Editorial on gambling bills in California and moral concerns
The piece condemns James Ralph and Sacramento lawmakers pushing dog racing betting, state lottery, and casino gambling. It argues gambling is a weakness and financing public programs with gambling revenue is irresponsible, citing repeated proposals as evidence of poor ideas in the state capitol. The editorial questions attempts to legislate morality and urges restraint.
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Washington
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Leon Ralph
Ralph
Computers and public funds face rising fraud risk
Computers cannot think for people but expose human misuse and weak controls. The Los Angeles theft of 18 blank city treasury checks plus 20 county payroll checks and Alameda County missing warrants show how facsimile signatures and computerized processing invite sophisticated fraud. Officials must outpace abuse to protect public funds.
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Los Angeles
Treasury
Los Angeles County
Alameda County
Advertising rules raise eyeglass prices in states
A Washington University scholar finds eyeglass prices are 25 percent higher in states that ban advertising than where ads are allowed. Dr. Lee Benham argues restricting ads blocks shoppers from finding low-priced sellers and restrains trade. The piece notes California does not rank among the widest open markets for eyeglasses.
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Washington University
St. Louis
Lee Benham
Dr. Benham
California
Positive thinking can revive the economy amid recession
James Kilpatrick argues a restoration of confidence is more effective than policy debates. He critiques Ford's tax cut, warns about deficits and inflation, praises selective incentives, and urges Americans to maintain a hopeful outlook despite high unemployment and past shocks.
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Washington
Hamlet
Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
Denmark
Nebraska
Ford
George
Martha Spelvin
Westbrook Pegler
Martha
Savings and Loan Associations
America
Hollywood Ten and Red Scare Echoes in Times Letter
Morrie Ryskin argues the left drifts back to Marxism and addiction to ideology while praising the Hollywood Ten and defending HUAC critics. He recalls members of the Motion Picture Alliance who stood against red influence and urges vigilance against subversion amid current political shifts.
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Eles ‘Times
Atv
Abert Maltz
Hollywood Ten
ACLU
Hone Comite
Com Niites
Ku Klux Klan
HUAC
Russia
Hollywood
Motion Picture Alliance
Ley
Hollywood Reds
House Internal Securities Committee
CTA
FBI
Red
McGovern
Countdown to deeper food stamp cuts gains Senate support
42 senators urge the Agriculture Department to change the food stamp program, pushing low income households to contribute more of their income for stamps. Reporters mock Ford’s Vail trip as Ski Biscagné and note industry reactions. The Mitsubishi newsletter laments fashion profits while Aston Martin halts production due to cash woes and other firms follow the downturn.
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Agriculure
Oil prices and Soviet leverage threaten Western economies
An analysis argues that the Soviet Union led by Brezhnev seeks to reshape global oil markets through OPEC diplomacy, pressuring Western nations by high prices and oil shipments. It warns Finland and other nations face energy coercion, with risks of NATO disruption and shifts toward Soviet influence across Asia and the Middle East.
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Soviet Union
Middle East
Kremlin
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Russia
Finland
Italy
NATO
India
Africa
Indian Ocean
Japan
Siberian
Pacific
Israel
Free World
Energy policy clash fuels national debate
Ralph de Toledano denounces ecoactivists as blamers of energy woes while defending nuclear power and coal mining. He argues environmental lawsuits slow nuclear plants and block Wyoming coal, while opposing offshore drilling bans and calls the opposition madness as industry risks shutdown.
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Ford Administration
America
Wyoming
Court of Appeals
Interior Department
The
Sierra Club
Evo
West Virginia
New England
Middle Atlantic
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the Times
Maltz
Iai
England
Hitler
Stalin
Vail
Colo
Ski Biscagné
Mitsubishi Corp
Britain
Aston Martin Company
Ira C. Baker
Brezhnev
Ralph de Toledano
Ecofreaks
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Nader
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