Editorials Ripping Off Taxpayers
A two part critique citing welfare use by striking West Virginia and other miners and costly pay raises in New York City. The piece argues tax dollars fund waterlogged benefits, pushes up prices, and burdens taxpayers while miners strike voluntarily and city officials seek higher salaries amid rising social costs.
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Weir
New York
Congress
Coming Home To Roost From City Hall Budget Plea
Mayor L Rock admits city cannot fund all departments and frills from federal aid. Loss of federal funds threatens Air Pollution Control and other services including Police and schools. Praise for Gov Otis Bowen tax freeze noted. urges priority setting and restrained spending as aid dries up.
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Rower L. Rock
Air Pollution Control Department
Otis Bowen
At Wit's End U S Presidents Do Age
Humor column contrasts photo stories of presidents aging in office with a Carter example. The piece weaves dialogue about Delores and a Dorian Gray joke, noting jab at aging and public figures amid quirky chatter and faded clipping details.
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U.S
Erma Bombeck
United States
Carter
Velores Finfrock
Donnie Osmond
Delores
Dorian Gray
Decree Bans Family Illness and Drug Price Gripes
Washington report on a kitchen bulletin decree forbidding illness among family members amid Senate Small Business Committee testimony. Nixon era tone notes drug company price gaps between generic and branded drugs, FDA findings on quality issues, and calls for generic substitution despite powerful lobbying by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
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Senate Small Business Committee
Donald Kennedy
The
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Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
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Benjamin Gordon
SmithKline & French
Gordon
Washington
Congress
New York State
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Not Living At Home By PAUL HARVEY
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece notes that many teenagers move out as they become self supporting, driven by affordability and independence. It contrasts male and female trends, cites Census data from 1970 to 1976, and advises parental restraint and affection to ease the transition while stressing mutual respect and understanding.
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Census Bureau
Paul Glick
Brown, University
Frances Kobrin
Los Angeles Times
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Mie
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Donovan supplies a Truman portrait in biography review
Holmes Alexander surveys Robert J. Donovan's Conflict and Crisis 1945 48 praising Truman's handling of WWII legacy and Cold War pressures. The piece contrasts Truman with Lincoln era impeachment risk and Johnson disruption while noting anecdotes from Sherwood Pearson Molotov Baruch and others.
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Robert J. Donovan
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Andy Johnson
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Television Not With It
New York City columnist Alice Widener argues TV ratings fall as viewers reject ultra liberal content. She cites Lesbians on CBS and sex education trends, panning talk shows and cable agitators while praising newspapers and Florida orange advertising.
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New York City
CBS Evening News
Jim Jensen
CBS
Aus
Equal Rights Movement
Florida
Anita Bryant
New York Times
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Will Rogers Says on Campaign Promises and Veterans
A 1993 Will Rogers quote laments diminished public enthusiasm for veterans and notes politicians avoid bold fixes. He observes candidates promise only to prevent further spread of problems, while veterans face slow support as elections approach.
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