Inflationary Myths and the Media's Inattention
Economist Tom Bethell argues that inflation is a monetary phenomenon partly masked by media focus on price hikes. He cites TV coverage gaps and the Federal Reserve's money supply tools as underexplored causes while urging fuller, Watergate-like investigative treatment to boost public understanding.
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J.R. Ewing
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Federal Reserve
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EPA rules could document 2 4 D farm damage history
Pudenz and Hess report blighted trees after 2 4 D spraying over Lohisville Iowa on May 22. Officials doubt permanence but consider a potential link to the chemical and urge EPA records of informal complaints to guide research and future safeguards.
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Lohisville
Iowa
Environmental Protection Agency
Pudenz
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John Hess
Hess
Becker Flying Service
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
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Bob Lounsberry
Pudentes
Lounsberry
EPA
Libertarian Ed Clark Seeks Broad Ballot Growth in 1980
The Libertarian Party pushes a nonintervention, low regulation platform led by Ed Clark and running mate David Koch. They seek 50-state ballot access, massive ad buys, and a path to becoming a major force by 1992 while highlighting free markets, abortion rights, and reduced federal power.
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Clark
Harvard Law
David Koch
New York City
District of Columbia
John Anderson
Manhattan
Anderson
William Safire on Detroit politics and the Reagan wedding
In Detroit, William Safire frames the Reagan convention as a wedding uniting a new economic populism with traditionalist restraint. He notes the Stop ERA and anti feminism current led by Phyllis Schlafly as the bride’s intersecting force. The piece casts the GOP as torn between supply side tax cuts and family values politics.
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Republican Platform Committee
Stop-Era
Phyllis Schlafly
Reagan Leads Cohesive Right Wing Fusion In Detroit
A Washington analysis describes the clash and convergence among new right thinkers, traditional conservatives, neo conservatives, and libertarian voice in opposition to welfare state liberalism. It notes Reagan as the unifying figure whose pragmatism and moral appeal help merge diverse factions into a potential new majority.
Carter and Kennedy Debate Motor Carrier Act of 1980
A letter argues the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 did not abolish regulation as claimed. It notes House passage on June 19 and Senate approval June 20, with ICC to enforce guidelines. Debate over amendments failed, preserving entry controls and rate regulation with stricter future scrutiny.
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U.S
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House of Representatives
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rep
Fenwick
New Jersey
Mike McCormack
Washington
McCormack
Sen. Kennedy
ICC
Amanas reportedly reduces security staff amid crime concerns
A resident claims the Amanas area enjoys a crime-free reputation yet laid off its sole security officer without notice, suggesting unnoticed crime may exist and noting a letter from Mrs. R. L. Svoboda of 1806 Ninth Ave SW.
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Amanas
R.L. Svoboda
Ninth Ave
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