Park Probe and Redlining Watchdog Editorials
The Park case raises calls to reveal lawmakers who received funds from the Korean dealer and questions whether ethics probes should name recipients. The piece argues redlining defends lenders only when credit is responsibly issued, warns against political credit allocation, and denounces government pressure on loans.
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Park
Congress
House Ethics Committee
Executive Branch
Do unions serve the working man or only themselves
A reader message argues unions, including auto and miners groups, harm others when striking. The writer says farmers, miners, and firefighters are essential and criticizes auto workers for self interest and high prices. They urge unions to back "the real working men" and to stop strikes for selfish ends.
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Delco Remy
Auto Workers
Auto
UAW
Capital Fare What is obscene
In the Supreme Court press gallery a government lawyer argued Los Angeles obscenity case involving William Pinus convicted of peddling pornography. Judge Williams instructed the jury to consider community standards including all ages, while the DOJ urged upholding the conviction though reservations about including children. The piece questions how community standards should protect youths from exposure to adult material and notes the jury's verdict in the Pincus case as representative of community standards.
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Ayunem & Washington
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
William Pinus
David Williams
Williams
Jerome A. Fell
Justice Department
Feit
Fiat
Regal
United States
Pincus
En Sain
Havelock Ellis
Washington
White House
Smely
Hamilton Jordan
Jimmy Carter
Jody Powell
Jordan
At wit's end 30 years too soon from a grandmother's call
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a grandmother who phoned daily and found humor in the growing habit of telephones and callers. The piece notes her ahead-of-time warnings and a 1978 copyright claim, hinting at early tech anxieties.
Record of Middle East conflict since 1948 and Sadat statements
A concise survey outlines key events from 1948 to 1978 including UN partition plans, Arab-Israeli wars, Israeli responses, and Arab refusals to negotiate. It highlights Egyptian actions, Suez crisis, 1967-68 conflicts, PLO creation, and Sadat's peace overtures while noting U.S. and Soviet pressure and ongoing regional tensions.
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Ralph aetusEuany
Copley
Washington
Middle East
United Nations
Palestine
U.N
Egypt
Israel
Gaza Strip
Jordan
East Jerusalem
West Bank
Syria
Lebanon
France
England
Suez Canal
Dwight Eisenhower
Palestine Liberation Organization
Sinai
Straits of
Tiran
United States
State Department
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
U.S
Sadat
Jerusalem
National Press Club
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Spittlegate
Carter
New York Times
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Jim Squires
Washington Post
Jordan and
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