Editorial argues against Brown plan to regionalize industry screening
The Brown administration proposes regional bodies approve and locate major new industrial projects and share tax revenues regionally. Authors urge rejection, contending it shifts local control upward, worsens unemployment, and hampers private sector growth. They call for encouragement over restriction and preservation of local planning authority.
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Brown
California
Sacramento
Paul Harvey on political hypochondriacs and quick fixes
In this column Paul Harvey critiques political hype and public demand for instant remedies during campaigns. He compares medical overreaction to economic fears, warns against overmedicating with cheap solutions, and urges restraint until economic stability returns, arguing for sound money as the true cure.
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Maya
Fed
Los Angeles Times
Will Rogers on political evenhandedness and rhetoric
Will Rogers jokes about both sides spending the summer trading insults to win votes. He argues politicians are not as narrow as they seem, calling for a moratorium on speeches to stop self-defeating bickering as the election season unfolds.
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Carter
Iken Windvane
Bentsen
Harris
Jackson
Sanford
Shriver
Baker
Connally
Rockefeller
Reagan
Kansas City
Great Britain
Ford
Republic
Campaign memories of lust buzz and apathy
James Kilpatrick recalls the 1980 presidential campaign with focus on sensational moments and debates. He notes Ford Carter rivals, the Playboy and Butz flaps, and a campaign eventful year of advertising, rhetoric, and shifting loyalties. He reflects on the endurance of American institutions and hopes for Ford's return amid uncertain futures.
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Tuscany
Florence
Jimmy Carter
Earl Butz
John Dean
Ford
Carter
Mondale
Dole
Europe
Soviet Union
United States
Letter From Voter Questioning Peiris Endorsement
A reader recalls a Labor Day picnic where Senator Petrig reportedly endorsed Irene Helm for the Ohlone era. The writer notes Petrig’s comment and mentions Mondale’s speech as the event backdrop, with other prominent attendees present.
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the Argus
Nick Petrig
Irene Helm
Swiss Inflation Lesson From Salera Viewpoint
Virgil Salera argues Switzerland shows how to curb inflation by low price rises. He contrasts Switzerland and Germany with the US, blaming high deficits and rapid money printing for American inflation. He cites tax, interest, oil costs, and currency value as consequences of policy choices.
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Switzerland
Germany
France
Britain
Day
Washington
U.S
Congress
Inflation, deficits drive rising prices say Hazlitt
M Stanton Evans argues inflation persists as politicians push public spending and deficits. He cites Henry Hazlitt in The Freeman, noting money supply growth far outpaces productivity, cutting the purchasing power of the dollar and pushing consumer prices higher through the 1960s to 1970s.
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Washington
Outer Space
Freeman Magazine
Henry Hazlitt
Hazlitt
Ieee of Money
Deposi
Sevtibel
New Frontier
Great Society
Federalism
Weather Forecaster’s 5 Percent Doubt Echoes in Diary
A dated 1974 column riffs on weather forecasts and the absurdity of 5 percent chances. The author mocks predictions, satellites, and underground bureaus while venting humor about daily uncertainty and reader reaction.
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Focal
Weather Service
Aleerang
el 1974 United Festura Syracaty, Inc
TV time limits calm children and aid schoolwork study
Redbook magazine reports that 15 Neve Milford Connecticut families limited children to one hour of TV daily, finding calmer behavior and better school performance. A Harvard study critiques U S surgery as excessive. Chile rejects more US aid, implying possible increased assistance elsewhere. Nobel Prize winners dominate this year’s awards.
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United States
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