Immigration crisis and illegal border crossers spark national debate
A historical editorial argues illegal immigration, Mexico as a major source, and welfare and crime concerns. It cites estimates of two million yearly arrivals, 815,915 arrests in 1975, and rising figures, with 60 percent from Mexico and significant impacts on jobs, welfare, and population growth, urging stronger INS action and multilingual policies.
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el Paso
Texas
Mexico
United States
California
Los Angeles
Congress
New Jersey
Arizona
Illinois
New Mexico
U8 Justice Department
Carter
Immigration and Naturalization Services
Federal Service
Our Improved Athletes By PAUL HARVEY
An echo of Whe New World Almanac praising modern high school athletes. It notes dramatic swimming improvements, faster junior Olympic times, and broader health and coaching advances. It contrasts past Olympic benchmarks with today’s junior contenders, insisting coaching drives growth across sports.
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Paul Harvey
Yesteryear
Dungan McNaughton
Mac Wilkins
International Amateur Milelic Federation
Weissmuller
Robert Windle
Australia
Lik
Murray Hose
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Election Day registration sparks voting fraud fears
Capitol Hill voices claim Carter's election reform bills HR 9400 and G 4072 favor Democrats, risking organized fraud. They cite Wisconsin 1976 issues, forged IDs, false addresses, and weak pre election checks. Heritage Foundation analysis questions Canada style lists and argues instant registration undermines ballot secrecy and increases costs and litigation.
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OY Krales
Palemang
Copley
Washington
Capitol Hill
Carter
House
Tammany Hall
Pendergast
Kansas City
Mayer Daley
Chicago
Wisconsin
The
Heritage Foundation
Canada
Waunaloss
Milwaukee County
James Lengenbrenner
United States
Fanish
Los Angeles
Khaigs
Wepal
Eslany
Justice Department
I.D
Democratic Party
Washington debate on sex education in schools sparks national alarm
In a Washington column by KUN MENDREN, the piece cites US teen pregnancy figures and questions whether public sex education reduces risk or signals societal permissiveness. It contrasts Beacon County Maryland Falls Church Virginia programs with Chicago and New York without programs, arguing comprehensive, practical education can reduce ignorance and disease. The author warns of continued births and new single parent families if action stalls.
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Kun Mendren
Washington
United States
Bahamas
Rod Stewart
Angel
Paul Anka
Public Broadcasting System
Wptw-Tv
Chicago
Washingtn
Montgomery County
Fairfax County
Vas
Bethesda
Falls Church
New York
Abe
Boss Tweed echoes in lunch program reform battle
Washington writer Kevin Phillips frames New York political machine influence on federal child nutrition spending. He notes Rep. Holtzman and NY machine leaders expose waste and fraud in ghost lunches, where funds fund non existent sites, with Brooklyn and Bronx operatives linked to pork and patronage in the summer meal program.
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Kevin P. Phillips
Washington
RFS
William Matey Tweed
Boss Tweed
New York
L Tweed
House of Representatives
Minnesota
Albert Quie
Boss 'Pweed
New York City
U.S
Reform Democratic
Elizabeth Holtzman
Brooklyn
Holtzman
House
York
Jack Newfield
Paul A. PuBrul
Romeo Velez
South Bronx
Lemuel Wight
Brownsville
Newneld
Dougrul
Ramon Velez
Wnet-Tv
Steve Bauman
Velez
Halman
Sam Wright
Newfield
Oubruly
Great Society
William Marcy Tweed
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Buckley on Security Clearances and William Shannon
William F Buckley Jr recounts a security clearance encounter involving William V Shannon a New York Times editor and ambassadorial nominee He critiques the 1974 privacy act the role of FBI and State Department security and the politics behind presidential appointments while defending Shannon as a first class person.
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William F. Buckley, JR
Myriad Security Forces
Mr. Jones
Miss Cadwallder
Rust
PBS
State Department
Jones
Union Hall
Old Jones
Stalin
State Department Security Office
Cone
William V. Shannon
New York Times
Ireland
New York
Eagleton
United States
Ime
FBI
William Shannon
SS Jude
Jude
St. Jude
Supreme Court
Carter
Jimmy Carter
Bella Abzug
Moynihan
Bella
Shannon
Security
Nce
Reader Comment Opposes Cigarette Ban in Anderson Letter
A reader defends cigarette use asserting price changes won’t curb smoking, citing 30 years of habit and personal autonomy. The letter names Birch Bayh as a sponsor of a ban bill, deriding the senator and suggesting the public won’t benefit.
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Bear
Dever
Birch Bayh
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