These Times Trying Congressional Power
An expository look at reform moves in Congress since 1970, including rules openness, secret ballots for chairmen, sun shine rules, and the push to curtail senior committee power. The piece notes shifts in House and looming Senate changes, with muttered talk of a public watchdog agency.
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Capitol
Washington
Congress
House
House Democrats
Thehouse
House Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas Democrat
Mills
Senate
House Rules Committee
Missouri
Richard Bolling
Nebraska
David Martin
Education and Labor Committee
Ways and Means
Consumer Protection Agency
Pets Help Emotionally Ill Through Dog Facilitated Therapy
OSU psychobiologist Dr Samuel Corson led a nine month trial with 50 patients in a psychiatric unit using 20 dogs described as feeling heart dogs. Patients who were catatonic or nonresponsive began grooming, exercising and playing with the dogs and soon showed improved communication with therapists. One 17-year old schizophrenic patient who had not spoken for seven months gained new interaction after meeting a border collie named Hal.
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David Treadwell
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Samuel A. Corson
Corson
Osu Psychiatric Hospital
Carson
Pets aid therapy for hal girl discharge study
An Ohio psychobiologist matched a girl with Hal the dog and after months of videotaped therapy she was discharged. Videotapes helped researchers study reactions and reinforced a sense of mastery and love, marking one of the first systematic pet facilitated psychotherapy studies.
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Hal
Carson
Fall arrival mood piece reflects on season change
The article muses on the quiet, unremarkable sense of fall at 5 59 am describing autumn as a hopeful, practical transition. It weighs the benefits of fall and upcoming winter for memories, warmth, and shared times. The tone is reflective and nostalgic.
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Maureen O'Hara
John Wayne
Readers Alarmed by Utility Rate Increases
A Messenger Letters to the Editor voices strong dismay at approved rises in electricity gas and telephone charges. It argues federal pressure may push higher utility rates and notes utilities often cancel expansion plans after increases. The writer criticizes Treasury Secretary William Simon and charity of competition.
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the Messenger
William Simon
the Treasury
Good News May Come Of Boston Dispute
Washington letter recalls Boston integration protests over busing and court orders in Roxbury and South Boston. It notes white and some black parental opposition, arrests, and boycotts while arguing racial balance busing is harmful and inconsistent with dignity and equality. The piece suggests a national call for sane race relations and possible broader understanding.
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Boston
Washington
St. Augustine
Fla
Mary Elizabeth Peabody
Endicott Peabody
Deep South
W. Arthur Garrity
Roxbury
South Boston
South Boston High School
Mass
South
Garrity
Simmons
Senator Kennedy
North
Book Battle Reaches Intense Proportions in Charleston
A national debate over 350 controversial textbooks in Charleston West Virginia pits parents against the education establishment. The conflict centers on who shapes curriculum and whether community values should influence schooling, highlighting democracy versus elite control in public education.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Yahooism
National Education Association
Insurance loan risks parody of Shakespeare draws critique
Financial advisers warn policyholders against borrowing cash value noting that loans can erode both cash value and policy if not repaid. The piece treats the issue with a Shakespearean parody tone to illustrate potential consequences and ambiguities in policy loan terms.
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New York
Borrowing surge drives insurance loans and consumer credit rise
Policy loans and interest erode policy value while borrowers owe insurers over 21 billion. Bankers note a shift as inflation and recession push families to borrow despite frugal instincts. Total consumer credit tops 180 billion with installment loans near 152 billion, up 1.5 billion in July.
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Chile
Ohio
OSA
James Kilpatrick
W. Va
New Mexico
John Cunniff
The
Small Society
Shirley
Brickke
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