Editorial The trouble with the law
The piece argues that granting full collective bargaining rights to public employees does not curb union demands. It cites East Bay Regional Park District talks with Local 2498, where offers ranged from 3.3 percent to 68 percent increases, sabbatical demands could raise to 125 percent, and a fact-finder process collapsed as unions withdrew claiming bad faith. The editorial warns against assuming law will restrain unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Bay
East Bay Regional Park District
American Federation of State
Park District
Fire Department
Patice
FTC regulation of vocational schools faces criticism
James Kilpatrick argues the FTC proposal to regulate vocational and correspondence schools overreacts to fraud while harming legitimate programs. He cites 3.2 million students in 14,000 schools, $2.5 billion in annual fees, and federal aid programs. He warns against sweeping prohibitions on advertising and data disclosure, noting existing oversight by VA, Education, and other agencies. The piece condemns the "elephant gun" approach as bureaucratic overreach that could deter beneficial learning.
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Waasiington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Office of Education
Isardsell
St. Petersburg
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Potersburg
FIC
Feder
Veterans Administration
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Niles
Department of Labor
Svat
Ancel
HTC
Mayday payouts spark debate over civil liberties
The Mayday May 9 1971 Washington protests sparked a $12 million civil suit verdict distributing roughly $7,500 per plaintiff for unlawful interference with First Amendment rights. Critics warn the tax-free awards set a risky precedent while questions linger over arrests, detention lengths, and the government’s role in subsidizing dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Civil Liberties Union
D.C
Ron Dellums
D-Calif
Bella Abzug
D-Ny
Washington
Ogett
When Experts Disagree on Policy and Debt
Morrie Byskind argues that expert opinion is divergent on economics and law. He cites a U S District Court ruling against Telex and an appeals reversal. He urges caution about fiscal policy and warns the national debt may grow unsustainably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babel
Suonday
Honoud
U.S
Jexige
Telex
IRS
Hal
Demme Congress
George Meany
Congress
Afl-Cio
Barry Goldwater on Detente and Soviet Reassessment
Barry Goldwater argues that the USSR will seek detente on its own terms after repudiating the 1972 trade accord. He notes Moscow’s aim for credits and access to Western technology, stresses remaining rapprochement elements, and cites MIRV deployments as evidence that Soviet concessions shift with their interests. He warns that detente is not dead but reassessment continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ussr
Soviet Union
Europe
Defense
James J. Lehresinger
Soviets
Vladivostok
Ford
Brezhnev
United States
Ubvir
Bargain limits Soviet leverage in detente policy
Gen Ira C Baker argues the Kremlin spurned the United States trade treaty after amendments trimmed loans and debt relief. He notes Soviet policies over 50 years favor political detente while pursuing selective economic detente, citing lend lease debts and U S business ventures as costly to the United States. He compares Soviet patience to insistence on favorable terms for economic cooperation.
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Thy
United States
Nisan
Congress
Russia
Brezhnev and Company
Soviet Union
U.S
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Eiven
Atlantic
Ira C. Baker
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Hitler
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Dnieper
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Soang
Hase
Hanoi
Paris
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