Editorial Strike Bill Boosts Public Employees Rights
California public employees may gain the right to strike under a new bill. A Public Employee Relations Board would regulate elections, mediation, arbitration, and fact finding across all levels, shifting power from local agencies to the state. Local governments should scrutinize this shift to avert costly taxpayer impacts.
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Fresno
Hayward
Newark
Water Meter Readers
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Water Meter
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Will Rogers Says on Presidents Message to Congress
Will Rogers notes that the President’s annual message to Congress reports the country’s condition. He mocks lawmakers in Washington for being unaware of conditions in Alaska and elsewhere. He suggests the President should honestly describe the nation’s hardship.
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Sondrad
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Arctica
Mandatory energy conservation urged by Sawhill
James Kilpatrick notes John C. Sawhill urges compulsory energy restraints as voluntary measures fail. Sawhill warns of a harsher economic ripple from gas taxes and foreign crude tariffs, arguing Americans must accept a new energy reality and government action now.
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San Diego
John C. Sawhill
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Ford
Sawhill
Pearl Harbor
When I was a boy by Jim Hausman
A boy recalls his parents preparing him for his father’s Elks speech. His mother warns him about trouble if the speech runs long and explains a precise eight minute limit. He plans to time the talk with the Elks timer and signals with hand movements.
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Golden Watch Chains
Reagan Budget Speech Sparks Debate On Spending And Inflation
The piece analyzes President Reagan's State of the Union and tax proposals, arguing they favor quick economic lift but risk larger deficits and inflation. It criticizes lack of hard spending cuts, warns deficits could rise to 30 billion this year and 45 billion next, and calls for curbing vested interests and indexing tax brackets to cost of living. It highlights potential political costs and urges structural remedies to curb inflation.
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Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Detente questioned by Schlesinger nuclear warning
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger testimony warns of a potential nuclear strike on the United States that could kill up to 100 million people, challenging detente and exposing gaps in SALT era arms controls, including MIRV limits and verification doubts with the Soviet Union. The piece criticizes U.S. defense postures and skepticism about Soviet compliance.
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James R. Schlesinger
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Schlesinger
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Henry Kissinger
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James McClure
Idaho
James L. Buckley
New York
American Security Council
Tax Cheating by Congress Urges Inflation Wakeup Call
A critical column argues that Congress cheats on income taxes during inflation, urging citizens to reject anti-recession tax cuts. It cites Canada’s fixed adjustments, predicts lower federal taxes under a fair system, and warns the federal budget deficits threaten ordinary Americans. The piece cites Dr. Ween Baproengr of Straton at California State University, Hayward.
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Jerry Brown
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Noy
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Straton
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