Editorials Not A Bad Idea For Hayakawa
Newly elected congress members at Harvard and Library of Congress seminars criticize Senator elect Hayakawa who defeated John Tunney. A Texas congressman says he has slept through meetings while Hayakawa jokes about resting since the campaign. He argues a fresh outlook may blunt years of Potomac palaver and offer common sense in government.
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Congress
Harvard
Institute of Politics
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
Ilayakawa
John Tunney
Texas
Hayakawa
Anderson Herald
House of Representatives
Senate
Washington DEA chief calls for amphetamine ban
The Drug Enforcement Administration head, Peter B. Bensinger, urges federal action to ban amphetamines amid concerns over abuse and medical use. He argues FDA should reassess necessity of these drugs and criticizes bureaucrats for overreach in medicine.
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Washington
Drug Enforcement Administration
Peter B. Bensinger
DEA
Food and Drug Administration
Federal Bureaucracies
Panama Canal policy tests Carter admin aims
Analysis argues Carter must confront Panamanian pressure led by Gen Torrijos to transfer Canal Zone. It cites the 1975 Inter-American Conference findings, notes U.S. investment and neutrality guarantees since 1846, and warns that sovereignty cannot be shared. The piece urges firmness to preserve Western Hemisphere security.
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Anthony natRian
Carter
Panama Canal
Gen. Torrijos
Canal Zone
Cyrus Vance
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
America
Messrs
Vance
The
Heritage Foundation
Washington
United States
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-5.c
New Grenaia
Panama
Sen. Thurmond
Ue Inter-American Conference
Supreme Authority of
Cuba
U.S
Western Hemisphere
Capital Fare A Sensible Decision
An editorial discusses the Supreme Court’s stance on busing in the Austin Texas case. It notes the court’s skepticism of large scale crosstown busing and upholds neighborhood schools as not inherently unconstitutional when residential patterns cause segregation. It cites a 7 to 2 ruling on discriminatory purpose and contrasts precedents on race and education.
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Anke Tully Washington
Supreme Court
Austin
Texas
Sth
Court of Appeals
Lewy F. Powell Jr
Warren Burger
Willian J. Rehnquist
Powell
Tower Court
Washington, D.C
Powell Property
Dench
Downgrading Fears Grip Federal Rank and Pay
Federal workers face mass downgrading as detailed desk audits sweep through agencies over three years. HEW leads aggressive reclassification, with 3 percent of positions overgraded in some units and promotions frozen above Grade 13. Civil Service Commission officials say reorganizations will quicken audits, backed by White House and Congress pressure to ensure proper pay and classification.
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Mike Caubey
The
Washington Post
Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Civil Service Commission
Congress
GSC Brass
White House
Right Wing Dilemma in Reagan and Labor Support
Observer Robert Novak muses whether a Reagan nomination could beat Carter, arguing the GOP faces irrelevance as blue collar voters see it as anti labor. He compares Taft, Nixon, and Ford tactics to win union support, noting Taft Hartley fears and Nixon outreach to unions influenced by defense and security stance.
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Robert Novak
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Novak
Republian
Leonid Brezheny
George Meany
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Richard Nixon
Robert Taft
Ohio
Tall
Taft
George McGovern
Teamsters
Nixon
Ford
Mr. Novak
Meagan
Dunlop
Ward
Washington New Twist To Old Game
Washington readers see a diplomatic immunity clash as a Russian Aeroflot employee and a Pan Am worker, both charged with speeding and drunken driving. Falls Church and Moscow authorities pursue similar prosecutions, challenging embassy privilege while steering public opinion toward equal justice.
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Washington
Washington Area
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Viktor A. Ruchkin
Aeroflot
Dulles International Airport
Falls Church
Cagital
Ruchkin
Terrence O'Grady
O'Grady
Huchkin
Moscow
Pan American World Airways
U.S
Robert Sievers
Pan Am
Ares
Playground Perils at Wits End
In a tense wartime style piece two workers describe watching a playground as battles flare nearby. They recall past losses, fear a new attack, and debate safety moves while one friend anxiously pleads for mercy as her two weeks before library duty loom.
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Litte Ronit Gipper
Wizborng
Gorafield
Esther
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