Government and the welfare state in American history
An analysis arguing that long term US prosperity came from noninterference and free enterprise, not welfare state policies. It contrasts Friedman’s view with historical periods from the Civil War to World War I, notes shifts in policy since 1933, and calls for examining political assumptions as the nation faces change and rising prices.
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United States
Milton Friedman
Newsweek Magazine
Friedman
U. S
Andrews pre Thanksgiving rush and holiday preparations
Weather and roads fail to cooperate as college students trek home for Thanksgiving. Snow, ditches, and plane cancellations trouble travelers while families arrive in Andrews for a festive scene. local football and basketball notes mix with holiday plans and upcoming Santa visits.
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Seminole
Sweetwater
Sterling City
Frank Price
Canyon
Andrews
Austin
Texas
UIL
Santa Claus
T,g,&y
Duane Fitts
Dial a Coach and Auto Politics Hit Local News
The Andrews County News reports on a rural talk about dial a coach and dial a president. Ed Doolittle and Clem Webster discuss computers replacing coaches and reporters, with plans for dial a speech and automatic campaigns. The piece riffs on future tech in politics and sports, amid local editor notes.
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Clem Webster
Clem
Ed Doolittle
Zeke Grubb
Washington
Bug Hookum
West Texas water study outlines future supply and losses
A Texas A&M conference heard Bureau of Reclamation official Leon Hill warn West Texas and Eastern New Mexico face the nation’s largest water supply challenge. Groundwater depletion may reduce irrigated land from 8 million acres in 1980 to 2.9 million by 2020, risking $2.6 billion in agricultural losses.
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New Mexico
Bureau of Reclamation
Texas A&m University
Leon W. Hill
Amarillo
Conference On Water For
Texas
West Texas
Hill
Pecos River
Army Corps of Engineers
Misesissippi
Teeston
Mississippi River
Misssissippi River
Lubbock
Louisiana
New Orleans
Sabine River
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Cowboy
Aggies
Billy Dale
Mustangs
Vietnam
Santa
Florey
Andrews County News
Northwest First
James Roberts
Yours Truly
Mary Carpenter
Texas Electric
Stoebner
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