Editorial calls for end to public employee strikes
The piece argues that police and other public workers across cities have staged or threatened strikes over higher pay and benefits, warning that runaway demands threaten municipal finances. It urges decisive action, including replacing strikers, and calls for a temporary halt to bills expanding union bargaining power to avoid further delinquency.
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San Francisco
Baltimore
New York
Alloto
Judge Upheld Newark School Board Over Poet Controversy
An Alameda County judge ordered Newark Unified to reinstate high school teacher Ray deGroat while an appeal proceeds, citing irreparable professional harm if removed. The ruling, seen as a rebuke of district critics, argues for voter- elected trustees' policy primacy and warns courts against eroding public accountability.
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Alameda County
George Phillips
Newark Unified School District Board
Newark High
Phillips
Ray deGroat
deGroat
Jurge Philips
Newark
Tejroat
Wewark Unified Administration
de Grnat
Clack
Consumer choice versus government edict in resource allocation
Letter from T A Murphy of General Motors argues for consumer decision through market forces over centralized planning, citing personal freedom and efficiency. Also mentions President Rockefeller and the National Commission on Water Quality proposing standards for nationwide water cleanliness by 1983, raising questions about feasibility for swimming and shellfish survival.
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T. A. Murphy
General Motors
Wall Street Journal
Rockefeller
National Commission On Water Quality
Television Critics Clash With Personality Driven News
Veteran CBS commentator Eric Sevareid defended TV and criticized its excesses at a Sheraton Park speech. He warned against personalizing news, blamed speed over accuracy, and urged modesty amid celebrity culture while praising TV's broad reach and its impact on everyday language.
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Washington
Eric Severeid
CBS
Sheraton Park Hotel
International Platform Association
Brittl
Lowell ‘Thomas
Thomas
Radio Bews
Sevareid
Ed Murrow
Elmer Davis
Raymond Gran
Father Coughlin
Walter Winchell
Sevarcid
Will Rogers Reflects as Congress Adjourns
The article captures Will Rogers noting a lifted mood in the United States last week when Congress announced an impending adjournment. He quips that citizens felt the dull mood would not end until lawmakers stopped “appropriating” and time-wasting, reflecting on a brighter national sentiment.
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Lever
United States
Congress
Panama Canal Sovereignty Debate Sparks U.S. Diplomacy
The State Department pursues a plan to affirm U.S. sovereignty over the Panama Canal Zone while reducing forces, amid broader critiques of Western guilt in foreign policy. Kissinger backs a treaty preparing international law recognizing U.S. control, despite Panamanian objections and claims of colonialism.
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Washington
Vietnam
Portugal
U.S. State Department
Panama
Panama Canal
Henry Kissinger
Canal Zone
Yen
Latin America
United States
Gadsden Purchase
Ignisiana
Alaska
France
Soviet Union
State Department
Pacific line debate shapes Marianas status and defense role
Holmes Alexander probes proposed acquisition of the Northern Marianas, detailing military aims and political risks. He notes Senate action after Labor Day, cites Pentagon and Interior arguments, and warns of strategic gaps near Vietnam and Japan while Guam grows into a northern defense hub.
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Washington, D.C
Northern Marianas
USA
Hawaii
Senate
Sconp Jackson
Pentagon
America
Defense Department
Morthwern Marines
Panama Zone
Marianas
Guam
Interior and State
Tinian
Saipan
Pacific
Vietnam
Okinawa
Philippines
Taiwan
Korea
Japan
Vladi Vostok
Alaska
U.S. Seventh Fleet
U.S
Titian
Polaris
Strategic Air Comand
Gerald Ford As President A Political Enigma
Paul Harvey weighs Gerald Ford's rising but puzzling public approval and complex policy stance. Ford limits bold promises, defends detente, vetoes often yet faces Congress with mutual respect. The piece notes his pragmatic handling of energy, inflation, and Mayaguez brinkmanship, while hinting at partisan tensions to come.
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Gerald Ford
Ford
Clarry Truman
Nhither
Israel
Foard
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
George Meany
Mayaguez
Jerry
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