Editorial argues against federal funding for consumer cooperatives
The piece opposes H R 2777 and a federal endowment for consumer cooperatives. It notes Carter’s shift to support for a smaller program and warns that government funding could undercut existing banks and antitrust norms. It questions whether deserving coops merit aid and asserts success depends on competing with established retailers.
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Inc
Ralph Nader and Company
Congre
House of Representatives
National Cosumer Cooperative Bank Act
National Bank For
Consumer Cooperatives
Carter
Senate
Nader
WISECRACKS ON WIVES AND LICENSES IN A DIARY ENTRY
A humorous fragment by Erma Bombeck pens a satirical monologue about housewives earning respect through competency tests. The speaker suggests restricting who may become a wife, likening wives to professionals and joking about domestic duties and licenses.
Anne Motherhood Association AMA proposed as spoof group
Fragmentary text describes a satirical group called the Anne Motherhood Association with initials AMA, imagining quirky symbols on plates, beepers at parties, and exclusive rules for housewives. It jokes about ovens, profits, and censorship of members including those who bake, ending with a crude reference to Pillsbury medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Motherhood Association
AMA
Friedman Attacks Minimum Wage at Stanford Speech
Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman denounces the minimum wage as "the most anti Negro law on the books" and blames high youth unemployment on poor schooling and welfare policies. He argues government programs have created a machine producing poor people and that some unemployed earn more on welfare than work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford University
Milton Friedman
Friedman
Hoover Institution
Stanford
Anderson Herald Fragment Seeks Clarity On Financial Note
Reader typed fragment hints at a local financial item involving a vow, a $52 payment, and a $26 value. Names and exact details are unclear due to garbled OCR. Further readable context needed for precise headline and summary.
Capital fare Peking relations clash over Taiwan policy
The piece discusses U S plans for full diplomatic ties with Peking and the Taiwan issue. Goldwater opposes dropping Taiwan defense pacts, while ZB urges severing Taiwan ties and pursuing full relations with China. Chinese officials warn against concessions and push for coordination with Moscow.
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Arizona
United States
China
Peking
Taiwan
Carter
Tim Foundation
Goldwater
Senate
Congress
U.S
Brzezinski criticizes US shortsightedness on Soviet Africa policy
The piece portrays Zbigniew Brzezinski arguing the United States underestimates Soviet strategy in Africa. It claims the Soviet Union uses the United Nations to advance a global socialist state and to control resources like cobalt in Shaba, while the US remains distractingly focused on voter rights and democracy.
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Alice Widener
New York City
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Africa
Soviet Union
United Nations
United Na
Trusteeship Council
Wester
Asia
Latin America
West
Creme
Theviet Union
Leninid Stalin
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Red Brigades
Sovi Jon
Thet
Shaba
Zaire
Belgian Congo
United States
U S.A
Stockwell on CIA book sparks media debate
Washington reads John Stockwell's In Search of Enemies and questions how much is propaganda. The piece argues he condemns CIA while having testified before Congress, notes open CIA operations in Zaire and Angola, and criticizes CBS Sixty Minutes for airing unverified claims about Colby. It laments media bias against national security agencies.
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Washington
John Stockwell
Gence Agency
CIA
Patrice Lumumbi
Kremlin
Congo
Ity
Stockwell
America
William Colby
Congress
Congressional Committee
CLA
Zaire
Angola
Agvenwen
United States
Cuba
Union
CBS Weekly
Sixty Minutes
Colby
Angel
House
Senate
CBS
FBI
Armed Services
Walt Kelly
Pledge of Allegiance Text
The text pledges allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. It invokes one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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United States of America
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B Hou
Ogether
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Anderson Herald
Ervi
Jimmy
Navy
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Sen
Barry Goldwater
Beter
Europe
Middle East
Z B
Red China
Huang Hua
Bary Goldwater
Stockwell and CIA
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