United States eyes 200 mile fishing zones and UN action
The piece argues that despite UN talks on sea law, the United States presses ahead with a 200 mile fishing zone expansion and coast guard enforcement starting March 1. It warns of escalating high seas chaos as more nations declare unilateral zones and risks blur with territorial waters.
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United Nations
U.S
White House
Ford
Coast Guard
Japan
Canada
Soviet Union
Cuba
U.N. Law of the Seas Conference
Press freedom win at Hayfield high over school censorship
In Hayfield Virginia a federal judge ruled the school newspaper is protected by the First Amendment as free speech not part of the curriculum. The ruling favors student editors and endorses independent board oversight to balance freedom with responsibility and avoid libel.
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Hayfield High School
Virginia
Albert Bryan, Jr
Hayfield
Bryan
Student Press Law Center
TV violence debate tied to Roots and public impact
A columnist argues excessive TV violence harms the medium but questions where to draw the line. He cites Roots and a Cincinnati incident to suggest that provocation, not gore, triggers violence, stressing unpredictable human conditions drive reactions beyond explicit content.
Reader urges stronger Iowa child pornography law
A Cedar Rapids Marion CDL president argues that pornography harms children and urges legislative action. He cites Supreme Court decisions and notes current Iowa law would only create a misdemeanor for hardcore material. He calls readers to contact the Joint Committee on the Criminal Code in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Citizens For Decency Through Law
CDL
U.S. Supreme Court
Iowa
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Joint Committee of the Judiciary
Statehouse
Bygones on wheels old cars face scrappers and street rods
Old cars vanish to scrappers and pricey parts make restoration hard. Families preserve history by upgrading with safe, inspected street rods rather than letting classics fade or end in the iron graveyard.
Regulating Regulators and Bipartisan Reform Drive
The piece lauds a bipartisan bill led by Sen Charles Percy with Sen Robert Byrd and Abraham Ribicoff to reform or scrap federal regulatory agencies within eight years via sunset provisions. It argues agencies resist reform, cites OSHA as example, and outlines a reform timeline from 1979 to 1980 with hearings and potential automatic loss of authority if Congress does not act.
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Sen
Charles Percy
Senate
Robert Byrd
Abraham Ribicoff
Congress
Washington
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OHSA
Depart
The
United States
General Accounting Office
Ford
Carter hedges on balance budget pledge amid changing circumstances
Roscoe Drummond explains President Carter’s pledge to balance the federal budget faces a dilemma as Congress expands spending. He cites a larger 1977 revised budget, optimistic GNP projections, and the risk of slowing programs to meet a target, with readers urged to judge the hedging.
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Washington
Carter
Ford
Democratic Congress
Mr. Carter
Congress
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Kenya
Wasia Ane
Happy Blueprint
OSHA
Percy
Washington Star Syndicate
Roscoe Drummond
Oval Office
House
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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