Senate defeat halted labor reform bill amid filibuster
The Senate failed to end the filibuster against the Carter administration labor reform bill, sending it back to committee. Critics say it protects big unions and punishes small employers, while supporters argue it strengthens labor leverage and political bargaining ahead of fall elections.
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Senate
Carter
America
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Richard Lugar
Indiana
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
White House
South
Samuel J. Tilden
Hayes
Roscoe Conklin
Garfield
Republican Party
Jimmy Carter
Newport
Klu Klux Klan
Custer
Little Big Horn
Wounded Knee
Hollywood
Tax revolt snowballs draw in new US taxpayers
Paul Harvey reports a growing tax revolt as Americans announce years of tax payments and reject IRS demands. Noted cases Drexler and Stetton are cited where juries ruled for defendants claiming constitutional limits on tax collection. The piece frames a widening protest as voters express resentment over tax use and government actions.
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Paul Maryey
United States
Cameron Hall
Wheatland
Wyo
EL L. Fowler
Tifton
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
William Drexler
Norbert Stetton
Drexler
Congress
Orransfer
Italy
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Will Rogers on Democrats and Election Issues in 1926
Will Rogers quips that Democrats never agree on issues, noting they would be Republicans if they ever did. He observes that in the past year Democrats in Congress aligned with Republicans instead of sticking together, highlighting party unity as a recurring joke of the era.
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Texas
Congress
Will Rogers
Bryan Sterling
The
Register
Tribune Syndicate
Standard Oil
OSHA
Wirlaway Vna Matta Whirlpoals
America
Philadelphia
Henry Adams
Corliss Smaine
Yohnn Clark Ridpath
United States
Africa
Ciic
Renewed Vision of America Through the Hayes Century
A reflective essay contrasts Rutherford B. Hayes era America with 1970s policy and culture. It critiques corporate power and labor history while lauding social reforms, public funding, and affirmative action, arguing modern progress surpasses late 19th century trials amid ongoing national unease.
editor's outlook on inflation and policy words by Keyserling
An economic outlook tracing inflation, stagnation, and policy missteps over decades. It argues for a unified approach combining targeted tax cuts and spending to boost energy supply and reduce shortages, criticizing broad tradeoffs and indiscriminate restraints. It cites prior Truman era measures and contrasts with 1969 1977 experience.
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Leon H. Keyserling
Truman
U.S
Kennedy warns regulation erosion risks to consumers
In a discussion recounting Kennedy’s remarks to a Food and Drug Administration chief, he argues that populist distrust of government and tax revolt threaten regulatory powers. He cites past social programs as flawed experiments and warns that anti regulation rhetoric could empower private monopolies and reduce consumer protections.
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Run Hendren
Baker
Food and Drug Administration
Donald Kennedy
Ieial
Kennedy
California
Jerry Brown
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
Indon B. Johnson
Congress
Mr. Baker
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Conference On Economic Progress
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