Sanctuary in Panama by Walter R. Mears AP Special Correspondent
The Panama Canal is described as a bird sanctuary and wildlife preserve under U.S. sovereignty. Environmental concerns arise as Panamanians would gain control, with critics demanding answers on ecological impact, squatters, and forest loss. The article notes a joint commission plan, a world birding record, and debates over future canal plans and environmental studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Mears
Washington
Panama Canal
Carter
Audubon Society
Panama
State Department
Department of State
Robert L. Leggett
Calif
Leggett
Senate
United States
Canal Zone
Panama Audubon Society
Congress
Gatun Lake
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
U.S
Department
Canal
Bankers Rated High By George Gallup
A Gallup survey completed before congressional hearings into Bert Lance exposes public views on bankers ethics. Bankers rank fifth among 20 occupations, with 31 percent rating them very high or high, 50 percent average, and 9 percent low or very low. Clergymen top the list at 62 percent very high, followed by doctors, engineers, and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Gallup
Illinois
Dayton
Ohio
U.S
Eee Eens
Itscal
September 26 in History 1777 to 1977 Highlights
On this date in history various events mark the day: British troops occupied Philadelphia in 1777 during the American Revolution. Other notes include New Zealand becoming a dominion in 1907, WWI Allied actions in 1918, Wilson's collapse in 1919, UN recapturing Seoul in 1950, Nixon meeting Hirohito in 1971, a 10 year ago pesticide poisoning in Tijuana, and ongoing Vietnam War talks in Paris five years ago. Today also honors Pope Paul VI’s 80th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New Zealand
Hindenburg Line
Woodrow Wilson
United Nations
Seoul
Richard Nixon
Anchorage
Alaska
Japan
Hirohito
Europe
Tijuana
Mexico
Paris
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Pope Paul VI
Jerome Jerome
Equal Rights Meant For Average Person Coalition Formed
A letter to The Messenger proposes an Equal Rights for the Average Person Coalition to fight for equal rights for all, planning a July 4, 1978 meeting with an expected 120 million attendees. The piece urges readers to contact their congressman if unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Hollywood
Will Rogers and Day Care Funding Urges Support
A long note cites Will Rogers remarks about buying a car and contrasts them with a local letter announcing the Oct 1 1977 termination of the Tri County Community Action Agency Developmental Day Care Program due to cut funding. The writer argues the program aids working residents students and reduces unemployment and questions the fate of agency buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
The
Plains
Ohio
Tri-County Community Action Agency
Developmental
Tax reform debate heats up at Brookings and AEI
Brookings economist Joseph Pechman says Carter tax reform could broaden the base and cut the top rate to 50 percent while eliminating the capital gains split. AEI's William Fellner warns reforms face political hurdles and inflation must be addressed with indexing and relief for lower incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brookings Institution
Joseph A Pechman
Pechman
Carter
Brookings
Uncle Sam
American Enterprise Institute
William Fellner
Fellner
Congress
Wall Street
Council of Economic Advisers
Commerce Department
Internal Revenue Service
Lawmaker urges Cleveland Cincinnati sister cities peace bid
Ohio Rep. William Mallory proposes a Columbus meeting to end city war of words with Cleveland and Cincinnati. He seeks a mutual information pact and a cultural exchange plus a sister city plan to ease economic competition. The proposed Oct meeting would be in the Statehouse with Vern Riffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
William L. Mallory
Tom Luken
Cleveland Council
George Forbes
Mallory
Vern Riffe
Statehouse
Letters to the Editor on General Interest Welcomed
The Messenger invites brief letters to the editor on matters of public concern. Please sign the letter and include your address and phone number for verification. The paper may condense submissions to fit space and readability needs.
Copeland Principle could curb baseless federal prosecutions
Barbara Copeland faced a baseless discrimination suit in 1969 with a ruling that her conduct was vexatious and abusive. The piece argues for a reverse Copeland Principle to hold government lawyers personally liable for frivolous actions, boosting checks on EEOC and other agencies while preserving individual rights and due process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Copeland
Consumer Services Administration
Copeland
U.S
John H. Pratt
Washington
CSA
Pratt
EEOC
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Small Society
Brickman
Middle East
Athens Church of Christ
Athens Mall
World Mission
Cincinnati Bible College
Willard Love
Church of Christ
Townsend Place
Athens
Will Rogers
Harvard
Martin Feldstein
National Bureau of Economic Research
First National City Bank
A.G. Lancione
Bellaire
Lancione
Belmont County
Rep
James Kilpatrick
Consumer Products Safety Commission
CPSC
Commission
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