Investment cutting seen as way to stop global terrorism
Benjamin Weiner, political adviser to corporations, urges U S firms to cut investments abroad to curb rising global terrorism. He cites executive kidnappings and anti American moves by some Latin American politicians as examples of hostile climate facing wholly owned or majority controlled American subsidiaries.
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New York
UPI
Benjamin Weiner
Ford Administration
Weiner
Amtrak to need more federal funds for next five years
A GAO report says Amtrak will require at least 6.2 billion in federal aid through 1980, more than the 8 billion the plan shows, with 2.8 billion for track upgrades. Subcommittee chairs Moss and Rooney support improved service despite higher subsidies, while ridership projections may overstate deficits. The piece also covers Argentina’s inflation easing and critical views on American foreign investment climates voiced by Weiner.
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Washington
UPI
Amtrak
General Accounting Office
House
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Fred B. Rooney
D-Pa
Transportation and Commerce
GAO
Congress
Teen-age paramarriage proposal to ease teen stress
A Philadelphia physician argues in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology for a national two year paramarriage system. Under the plan 18 year old men and 17 year old women could apply for a two year license to live together with no long term commitment.
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Chicago
UPI
Philadelphia
Thaddeus L. Montgomery
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Montgomery
Kite completes 300 mile circuit
Frances Ip polito in Chelsea Massachusetts received her kite after a 1,000 mile journey. A note from finder Warren Ross of Barrington Passage Nova Scotia explained the kite likely blew over the Atlantic, was dropped in Yarmouth Nova Scotia, and a map showed its flight path back to its owner.
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Chelsea
Mass
UPI
Frances Ippolito
Frances
Warren Ross
Barrington Passage
Nova Scotia
Ross
Yarmouth
N.S
Weather Bureau
Boston
Moynihan laments decline of American individualism
Boston based UPI reports Daniel P Moynihan says American individualism has declined due to expanding bureaucracy making people victims of circumstances. He argues government shapes behavior and discusses a shift from promise first to give first in social policy. the commission behind the study includes 15 scholars and Rockefeller linked leaders. Harvard's James Q Wilson advocates stricter punishment and critiques rehabilitation in crime policy.
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Boston
UPI
America
Daniel P. Moynihan
Moynihan
Commission On
U.S
United Nations
Nixon
Harvard University
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Lexington Books
Lexington
Mass
Harvard
James Q. Wilson
San Diego State holds clownology commencement
San Diego State University graduated its fifth clownology class in a playful ceremony. Twenty or so graduates, led by Trouble Veronica Cunningham as valedictorian, delivered humorous speeches and songs as 2,000 strong laughed and cheered. The event featured red white and blue hats, a throng of costume elements, and a cake finale with gas balloons.
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San Diego
UPI
San Diego State University
Boopsie
Shortcake
Trouble
Veronica Cunningham
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