Humphrey-Hawkins bill doomed by cost and practicality
The piece argues against the Humphrey-Hawkins full employment bill as excessively expensive and ineffective. It notes the aim of 3 percent unemployment by 1981, the reliance on federal public service jobs, and the last resort of paying unemployed adults low wages. It urges expanding CETA and private hiring over the bill, despite reverence for Sen. Humphrey.
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Sen. Humphrey
Congress
Humphrey-Hawkins
White House
Earliest Life Found in African Fossils at 3.4 Billion Years
Harvard paleontologist Elsa Barghoorn leads the discovery in Swaziland at Figtree chert showing single celled organisms resembling blue green algae dividing and dated to about 3.4 billion years. The find pushes back life’s origin and fuels debate on evolution and origins.
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Figtree
Swaziland
Indian Ocean
Harvard
Elsa Barghoorn
Earth
Ad proof too far
Former Canadian consumer affairs minister Herb Gray argues laws shield consumers from misleading ads but not lifestyle claims. He says proving such claims in court would raise issues and that people’s belief in products boosting attractiveness remains a core consumer hope advertisers rarely disprove.
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Herb Gray
Terrorism's biggest zero understanding
Russell Baker argues that German and Japanese terrorists lack clear political goals, making them more terrifying and irrational than IRA or Palestinian groups. He contrasts IRS oppression as understandable, notes terrorism's appeal to middle class audiences, and warns that random violence often fuels state power and civil liberty suppression.
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New York
Symbionese Liberation Army
Britain
Italy
Germany
Japan
Benefits and dangers of federal regulation in modern economy
The article contrasts the cost of government regulation to the private sector with the hidden price of what regulation prevents. Weidenbaum argues benefits exist but pervasive rules slow innovation, raise costs, and burden small firms, urging benefit cost analysis and reform measures including periodic review and humility from regulators.
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United States
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Washington
Murray L. Weidenbaum
Weidenbaum
Center For the Study of American Business
Washington University
St. Louis
Chemical Forum
U.S
Quoted Voices On Wit And Wayward Observations
A collection of humorous and idiosyncratic quotes touching on money, music, cocktails, education, golf, art, and weather. The remarks showcase playful opinions and observations attributed to various speakers from everyday life and culture.
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China
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Chile
Korea
New York Times
SECU
Num
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Food and Drug Administration
Senate
Missouri Economist
Norman Cousins
Atlanta
Frontier
Nebraska
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Hannan
Lufthansa
Buckminster Fuller
United Nations
Mark Russell
Jim Nabors
Beethoven
Arizona
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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