Connally outlines GOP favored reforms on Meet the Press
John Connally, former Texas governor and cabinet member for Johnson and Nixon, discussed on NBC Meet the Press how Republican ideas could shift Congress in 1978 and national politics in 1980. He urged term limits for presidents and lawmakers, age 70 retirement for federal judges, curbs on deficits, tax reform, welfare reform, and reduced government size while criticizing Carter on human rights and foreign policy.
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Practice To Be Dead By Paul Harvey
Retired at 65 is challenged as three bills in Congress seek end to age discrimination. The piece highlights Vigorous older professionals like Prof. Joel Hildebrand who thrived after retirement, arguing brainpower wastes when forced out. Presidents Carter and lawmakers consider protections to keep workers employed beyond 65.
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America
Uate
United States
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Congress
Carter
Joel Hildebrand
University of California
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Emeritus Hildebrand
American Chemical Society
Wselit
Barkeley
Letelier affair and Havana links shape hemispheric views
The piece argues Orlando Letelier's murder in Washington reveals Havana aligned Marxist influence across the Americas. It cites FBI limits, Beatriz Allende defense, and Letelier's ties to Cuba and U.S. funding of leaders, urging full exposure of his double life and vigilance against political assassination.
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Allende
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Letelier
Washington, D.C
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Robert Moss
Economist Magazine
England
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Elrongman
Teteller
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Washington Post
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Evans
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Leteler
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Havana
United States
Latelier
Congress
U.S
Michael Harrington
D-Mass
Mexico
Orlando
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Retirement problems and busy family life
A narrator describes aging parents in a retirement community who decline help due to busy schedules and personal responsibilities. The exchange shows the mother balancing chores, interests, and care while insisting the narrator must manage on their own.
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Madame Flass
Abe
Cale
Siocher
Mother Thea
Field Enterprises
Alibis Don't Count on Energy Department Debate
A Washington column lauds the June 23 House passage of the Energy Department Act praising its design and self destruct clause set for 1985. The piece credits Congress for shaping a balanced structure and Carter for inspiring the push, while contrasting slogans with substance.
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Harvard U
IRS Audits Carter draws mixed reaction from Washington
The tax audit of President Carter provokes debate over IRS power and due process. column writer laments intrusive questioning, defends insistence on fairness, and predicts public reaction if Carter exposes misconduct or endures political pressure.
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LHS
Jimmy Carter
Milbous O Avercians
Will Rogers Says on California Visit in 1904
Will Rogers recalls meeting the former Secretary of War in California. The piece quotes Rogers ribbing Republicans about past defeats and missteps, plus a 1904 reflection on origins and revival, edited and published in 1995 by Began Sterting for the Will Rogers Memorial.
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