Telegram Opinion on Gasoline Prices and Tax Proposals
The piece discusses predictions of $1 a gallon gasoline under price controls and the role of government taxes. It cites Secretary of the Treasury William Simon and a U S News and World Report article about raising the federal gasoline tax from four to twenty four cents per gallon to fund rebates for low income groups. It warns that higher taxes could drive prices higher and provoke more tax-based price increases by state and local governments.
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City Bank of New Ui
Wiliam Simon
the Treasury
U.S. News and World Report
Simon
Usn&wr
Right to Work is America’s choice in union dispute
A study by Opinion Research Corporation shows broad support for voluntary unions and limits on union boss power. Personal stories from San Diego truckers, Sunnyvale scientists, and Tempe plumbers illustrate the perceived threat to independence and private enterprise if union membership becomes mandatory. The piece argues Right to Work reflects a deeply held belief among tens of millions of Americans.
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Opinion Research Corporation
Princeton
N.J
Ting
San Diego
Chuck
Potter
San Diego Union
Nto
D. O. Miles
Sunnyvale
Calif
Lockheed
Miles
Mine, Mill and Smelterman’s
Engineers and Scientists of California and Marine Beneficial Association
Afl-Cio
Twila S. Thompson
Mother
Tempe
Ariz
America
Columbus Telegram Editorial Promotes Moral Government Theme
The Columbus Telegram opinion page argues for political restraint and moral governance, asserting freedom as a gift from God and condemning confirmation of power as misused. It cites virtue, truth, and sacred commandments as guiding principles for public conduct and government.
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Sopolitinien
Frradoen
Kote
Bicentennial Years and Early American Milestones
A digest of 1774 to 1874 events notes the Continental Congress rejecting Joseph Galloway's union proposal and expunging it from record, Galloway later Loyalist exile, and Clement XIV’s death. 1824 details Missouri River keelboat embarks aiding Atkinson’s treaty mission. Lafayette’s visit to New Jersey, Philadelphia, and departure to Bordentown. 1874 marks the rise of intercollegiate football, Harvard Yale Princeton and more, with Walter Camp later shaping the game. Harper’s Weekly cartoons and Weyprecht's arctic expedition reaching Franz Joseph Land, celebrated in Vienna.
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Copley News Service
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Joseph Galloway
Pennsylvania Assembly
Pennsylvania
Congress
Galloway
England
Clement XIV
Vatican
St. Louis
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Henry Atkinson
O'Pallon
Sicily
Spain
United States
Napoleon
Waterloo
Comte de Survilliers
Lafayette
Harvard
McGill University of Montreal
Cambridge
Mass
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Rutgers
Walter Camp
Harper's Weekly
Thomas Nast
Vienna
Karl Weyprecht
Franz Joseph
Didn't we learn about post Watergate morality in Congress
Washington observers say the post Watergate morality hope vanished quickly as Congress pushes through flawed clean elections measures. A reform bill stalls amid internal wrangling, seen as a vehicle for bi partisan power rather than genuine ethics. Senators and representatives are criticized for conflicts of interest and reluctance to place assets in blind trusts.
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Washington
Congress
Consumer Protection
Senate
Lobby money and Watergate era politics in 1974 spending
Ray Cromley argues campaign donors and lobbying groups heavily influence Congress. He notes milk lobby spending near two million, unions’ political action arms over five million, AMA contributions to about half the House since 1972, and maritime unions funneling more funds. He calls for public vote tracking to expose lawmakers’ ties to donors.
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Ore
Congress
American Medical Association
House of Representatives
AMA
Ford’s amnesty proposal divides exiles and critics
The piece argues Ford’s clemency plan for Vietnam era exiles distinguishes between those who fled or avoided service, conscientious objectors, and militants. It contends the plan offers practical relief to non dangerous exiles and may apply feasible alternative service while noting strong leftist backlash and unresolved tensions among radicals.
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Gerald Ford
Ford
Canada
Mao
Whatnot
Ford’s Amnesty Plan Divides Exile Activists Across North America
The piece analyzes Gerald Ford’s parole plan for war protest exiles, noting its political appeal to the center yet outrage on the left. It argues the plan keeps exiles abroad, avoids full clemency, and positions Charles Goodell to oversee it, amid a fraught national defense rationale.
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Toronto
Stockholm
Ford
Fori
Charles Goodell
Goodell
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