Federal Consumer Protection Agency Debate Echoes in Congress
An editorial examines proposed federal consumer protection options, weighing a strong centralized agency against a coordinating Office of Consumer Affairs and a DOJ division. It notes consumer advocates push for a powerful body, while opponents urge refining current agencies to avoid regulatory overreach and preserve free market principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sling
Congress
Legislative Department of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Consumer Protection Agency
Executive Branch
Gocate Rarph Nader
Pa Tt
U. S
Office of Consumer Affairs
United States
Tte
Folklore Weather, Soap Scrub Baby and Constitution Fragments
A jumble of verse and prose recalls a weather rhyme about desire and fate, an Irish American song of a soap soaked baby that fades away, and a preamble to the U S Constitution. The mix preserves strong imagery and public domain style with quirky regional touches.
Disabled American Veterans Reply on VA Hospital Care
National Commander Raymond P. Neal writes that Life magazine’s May 22 1970 article highlights VA hospital inadequacies and urges Congress to ensure a sufficient VA medical budget. He notes budget cuts underlie staffing and care shortfalls and calls for legislation to provide care second to none for veterans including Vietnam returnees.
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Esltar
Life
Vietnam
Childs
Senate
California
Alan Cranston
Veterans Administration
Life Magazine
Subcommittee On Veterans Affairs of
The
Committee On
United States Senate
BAY
Far East
Io Vietnum
United States
Guy
Raymond P. Neal
Will We Destroy the Pax Americana
Alice Widener reports a translation of Ole Jacob Hollf's May 30, 1970 Oslo weekly piece arguing that U S withdrawal from Indochina and media age warfare threaten Pax Americana. The piece warns Soviet expansion, European dependence on Western power, and domestic antiwar critics risking civilization.
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New York City
Ole Jacob Holl
Farmand
Oslo
Mr. Hoff
Ole Hoff
United Sates
America
U. S
Ole-Jacob Holf
Finland
Europe
United States
Willy Brandt
Russia
Kremlin
Hoff
Europa
Nixon
Soviet Tech Lag Darkens View of Future Competition
Holmes Alexander analyzes Soviet industry under Voronov and Buzdalov, noting meat and farm machinery shortages, lagging computer and automobile production, and weak consumer goods. He argues U S advantages persist in production and aerospace, while Russia struggles with lead times and obsolescence. He warns misallocation could allow the Soviets to steal ahead in military research if trends continue.
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Washington, D. C
Ivan
Soviet Union
United States
Sputnike
Tyan
G. I. Voronov
Moscow
Vorohov
Pravda
Lenin
Australia
Netherlands
I. Buzdalov
Voronov
Kremlin
West Europe
Ussr
Zaporozhe
Italy
West Germany
Kasygin
Henry Ford II
Planta
U. S
USA
McNaught Syndicate
Right- Suckley Tif Uneasy Case For Kunstler
Long critique of Kunster and the New York Bar Association on free speech and violence. References Francis Plimpton and Yale Bobby Seale. Notes dangers of clichés and calls out anti intellectual rhetoric in legal circles.
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Kunstler
Tsay
Francis T. P. Plimpton
New York Bar Association
United Nations
Debevoise Plimpeton, Lyons and
Gates
George
Plimpton
New York
Willam Kunstler
Chicago 7
Maten Tu
Cambodia
Yale
Bobby Seale
Tr Bobby
American Ber Association
Kunsler
Elvis Presley
Seatles
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert Kenedy
John F. Kennedy
Hilaire Belloc
Medicare and Medicaid reforms urged by Mills
Rep Wilbur Mills proposes sweeping changes to Medicare and Medicaid to cut costs without new taxes. He seeks DEA waivers to curb payments deemed unreasonable and gives states power to set Medicaid rates. The plan targets a 19 billion dollar current year cost, but faces doubt about preventing bankruptcy and would require a major overhaul.
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Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Department of Health
Educacation
Congress
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William Wade
Indiana
United States of America
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Stree
Anderson
George DR. CI
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Jewas
Whitorrigg
Indiant
SoustCuro
Herako
Tha Herald
Wassanger
Harald
Associated Press
Associated Pratt
Vail
Iorot
Alice Widener
China
Tiger
Soviet
Egypt
Israel
Mediterranean
Middle East
Romania
Bulgaria
Aegean
Tassia
Moff
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Red Army
Bonn
Paris
Rome
Kekkoren
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Alexander
Suckley
Southeast Asia
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