Government funds for study and art spark debate
Editorial questions federal spending as NSF allocates 78400 for a study of love and relationships across 900 couples and NEA grants 6025 to Leaann Wilchusky for a 120 minute film with crepe paper rolls dropped from planes over El Paso. Critics doubt public reception and harmony claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Science Foundation
Foundation
Herbert Costner
NSF
National Endowment For the Arts
Pittsburgh
Leaann Wilchusky
el Paso
Texas
Ohio boy, 11, sold worms from yard stand
An 11 year old in Ohio operated a worm and crayfish stand in his parents yard without a required permit. Over two weeks he earned 5.40 dollars in bait sales, with a dollar from two undercover state agents. The Ohio Division of Wildlife sent five agents to investigate and prosecute the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whhe All
Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Jeff
Unemployed Miami Woman Fights Bureaucratic Rules for Job
Frances Salvage battles red tape over a $30,000 federal grant for a part time social worker post at The Jewish Home for the Aged. The grant requires exhausted unemployment benefits, prompting her claim she wants the job not the benefits. State officials insist eligibility hinges on benefit exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Salvage
Miami
Fla
Meeting requested with research rats over life and joy
A chaotic letter complains about research rats and life choices, mocks safety measures, and demands a meeting between the writer and the scientists’ rats. It references bleached blond rats, expired rodents, and humorous burlesque warnings while venting skepticism about disease fears and dietary tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Brooks
Marty Feldman
Transylvania
Dom DeLuise
Tui
UN budget hike sparks critique of world body
The 1978 79 United Nations budget nears one billion dollars, up 31 percent from the prior year, prompting U S criticism of pork barrel spending and deadwood. Rep Lester Wolff questions waste while Waldheim faces pressure to trim obsolete programs. The United Nations remains a focal point of international debate and U S scrutiny.
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Nunald Reauan
Federal
Spruce Production Board
England
United Nations
U.S
Kurt Waldheim
Lester Wolff
Assembly
Wolff
Congress
U.N
Chile
United States
Uganda
Amnesty International
Glass House
East River
Reader letter on taxes and government waste
Melvin L. Smith of Markleville Ind appeals to readers to protest tax burdens and government waste. He argues federal taxes are excessive compared with housing costs, cites many hidden taxes, and urges citizens to contact their congressperson and the President to push for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin L. Smith
R.R
Markleville
Ind
Rights Day satire and Carter critique across nations
William F. Buurlew reflects on Soviet and Western disputes over human rights during United Nations Day. He contrasts Moscow’s repression, Western political shifts under Carter, and regional instabilities in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, accusing U.S. policy of erosion and inconsistency.
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William F. Buurlw
Evelyn Waugh
Oxford
Azania
RSPCA
Royal Society For the Propagation of
Moscow
Pushkin Square
United States
Soviet Union
West
Mr. Carter
Carter
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Jane's Fighting Ships
Africa
North
Caribbean
Castro
Jamaica
Europe
NATO
U.S
Mideast
Taiwan
White House
China
Cambodia
Waugh
American Society For the Disintegration of International Order
Middle East
Harry Truman Memories in a Carter Era Critique
The columnist laments modern politics while contrasting Harry Truman with the Carter era. He recalls Truman’s popularity, past White House missteps, and critics’ fatigue with presidential press events, arguing Truman’s decisive voice contrasted with today’s stalled leadership and cautious rhetoric. The piece reflects on freedom, energy policy, and media relations in a dated Los Angeles Times Syndicate context.
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Caw
Congress
Thave
Harry Truman
White House
Los Angeles Times ‘Syndicate
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Magee
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Petneas Vous Ore
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Rau
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