Panic Legislation and Flood Insurance Debate
Holmes Alexander argues against panic federal flood insurance. He notes 1972 had 45 flood disasters and cites House passage of a broad must policy. Senator Johnston seeks realism with local input and appeals while avoiding overreach.
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Alexander
House of Representatives
Senate
Banking House
Congress
Federal
Treasury
John Rarick
D-La
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
J. Bennett Johnson Jr
Rarick
Johnston
Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
Greater Rail Safety Debate Calls for Government Help
Editorial argues railroads face deteriorating tracks and rolling stock amid aging capital, slow orders, and tax burdens. It notes the Railroad Safety Act of 1970 sets new track standards next Tuesday and calls for possible government aid, while warning against full nationalization as a solution.
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Congress
Frank E. Barnett
Union Pacific Corporation
United States
Interpreting News and Power in the Agnew Case Era
A discussion of the clash between the judicial system and media during the Vietnam era influenced by cases involving Vice President Agnew. The piece traces UN reporting, The Times and The Post, and the ethics of interpretive versus straight news, urging a reexamination of press privileges and First Amendment extremes.
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New York City
New York
Water S. Hoffman
Baltimore
Agnew
Thomas J. Hamilton
New York Times
United Nations Correspondents Association
Hamilton
U.N
M. Cots
Chesly Manly
Chi ‘Tribune
Manly
United Human Institution
White House
State Department
Newsgather
Ing
The
Times
American Journal of Record
Washington Post
the Post
the Times
Cabel Philips
U.S. Ney
Soviet Union
Philips Imself
National Security Council
U.S
Margaret Truman
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Angela Davis
Daniel Ellsberg
Fourth Estate
U.S.A
Auto Safety Push Seeks Seat Belt Use
Department of Transportation records show fatalities drop when belts are used, yet about 80 percent of Americans do not buckle up. Beginning with the 1974 model year, cars will not start unless front seat occupants fasten lap shoulder belts. states enforcing mandatory belt laws could gain 25 percent more highway funds.
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Uves
Department of Transportation
Ralph Hitchcock
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Vietnam
NHTSA
The
Transportation Department
Wit's End with Phyllis Supermother on Leftovers and Lunch Ideas
A humorous dialogue about Phyllis, a friend who touts exotic lunch ideas and dietary schemes. The narrator resists her religion of Ketchen and remarks on overcooked meals, themed sandwiches, and sending treats from home. The exchange ends with Phyllis fleeing and the narrator bidding farewell.
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Phyllis Supermother
Tome
Erin
Phyllis
Copyrights Field Enterprises, Inc
Ethnic perceptions shape Elliot Richardson stance
Kevin P. Phillips examines Attorney General Elliot Richardson's alleged ethnic bias in politics. He portrays Richardson as a militant Yankee moralist with pride in Yankee identity, noting limited ethnic prejudice but influence from ethnic factors and a positive view of ethnicity for self identity.
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Elliot Washington
EFS
Elliot Richardson
Spiro Agnew
Richardson
Massachusetts
Frank Bellotti
Christopher Lydon
New York Times
Webster Thayer
Boston Herald-American
Bellotti
Agnew
Bellot
Elliot Lee Richardson
Boston
Henry Lee Satine
Sareen Carley
A & Rai
Narvard
Irelech Weversanes
O Yarsue Cultural
Seumseniea Mayheus
Richardson Din
Ireland
Sanwaser Acksog
Whceare
Eliot Lee Richardson
Tavern Club
Cotton Mather
Howard Cosell
Teachers Unions Shown Arrogance Across States
A 1978 piece criticizes teachers unions for defying courts and pushing extreme demands in Flint Michigan and California CALDEA. It alleges racial quota pressures, unlawful strikes, and unconstitutional actions, noting public backlash and potential federal court involvement.
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Tional Education Association
American Fedation of Teachers
Detroit
KikRing
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Michigan
DFT
Flint
Flint School Board
California
California ‘Teachers’ Association
Caldea
California Driver Education Association
Where To Write Your Legislators
Readable lines list addresses for U S lawmakers in Washington D C with rooms in the Old Senate Office Building Longworth and Rayburn office buildings. Names include Birch E Bayh Jr Senate of Building and Rep Elwood Hi Hillis.
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Senate
Vance Hartke
Washington, D.C
Birch E. Bayh Jr
Senate of
Rep
Elwood
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