Hatch Act Debate: Right Denied or Abuse Prevented
Washington report on the Hatch Act reform effort as the House passes a repeal bill. The piece traces history from Jefferson through Roosevelt to Nixon, notes Supreme Court rulings, and weighs claims that the act protects against political abuse by the bureaucracy versus arguments for broader civil servant political participation.
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Hatch
Walter R. Mears
Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Carter
Organized Labor
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Carl A. Hatch
House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Civil Service Rated By Gallup on Federal Pay and Attitudes
Gallup poll finds 64 percent say federal workers are paid more than private sector counterparts. Sixty seven percent believe they work less hard, 76 percent think benefits are higher. Seventy percent feel government employs too many people. About 3 million federal workers exist.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Gallup
United States
Ener
Ee Nnee College
Ee Ee
Ee Labor Union
Basic Education Movement Promises Creative Reform
James M. Howard of the Council for Basic Education says the back-to-basics push is not a return to the 20th century but a broader effort to balance and improve American education toward constructive, creative methods.
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James M. Howard
Council For Basic Education
Ohio House debates teacher evaluation contract bill
Letters urge mandatory evaluation to improve Ohio education. HB 449 aims to fix gaps as voters cite numerous un evaluated or unsubstantiated teacher reassignments, tenure issues, and criticism of board policies. Red Cross thanks Sigma Chi and fraternities for Siglympics support.
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General Assembly
House Rules Committee
American Association of School Administrators
Ohio
the Messenger
Athens County
The
American Red Cross
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Alpha Delta Phi
Alpha Gamma Delta
Pi Beta Phi
Zeta Tau Alpha
Chi Omega
Red Cross
Ohio Bell profits rise fueling talk of new rate hike
Ohio Bell Telephone Co posted a 107.4 million profit last year, a 73 percent rise from 1975, as regulators suggest a new rate increase request may come soon. PUCO analysts note profits among Ohio utilities climbed 28 percent overall, with Columbia Gas and Cincinnati Bell among notable gains.
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Steven R. Hurst
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Ohio Bell
Tom Cotton
PUCO
Bell
Consumers’ Counsel
Philip Miller
Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc
Columbia
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co
United Telephone Co
Dayton Power and Light Co
Soak Those Barge Owners
James Kilpatrick argues that the Senate should vote on imposing user charges on inland barge operators. He condemns subsidies totaling about 400 million dollars annually and notes barge revenues around 1 billion with no direct user payments. He cites corporate giants and urges charges phased in by 1980, calling current subsidies unfair.
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Washington
Victor Hugo
Senate
Little Texas Gas Transmission Co
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
U.S. Steel
Ashland Oil
Central Soya
Dravo Corp
Senate Committee On Environment and Public Works
Retirement debate stirs in Los Angeles vote this spring
A columnist laments the repeated failure of easy answers to social problems and argues against forced retirement at 65 or 70. The piece notes ongoing re thinking and cites a spring Los Angeles vote reflecting changes in how retirement is approached.
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Boston
Los Angeles
Ending mandatory retirement in the life cycle debate
The piece argues against age-based limits, noting longer lifespans create extended youth and aging periods. It links Seattle's move to end compulsory power to broader questions about work, family, and the need for a society that reshapes retirement as the population ages.
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Seattle
Congress
Balanced life through life cycle energy redistribution
The speaker argues for a public policy to strengthen families and improve lives. Proposals include employment or national service for youth and the elderly, flexible schedules for parents, and support for extended families. An energy redistribution program across the life cycle is urged to ease pressure points and add meaning.
Will Rogers Critiques Lobbying Influence In 1929
Will Rogers denounces lobbying power saying a single unrelated man can sway legislators. He argues focus should be on the influencers not the influenced and urges replacing ineffective representatives in Washington. Date noted as Sept 29 1929.
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Washington
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Athens Messenger
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