Federal Reserve: Secret Power Behind High Rates and Inflation
Based on REUANT statements by economists, the Federal Reserve Board is described as a secretive, all powerful body shaping the money supply and interest rates. Critics allege secrecy, lack of audit, and banking influence through the Open Market Committee, with wide impact on housing loans and unemployment. The piece calls for congressional investigation into its finances and actions.
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Federal Reserve Board
United States
CIA
Congress
Henry S. Reuss
b-Wis
House
Chicago
Jacob Lewis
Federal Reserve
John Kenneth Galbraith
AFGE to stage Capitol rally to polish bureaucracy image
A government employees union aims a high profile Capitol Hill rally to counter a negative public view of federal workers amid evolving political criticism. The plan unfolds as anti-bureaucracy sentiment swirls around Massachusetts protests and regional strikes, challenging the union to gain traction with lawmakers and the exhausted public.
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Uab
Washington
Capitol
American Federation of Government
Uncle Samily
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Hoston
Stichh
Washington Post
Cine
AFGE
Federal
Reagan
Carter
Ford
Congress
House
Senate
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Boston
Readers Praise Hillis Vote for Cancer Funds
Letter from Dr Solomon Gard praising Congressman Elwood Hillis for backing the SRW appropriation bill that includes National Cancer Institute funds. He argues the vote saves lives and urges support in the November election for those backing cancer research.
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Hillis
Kailor
Elwood Hillis
SRW
National Cancer Institute
Ilis
Solomon Gard
Citizens’ Committee For the
On The Right The Colonels Torture By Buckley
Buckley revisits Greek torture under the Colonels. He cites trials from 1973 and 1974 convicting dozens of officers, notes broad geographic dispersion of abuses, and discusses whether the regime sanctioned torture. He argues that torture was widespread, while acknowledging investigative uncertainties and press freedom's role.
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William F. Buckley
Greece
Cewt
New York
Kesa
Papadopoulos
Joannides
Ahso
Amnesty International
United States
Angela Davis
Francisco Praca
Kissinger the Beast of Burden in Chile and the OAS
Holmes Alexander reflects from Santiago on Henry Kissinger's June OAS convention and the push to broaden the Inter American Commission on Human Rights. He notes U.S. concerns over human rights abuses under Allende and Pinochet, Kissinger’s proposals, and broader questions about transnational governance and hemispheric security.
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Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
Santiago
Chile
U.S
General Assembly of
the Organization of American States
UN Human Rights Commission
New York
OAS
Human Rights Commission
General Assembly
Kissinger
Assembly
Gale McGee
D-Wye
Idohat
South America
Lulme
Funn
Roos
North
Panama Canal
Ibs
Hier
Ibe
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Capital Fare The Democrat Platform Analysis
Capital Fare reviews the Democratic platform draft ahead of the New York convention. It notes cautious stances on amnesty for deserters, busing as a last resort judicial tool, and abortion curtailment of abortion rights, with Carter seeking welfare reform while endorsing higher federal spending. It contrasts 1972 activism with a 1976 strategy to sound Republican to win in November.
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Andrew Tully
Wasilington
New York
Ford
Gerald Ford
Sam Brown
Colorado
Jimmy Carter
Brown
Democratic
Supreme Court
Full Platform
Htve
Democratic Party
Casey Stengel
McGovern
Georgia
Bob Strauss
Carter
Washington
Go to hell says Teamsters chief at Las Vegas convention
A 1976 Syndicated column argues Teamsters leader Frank Fitzsimmons and union bosses enjoy unchecked power and lavish benefits. It cites the Las Vegas convention raise to 156000 dollars, the appointment power over reps, and widespread disdain for critics. The piece compares union control to dictatorship, warns of economic damage from fringe benefits, and predicts a grim outlook if privileges persist.
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Alice Widener
New York City
Amecics
Washington
Eritics
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Las Vegas
Teamster
Fitzsimmons
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Miami
Suils
Sitzsimmons
Ueanton
Germany
Hitler
Munich
Detroit
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Boston
New Orleans
Phoenix
Juneau
Alaska
Victor Gatbaum
Electric Workers Union
U.S.A
Scaredy Cats and the Nuclear Push in America
Paul Harvey comments on U S resistance to nuclear power and risk aversion delaying progress. He cites Egypt buying a reactor, skateboards, and the SST as examples of fear over opportunity, arguing sensible risk is necessary for growth and health advances, referencing Howard Hughes as a cautionary tale.
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Paul Ranvky
Westinghouse
Egypt
United States
I.s.hetind
Congress
Nafinn
Rye
N.Y
Dulles
Washington
Howard Hughes
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