Brown’s paradoxical take on fiscal policy and optimism
Editorial argues Jerry Brown mixes cynicism with restraint, challenging traditional liberal and conservative labels. It warns his pessimism may dampen morale amid energy and inflation concerns, urging focus on technology, growth, and practical approaches over austerity.
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Jerry Brow
California
Jerry Brown
Ronald Reagan
Brown
Los Angeles Times
Wever
Sacramento
Jesse Unruh
Pay as you go at center of balance budget push
Senator Curtis urges a constitutional balanced budget and pay as you go rule. The piece notes rising deficits, debt costs, and a looming requirement for annual surpluses or surtaxes unless Congress cuts spending. It frames a sharp clash between fiscal restraint and growth demands.
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Washington
John Randolph
Roanoke
Speaker
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Senate
Supreme Law of the Land
Harry Byrd
White House
Congress
House
Philip Crane
Illinois
SiLtom
Treasury
Curtis
Aquaculture Seen as Soviet Hope but Systemic Flaws Persist
The piece argues aquaculture could supplement Soviet food needs but laments planning driven by bureaucracy. It notes vast but underexplored Arctic and Pacific shelves hold hydrocarbon potential and submarine grazing grounds, while Western imports supply most advanced tech. It highlights limited Soviet submersibles and reliance on military use of undersea research.
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Washington, D. C
Soviet Union
Ussr
Soviet
Caspian-Black Sea
South
Ich
Arctic Ocean
Western Pacific
Bering
Japan
Library of Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Russia
Barry Goldwater Critiques on Welfare Rivals Improve Plans
The piece argues against expanding federal welfare programs and blames bureaucrats and computerization for SSI overpayments since 1974. It claims overpayments total near a billion as SSA re examines 4.2 million cases, with 25 percent error in a sample and disputed figures from SSA officials.
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Social Security Administration
Robert P. Bynum
Washington
Senate approves Diego Garcia base plan amid Cold War stakes
The Senate backed 83 to 43 a plan supported by President Ford to fund a landing field and naval refueling base on Diego Garcia, arguing the atoll secures vital oil routes in the Indian Ocean. Critics warned of an arms race with Russia and urged restraint.
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U.S. Senate
Ford
United States
Diego Garcia
Staten Island
Indian Ocean
India
Great Britain
Congress
Atoll
Russia
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Congressional Committees
Berbera
Somalia
Persian Gulf
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Ussr
U.S
Schlesinger
Free World
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcus
Dist Librets
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James Kilpatrick
Holmes Alexander
Canada
Barry Goldwater
Ira Baker
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