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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1976
Page
3
A Harris survey shows 94 percent want inflation control and 88 percent want federal spending limits as top priorities for the next President. It recalls a year ago when Congress enacted budget procedures promising responsible budgeting with ceilings.
Local Anderson Chamber of Commerce runs a monthly Washington Direct Contact program to brief lawmakers in Washington on mid America interests. Participants include Dan Wright, Tom Shepherd, Bill Ehrlich, George Graves, Dick Bowman, Ben Almquist, and Ray Precup, who met with Senators Bayh and Hartke and Representatives Hillis and Sharp. more locals urged to join to defend economic freedoms amid federal spending and regulations.
The Reform aimed to curb spending but Ford’s 1977 budget of 395.8 billion spurred protests in Congress over recession and jobs. Senate and House targets rose to 412.6 and 415.4 billion respectively amid mixed public opinion.
A top level Social Security official warned last week that at the current rate the fund would be exhausted in five years. After years of warnings and ridicule the government now admits a looming financial crisis, suggesting it may be time for everyone to worry.
A wife cleans out her husband’s winter wardrobe, discarding many era relics from Hoover era to pennies bathing suit. He storms the kitchen, demands his clothes, but the truck to Salvation Army retrieves the items, and the couple ends with a tense stand off as the clothes return.
Washington columnist Ralph de Toledano argues postal rate hikes come with reduced service and blames government monopoly and union power. He contrasts USPS with private models, citing telephony and suggesting a dual system or private competition as solution, while noting Congress resists.
The Returning Traveler, a veteran observer, laments America's political decay as the 1976 election nears. He notes bribery in contracts, leaders ousted from office, and a disillusioned public amid a Bicentennial mood. He worries Kissinger’s diplomacy fuels bloodbaths and warns the nation may end with a whimper or a bang.
The quote critiques how universities and other institutions seek headlines for publicity. Will Rogers laments the era of publicity, noting that now corporations churches preachers scientists colleges and cemeteries all crave fame in the papers.
San Francisco report examines Proposition 15 to shut down California’s three operating nuclear plants. It quotes No on 15 supporters like Matt Goldbach and cites energy-cost projections, industry critics, and the Creative Initiative Foundation’s Project Survival as factors shaping the campaign.
A biannual essay in The Right discusses Catholic Church vicissitudes, Protestant parallels, and the Creed while pondering presidential decisions on nuclear defense. It weighs Christian and non Christian pacifism, papal views on war, and the role of faith in political responsibility. The piece probes how faith informs decisions beyond strategy and final human experience.
Directory style notice lists Washington senatorial offices with room numbers in Russell Building. Mentions Sen. R Vance Narthe in Room 313 and Sen. Bireh Bayh Jr in Room 363 with Washington D C address. Includes office location details for contacting lawmakers.
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