Open Door Caucus urged for public access to sessions
Editorial notes Washington week report that the Republican Conference backed opening conference sessions to the public. Rep Elwood Hillis Indiana urges Democrats to join, arguing party secrecy undermines the people’s representation and calls for end of the unit rule. Both sides seek more transparency in caucus actions and voting.
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Bud) Hillis
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GM executive warns Congress on fuel economy laws
General Motors Vice Chairman Oscar A. Lundin told a Southfield Michigan audience that proposed federal fuel economy and pollution controls would hamper auto industry efforts and remove customer choice. He urged treating these interrelated problems as a total package and getting workers back to work, warning lawmakers that taxation or standards could dictate fuel economy and overlook grave implications.
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Auto industry plight noted by congress and GM recalls
The article notes industry talks before congressional committees and GM's recall of about 27 000 of 137 000 workers on indefinite layoff by February with a projected reduction to around 90 000 by the 1976 model year. It cites energy policy and environmental goals, stressing impacts on employees and customer buying choices.
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Agency for Consumer Advocacy sparks fiscal concerns
The conservative view argues that Senate Bill 200 would create a new federal Agency for Consumer Advocacy duplicating existing protections from FDA and CPSC. It warns the move would boost bureaucracy, raise prices, and reflect bureaucrats and liberal critics, not consumer need, costing taxpayers and duplicating efforts already in place.
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Fortress of Ideas and the Quest for Progress
Washington thinkers debate openness to new concepts including supersonic jets nuclear power and defensive tech. The piece argues fear of unknown hampers progress while citing ERDAGNOME tests ABM domes and a future 13 billion plant by 1987 as examples of cautious innovation. It warns banning ideas harms national vitality and urges balanced hospitality to novelty.
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Readers Respond on Utilization Review Utility and Costs
A reader letter challenging an April editorial defends Utilization Review. It argues UR targets medical necessity and efficient resource use, cites savings from shorter hospital stays, notes section 1844K alternatives, and claims UR has operated since 1966 to curb waste and free beds while deterring fraud.
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Benn and Kissinger dominate UK and Vietnam debate
The piece surveys Tony Benn rising in British politics railing against Harold Wilson and Europe while championing nationalization, pensions raid ideas, and anti Market views. It contrasts Guardian and Telegraph takes on Kissinger amid Vietnam withdrawal disputes and Watergate-era revelations.
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Pruning the Railroads and the US Economic Outlook
An analysis argues major Class I railroads face bankruptcy and a future shaped by Conrail. It cites Penn Central losses, USRA recommended 3400 miles for Conrail, and widespread political protest. The piece compares rail revenue to national growth, notes piggyback freight growth, and warns of subsidies or nationalization without rationalization.
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Will Rogers Says on Oklahoma Governor and Open Diplomacy
Will Rogers reflects on meeting a new Oklahoma governor before impeachment, jokes about permanence and laundry, and laments Washington secrecy. He notes no nation can accuse the US of secret diplomacy, calling foreign dealings an open book, a check book. Published selections from 1923 and 1932, edited by Bryan Sterling for the Will Rogers Memorial.
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