Enforced pause amid Virginia winter power outage
A Virginia reader describes a polar night when snow and ice shut power, water, and clocks. He notes few hardships beyond cold, recounts cooking on a hearth, reading, and talking politics with wife and collies by the fire. He praises Ford and Burpee, and suggests occasional days without work as a relief.
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Will Rogers Says News Quiet as Year Ends
Will Rogers humorist notes little notable in papers today. He predicts a calm New Year with general cheer and common sense as a prominent American voice signs off for the Will Rogers Memorial.
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Punishing Criminals argues for deterrence over causes
Los Angeles Times reviews Ernest van den Haag's Punishing Criminals, arguing that crime rises when punishment is lax. The work, though dense, centers on deterrence and the state's moral duty to punish. It examines common defenses of rehabilitating criminals and poverty as crime causes, asserting strong costs deter crime.
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Los Angeles Times
The Daily Review Editorial Page Tone Not Reflective
The Daily Review presents opinions in editorials columns cartoons and letters to the editor. Editorial material may not reflect the newspaper’s official position or policy.
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Editorial warns 1976 crossroads year for America
The piece argues 1976 will be pivotal as the United States faces crises, marks its bicentennial, and bears responsibility abroad. It criticizes bureaucratic growth, withdrawal from growth and responsibility at home, and questions America’s role as world policeman while urging renewed leadership and confidence.
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California Legislature Braces For Turbulent Session
Sacramento report says California’s Legislature will confront a rebounding economy and fresh crises in malpractice insurance and coastal housing. Key fights loom over a gas tax, highway funding, and the Coastal Plan as Speaker Lea McCarthy and Sen. James Mills clash on tax and spending priorities through the election year.
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Rockefeller proposal on civil service pay reform fails to gain support
Ralph de Toledano argues in a Ford report that abolishing automatic pay raises and linking raises to in grade performance could boost efficiency. He predicts Congress and the White House would resist, citing constitutional concerns and the politics of bigger government, while noting the public’s tolerance for limited reforms.
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Guest opinion on the foreign front 76 could be a bear
Henry Huglin argues neoisolationism and volatile politics threaten national security. He details Soviet military growth, renewed imperialism, rising terrorism, and economic strain, warning of a fragile world order. He calls for a cohesive policy stance after November’s election to preserve leadership and security.
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