FOIA usage lag in press, Library of Congress finds
A Library of Congress study notes openness under the Freedom of Information Act declined in news gathering. It reports few FTC related stories from FOIA, slow media response to 1979 amendments, and that FOIA is mainly used by business rivals, lawyers, and felons rather than journalists.
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Watergate
FOIA
General Accounting Office
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Iowa
Jack Landau
Reporters Committee For Freedom
American Civil Liberties Union
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Central Intelligence Agency
Landau
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Congress
Big Business
Supreme Court
Casey Struggles Mount as Reagan Faces CIA Director's Probe
Casey wins Senate support on health bill but faces renewed scrutiny over possible obstructing justice in 1972 and past corporate dealings. The White House markets the result as exoneration while critics question fitness for office amid a string of personnel troubles.
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Senate Select Intelligence Committee
CIA
William Casey
Casey
Haig
Senate
National Wildlife Federation
Interior
Watt
Labor
Donovan
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Bobbie Ray Inman
Max Hugel
Reagan
Debate over federal funding for Legal Services Corporation
Readers weigh the LSC defense of its role aiding low income Americans against proposed administration cuts to block grants. Proponents cite efficiency and access, while critics question accountability and impact on the poor.
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Legal Services Corporation
LSC
District of Columbia Circuit
David L. Bazelon
Department of Health and Human Services
Hijacking Across East and West As Moral Dilemma
The Polish airliner hijack to West Berlin is used to critique international efforts to curb air piracy. The piece argues double standards and political framing hinder real cooperation. It insists hijacking is hijacking regardless of origin or destination and urges depoliticized, comprehensive action.
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United States
West Berlin
Poland
Beware goons in labor relations guise
The piece argues government and unions protected workers from abuses, recounting history from the 1920s to 1981. It denounces “labor relations advisers” who target unions, claim near perfect success, and use misinformation to keep employees unrepresented, contrasting past and present labor rights.
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National Guard
Brooks Brothers
Jesus
Plains Echoes Invite Local Thoughts From Cedar Rapids
Periodic observations from thoughtful Eastern Iowans invite self expression with unlimited topics. Rita Huber of Cedar Rapids is a past Linn County Democratic chairperson, founder of Cedar Rapids Rape Crisis Services, and a member of the Linn County Board of Health.
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Rita Huber
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Democratic Party
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