Time to end double dipping by reservists in California
Editorial calls for ending the practice of public employees receiving full regular pay while on full time reserve or National Guard duty. It argues the policy costs taxpayers and strains budgets, citing estimated state costs, and urges the attorney general to refrain from promoting the self serving policy.
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Evelle Younger
California
LS. Air Force Reserve
National Guard
Minutemen
Concord Bridge
Younger
United States
Congress
Refugee workers stir debate on California farms
The article reports Chavez accusing a Moorpark rancher and the Teamsters of using refugees from South Vietnam as strikebreakers, while defenders argue refugees are legal residents entitled to work. It discusses labor tensions, policy timing, and the impact on farm employment and national economy.
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Callonia
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Afl-Cio
Epg
Teamsters
Soul Vietard
California
Massell
Chavez
UPV
South Vietnam
United States of America
U.S
Copley Newspapers
Solzhenitsyn Narrows On Soviet Socialist System
Russian author Alexander Solzhenitsyn warned in a New York speech at an AFL-CIO invitation that the Soviet Union shows the superiority of its socialist economy while challenging capitalist nations to cut aid and loans. He urged observers to let socialism stand on its own for a decade to prove its strength.
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Soviet Union
Mark
Engels
Lenin
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
New York
Afl-Cio
Freedom slips away as world drift grows apathetic
James Kilpatrick writes on public indifference to Cold War threats. He cites Helsinki, Solzhenitsyn, CIA, Portugal, Zumwalt, and calls for vigilance against communism. He notes Captive Nations Week proclamations, emory of anti-communist campaigns, and questions federal predator control policies amid broader geopolitical fears.
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Washington
Helsinki
Solohenitsyn
CIA
Portugal
Zumwalt
Soviet Union
United States
Elijaly
Laocoon
Solghenitsyn
Machiavelli
Solzh
Central Intelligence Agency
Oedipus
KGB
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Mozambique
Angola
Italy
Spain
Elmo Zumwalt
Canamnists
Khrushchev
Congress Fast Action on Federal Pay Rise Stuns Critics
The 1972 pay hike for federal workers raced through Congress in five days, boosting salaries by 8 percent with automatic annual increases in perpetuity. Proponents say it aligns pay with inflation, while critics note rising federal wages outpace private salaries and cost of living. The move targets lawmakers and other federal officials, with Montgomery Maryland and Fairfax Virginia cited as top income locales for federal staff.
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Washington
Congress
George
Patton
Defi
Daly Sfi
Montgomery
Fairfax
Conress
Why can't politicians listen to each other
An editor criticizes polarized political discussion on TV and contrasts it with two PhD experts debating nuclear waste. The writer urges elected officials to imitate the constructive, respectful exchange seen in expert panels and condemns perceived reflexive, noisy campaigning.
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Congress
Toudan
MIT
University of Pittsburgh
Cub Scouts Build Mission Style Adobe Brick Structure
Den 6 Pack 444 spent 128 Cub hours making 112 adobe bricks from mud asphalt cud straw and water for our Blue and Gold Dinner project. The replica adobe now seeks a permanent home for display and education.
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Cub Scouts
Den 6
Test Your Intelligence Book Makes A Joke Of Genius Claim
Jim Fiebig describes a Dell publishing mini book test that measures intelligence with 75 questions. He scores a 61 and quips about not becoming a genius. His wife taunts him, while both share banter about who is smarter amid lighthearted vanity.
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Dell
Tam
Dell Publishing Gy
Tab
Army LSD Drug Test Participants Not Told In Advance
A report details how soldiers in a medical research program were not informed they would ingest LSD, highlighting the surprise nature of the administration. The account underscores ethical concerns and the lack of prior disclosure to participants in the tests.
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Army Medical Research
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