Meany Warns Against Price and Wage Controls
AFL-CIO President Meany warns the government’s move to curb prices and wages could hurt workers. He credits Carter with lowering unemployment and says inflation is the key problem but favors voluntary guidelines over mandatory controls. He notes past freezes failed as profits rose and workers fought for gains.
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Metricating sports and the push for metric sizing
The Cedar Falls UNI High football program lists players in metric terms and coach Denny Ketfrer’s math classroom aims to push metric adoption across sports. Distances and sizes shift toward metric in track and field, with numbers like 183 centimeters and 911 kilograms cited, while some resist sweeping changes to preserve tradition.
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Kid Language and Journalistic Precision
Theodore M. Bernstein argues that kid should be treated as a familiar word not slang. He notes its wide use and inclusive sense, urges dictionaries to drop informal labels, and cites a New York Times Syndicate example of subject-verb disagreement as evidence of carelessness in hurried writing.
Camp David framework faces test as diplomacy meets publicity
Washington coverage shows Carter pressing Congress while Begin and Sadat push back in TV interviews. Sadat defends compromises but stresses no final deal, while Cairo press conference reveals tension. Officials say no firm promises, only hope that vague compromises keep the peace process alive with key Arab leaders urged to stay engaged.
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Letters Support Solzhenitsyn and American Valor
A letter writer defends Alexander Solzhenitsyn against claims of Western moral bankruptcy and lauds him as a brave WWII artillery officer who stood up to tyrants. The author agrees with Solzhenitsyn on Vietnam and Korea, notes heavy American wartime losses since World War II, and highlights the U.S. as a proud, diverse fighting nation with a history of decisive battles from the Revolution to the World Wars and the Alamo.
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Peace and prosperity call for a broader world view
The reader urges moving from war toward peace and economic growth, cites General MacArthur's optimism, and notes skepticism toward a professor’s taxing analysis. It argues the comparison of taxes should include health premiums and employee benefits, and calls out overlooked social benefits and semantic debates in taxation.
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Three retiring lawmakers decry Congress for political expedience
Three retiring legislators Lloyd Meeds John Moss and James Abourezk warn that many members trade personal conviction for popularity and re election aims. They suggest rotating committee chairs and broader term limits as cures while praising reforms that improve governance.
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Isnt it the truth by Carl Riblet Jr
A short manifesto by Carl Riblet Jr a critique of political archetypes and ideal leaders. It contrasts rebels with anarchists and praises honest everyday virtue while lampooning party hopefuls. The author imagines a weekend gardener as a preferable president using metaphor about planting cactus and marigolds.
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