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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1977
Page
2
Washington columnists Mob Greene founded WAM! to fight metric system adoption. Greene claims FHA scrapped plans to switch highway speed signs and that 15 000 letters pushed the changeback, with 4d percent opposing metric limits. WAM! welcomes members who hate metric rules.
Opinion piece condemns waivers at D C area colleges merging into University of the District of Columbus. It cites four graduates with failing math, teachers' unions opposing, and questions the value of universal college access, arguing taxpayer waste and diminished standards nationwide.
Washington opinion piece argues the ABA suppresses price transparency in law, noting a Supreme Court ruling allows lawyers to advertise. It predicts more affordable, competitive legal services with some shysters, but emphasizes greater public access to competent lawyers.
A Washington reader recounts fear and anger at ABC's Begin caricature and liberal backlash to the Likud victory. She links U S policy shifts to anti Israel sentiment, warning that Carter’s stance and media scrutiny threaten Israel’s security. She recalls past guarantees and cautions against appeasement.
British Conservative thinker Patricia Hodgson argues conservatives must offer a fundamental policy alternative beyond economics. She says US and UK conservatives need a values based vision, strong national security, and freedom from bureaucratic overreach to restore faith and reduce government costs.
Andrew Tully rails at Judith Exner memoir as tasteless and fraudulent. He argues Kennedy, though human, was a pragmatic leader with a clean image and that Exner’s claims against him rely on dubious gossip tied to mobster Sam Giancana. He dismisses the book as sensational and untrustworthy.
Erma Bombeck recounts a humiliation filled night on The Johnny Carson Show with Lucille Ball Heatherton and misfit moments. She jokes about avoiding awards and autograph sessions while exposing show business vanity and the pressure to attend every event.
A reader argues against Julius Lester's Times critique of United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young. The piece contends Young should negotiate for U S interests, not champion black race politics, and warns against elevating racial rhetoric in diplomacy. The writer cites white and Black prejudice and urges restraint.
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