Uncle Sam Needs Psychiatry Says Worry Clinic Reader
A reader cites Dr. George W. Crane who argues politicians push tax hikes and underfund government. He proposes privatizing the Postal Service and Social Security, shrinking HEW, moving welfare recipients south, and synchronizing elections to curb waste and boost turnout, urging voters to replace unresponsive officials.
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George W. Crane
Anderson Herald
New York
Crane
Lyndon Johnson
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Liberal Arts College Chemical
Uncle Sam
State
America
General Assembly
Congress
Federal union charges BLS data skewed to soften federal fringe benefits
The American Postal Workers Union claims politicians influenced Bureau of Labor Statistics figures on government versus private sector fringe benefits. They allege the BLS changed the basis of comparison and used new calculations, including military service credits and retirement fund liabilities, to praise federal fringe costs. APWU seeks a new study and press release.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
American Postal Workers Union
Wycoll
Nixon
Geoffey H. Moore
APWU
Patrick Nilon
Congress
Nilan
Office of Management and Budget
Why remove grades in public schools
A reader defends retaining letter and numeric grades arguing they show exact progress to parents who fund education. He links competition to motivation and growth, citing historical pioneers and innovations, and warns that eliminating grades could slow American progress and steady advancement.
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Sician
Madison Heights Pirates
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Daniel Boone
Dave Crockett
Sam Houston
Cadonau Window Wars In Gstaad Authors clash in Alpine window display
In Gstaad Switzerland a dispute erupts over displayed books in Madame Cadonau's window. David Niven's bestseller sits beside Galbraith titles and a German edition of The New Industrial State. The narrator, a local resident, laments lost works and contemplates diplomatic appeals to Henry Kissinger to ease tensions.
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Gstaad
Switzerland
Cadonau's
Paris Herald Tribune
Madame Cadonau
David Niven
Mr. Niven
George Axelrod
John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith
New York
Chris
Mr. Galbraith
Senator McCarthy
Reuben
Harold Robbins
Professor Galbraith
South Vietnam
Buckingham Palace
King George
Dr. Kissinger
Cunabula
The Mansfield Scott busing amendment debate in Congress
Senator Hollings mocks the Mansfield Scott busing amendment as a mix of flawed ideas that would heighten regional discrimination. The piece argues the plan pretends to desegregate while shielding Northern and Southern areas from true integration, and predicts political backlash ahead of elections. It highlights concerns over federal funding, court actions, and the so called American Majority facing pressure from a judiciary seen as usurping Congress.
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Washington, D.C
Sen
Frit Hollings
Alexander
Dixie
William Tecumseh ‘Sherman
Confederate States
Jim Allen
D-Ala
Richmond
Robert R. Meh
Inge, Jr
Woodrow Wilson
Wison
Senate
Federal
Congress
Wilson
Orient
Middle East
Lincoln
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Marijuana and alcohol ethics across nations and mores
A Kevin P. Phillips column argues marijuana laws are the new prohibition and compares alcohol and drug use globally. It notes a Stanford professor, cites a National Commission report favoring minimal penalties, contrasts drug geography with alcohol cultures, and links legalization to shifts in national morale and work drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcohol and Drugs
Washington
KFS
Stanford University
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Japan
Russia
Germany
Scandinavia
France
Canada
United States
China
Nixon
Chow
U.S
Peru
Morocco
India
West
England
Southeast Asia
Mexico
King Features Syndicate
Readers Comment on Capital Punishment in Indiana
Bill Red Cloud writes from Pendleton Indiana praising the death row system and urging Indiana to keep capital punishment. He argues murder of loved ones justifies the supreme penalty, cites enforcement since 1813, and questions rehabilitation and public costs. He references Kennedy brothers and appeals to God’s guidance. He provides a postal box address.
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Capital
Bill Red Cloud
St. John's Hospital
Anne'son
Michigan City State
Indiana
Kennedy Brothers
Pendleton
Where To Write Your Legislators AT
Petition style text lists senators and representatives with room numbers and office buildings in Washington DC. It mentions Hartke Bayh Dennis Hillis Bray and Bray office rooms 451 308 1728 1210 2305 Longworth Rayburn and 20510 20515. The source appears garbled and partial but names and offices are clear.
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William G. Bray
Rayburn Office Building
Washington, D.C
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Anderson
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Drge D. Crittenberg
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Charles W. Lauomlin
Andersen
Carrer
Mallon
Mi E
Apecial Messenger
Harald
Associated Press
Seal News
Buckley
Holmes Alexander
Phillips
By Kevin P. Phillips
Persia
Syria
Turkey
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Ianatur
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Birch E. Bayh Jr
David W. Dennis
Ongworth
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Longworth
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Satis Interan
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