Social Security Problems Prompt Tax Debate and Reform
The editorial argues Congress faces financing Social Security without overburdening taxpayers. Payroll taxes have risen as benefits grow, with a pay as you go boost increasing rates to 7.4 percent for workers and employers on the first 10 200 earned. The piece notes inequities hurting low income workers and calls for examining alternatives and reforms in financing Social Security.
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Congress
Social Security
Prayer Amendment Alive in House to Force Action
A discharge petition in the House Judiciary Committee aims to move a proposed constitutional amendment allowing non sectarian prayer in public schools to the floor for debate and vote. Proponents argue it promotes moral and spiritual contemplation for children beyond academics.
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House of Representatives
House Judiciary Committee
Trojan horse tactic warned by Dimitroff in 1935 speech
Quote recalling George Dimitroff at the Seventh World Congress of the Communist International. He compared Troy’s walls and the Trojan horse to warn that revolutionaries may use subversive tactics to infiltrate and influence the United States. The speaker argues that some people still misjudge communist intentions.
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Communist International
Troy
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Haifa
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Old Palatine
United States
Soviet jets outpace U S in fighter development
The text notes the Soviet Union expanded its merchant fleet and submarine capacity and developed more fighter aircraft than the United States in the past decade. It lists four Soviet jets Flagon Faithless Flogger Foxbat and contrasts them with the U S F-14 operational since 1969.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Soviets
Harness racing at Athletic Park fuels season opening
In These Times examines Indiana Trotting and Pacing Horse Association stakes preparation at Athletic Park for the 971 season. Horses such as Peggy, Just A Break, Coffee Break, Amy's Chick, and Ginger Express illustrate the deep dedication of owners, drivers, and trainers who nurture trotters and pacers through meticulous routine, care, and training sessions, aiming for peak performance at county fairgrounds this summer.
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Amy
Chick
Ginger Express
Athletic Park
Indiana ‘Trotting and Pacing Horse Association
Anderson Flat
Midwest
Belmont
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Citation
Dan Patel
Levantine Christians Face Persecution in Israel and Levant
Russell Ki Fonuyrrey argues that Christian communities in the Levant, especially in Israel, endure legal and social discrimination. He notes emigration risks, economic marginalization, and identity penalties, urging U.S. policy to protect Christian rights amid regional tensions.
The misunderstood role of the 200 wildlife centers
This column denounces roadside exhibits and defends modern zoos as sixfold. Zoos educate about nature and conservation while funding, research, and breeding programs save rare species. It argues captivity can preserve Pere David’s Deer Praewalsik’s horse and Hawaiian Nene, urging continued support despite critics.
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Brooks
Zoological Society
Mongolia
Prague
Peter Scott
Wildfowl Trust
Slimbridge
England
Scott
Immigration shifts reshape American population since 1965
The piece notes rising unemployment with 5.4 percent jobless and debates immigration. It recalls 1965 Immigrant Act changes replacing national origins with family behind entry and traces shifts in origins, from British and Canadians to Italians and Filipinos, altering the American demographic mix.
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Congress
Statue of Liberty
America
Britain
Germany
Ireland
Immigration, joblessness, and racial groups in US economy
The piece discusses racial and skill-based impacts of immigration, noting higher joblessness among Negroes and veterans, and highlighting offshore competition affecting Filipinos, Greeks, and other groups. It argues immigration may influence long term economic strain and questions long held civic ideals and regional cultural ties.
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Hal Tichod
Hat
California
Hich
Webster Dor
Union
Lincoln
New England
Appalachia
Prairies
McNaught
Roy Cohn and Buckley Clash Over McCarthy Era Woes
In a charged critique, Buckley recounts Roy Cohns post trial book A Fool for a Client, denouncing prosecutors and trials that cost Cohn years and money. Buckley questions motives, cites Kennedy clashes, McCarthy hearings, and a lasting media focus on Cohn as a catalyst of resentment and public notoriety.
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Roy Cohn
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United States of America
Roy M. Cohn
Bobby Kennedy
Roy Cobin
Mr. Cobn
McCarthy Investigations
New York
Joseph McCarthy
Roy Cohn and McCarthyism Critique Revisited in 1950s Memoir
A critical, fragmentary excerpt recalls Roy Cohn as a relentless prosecutor linked with McCarthyism. The author contrasts Cohn’s tactics with Captain Ahab’s portrayal, noting witness coercion, FBI and IRS surveillance, and the dubious fate of cooperating liars as juries discredited them.
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Cohn
Edward R. Murrow
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Roy Cokin
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IRS
Tice
Life Magazine
Captain Ahab
Roy
Ohn
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Luske
Ahab
Ahad Athen
May Day Activities at HEW Spark Public Outcry
Anthony Harrian argues HEW under Elliot Richardson allowed New Left, Hanoi propaganda in federal buildings. He cites Rennie Davis speaking in HEW auditorium, pro Soviet films in HEW rooms, and a May Day briefing by the Thursday Discussion Group. He urges HEW to revise rules to bar radicals from government facilities and calls for accountability.
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HEW
Washington
Nixon
District of Columbia
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Rennie Davis
National Liberation
Onovernment Property
Unitedates
United States
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Friends of Hanoi
de Etpeyers
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