 28, independents 36, signaling a fragmented contest.
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Considine
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Joe Who
Scoop Jackson
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Lloyd Bentsen
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Maine
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Kennedy
Fred Harris
California
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John Connally
Reagan
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