Editorial Defense Budget Debate Should not Undercut Strength
The editorial critiques Senator Alan Cranston for urging another $4.2 billion cut to the Pentagon budget, arguing the U S must maintain military strength amid global threats. It warns deeper reductions harm manpower ships and weapons and could push the nation toward an all or nothing nuclear posture, underscoring the dangers of fear-driven cuts.
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Alan Cranston
California
Senate
Cranston
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Defense
Schlesinger
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Ford
America
More than lip service for UK crime victims
James Kilpatrick argues Britain's crime victims receive real help through a national compensation board, contrasting it with the United States. He cites claims, awards, and fast justice, noting Britain’s lower violent-crime burden and urging U.S. states to consider similar compensation channels if needed for safety.
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Washington
Great Britain
Britain
United Kingdom
Yale
Ford
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
Perons
Morry Ryskind Reflects on Deepening National Chasm
In a sharp column, Morry Ryskind argues the nation faces a widening gap beyond a generation split. He cites the Saigon fall, media biases, and contrasting views on Vietnam refugees, Nixon, and Hanoi relations, urging frank, principled dialogue.
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Ireland
Cyprus
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Lon
Saigon
South Vietnam
Red China
Ussr
Republc
Hitler
Sudetenland
Stalin
Baltic States
Hanoi
Meanest mother in the whole world praised in essay
A reader from Oroville Mercury recalls a strict mother who enforced curfews, monitored friends, insisted on truth and hard work, and even used child discipline. The piece credits the mother with shaping responsible, educated adults and pride in her children.
Barry Goldwater warns of regulatory nightmare burdening business
The piece critiques federal regulation as stifling enterprise, citing EPA rules raising car costs by 320 dollars in 1975 and a 6 000 member regulator staff by 1976. It notes the Consumer Product Safety Commission wields vast power and quotes Rep Jamie Whitten on the agency’s life or death impact on consumer access.
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America
Adolf Berle
Means
Tee Group
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Jamie Whitten
D-Miss
House Appropriations
Consumer Protection
Rebuild U S Leadership After Military Defeat
General Ira C. Baker argues the United States suffered its worst military and diplomatic defeat, calling for an accurate assessment of global effects, a return to the Nixon Doctrine, renewed military strength, and a prompt defense budget to restore U S leadership and security. He asserts allies doubt America and former commitments waver, urging decisive action to regain strategic superiority.
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Korea
Cuba
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
South Vietnam
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Free World
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Ee Ca
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Ford
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