Ohio keel ceremony heralds Trident submarine debut
At Groton Connecticut the keel laying of the Ohio marks the first giant ballistic missile submarine of the Trident class. Senator Taft Jr called it an answer to Soviet challenges and noted plans to base the boat at Bangor Washington amid environmental opposition.
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Ohio
Groton
Connecticut
United States
Robert Taft Jr
Soviet Union
America
Russia
Bangor
Washington
Washington State
Frank Church
Campaign Law Delayed Funds Hit Campaigns Across Parties
The halted federal matching funds due to Supreme Court challenges leave Democratic and Republican candidates short of campaign finance. With no immediate congressional action expected before mid May, candidates face mounting debt and seek a court solution to restart matching funds and resume fundraising.
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Supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Bank Robber Says Most People He Knows Are Crooks
A probing remark contrasts professional honesty with criminal view, noting a bank robber claims many he knows are crooks while professions praise general integrity. The remark highlights irony about trust and deception in society.
Yak Fat Rate Caper Sparks Senate Yak Fat Debate
In a satirical exchange Dr. Omnibus and a narrator mock public regulation as they recount Leroy Hill proposing a nonexistent yak fat tariff to ship at 45 cents per 100 pounds. The ICC blocks the plan, while a Yak Fat Arguing Committee defends railroads and a chorus claims the Senate is the nation’s top yak fat producer.
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Washington
Dr. Omnibus
Tam
Sen
Charles Percy
Leroy Hill
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Hill
Hilts Rate
Republic
Omnibus
U.S. Senate
Central Asia
Humpa
Harry Simmons
Tariff Commission
United States
London
Paris
Moscow
Rome
Yasir Arafat
Kremlin
Congress
White House
Jimmy Carter
George Meany
Senate
New Faces And Funds For City Council Activism
A reader urges replacing council members Wilson Lindsey and Williams with new voices and backing federal funds. They argue for learning available aid, reducing costs through federal support, and avoiding referenda for taxpayer surplus decisions. The letter warns against harsh tones before the council.
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Wilson
Lindsey
Wiliams
Council
Army run by shop stewards debate stirs Congress
A movement to unionize the U S armed forces gains momentum amid Senate resistance led by Thurmond and others. AFGE and National Maritime Union press Congress to extend federal employee union rights to Army Navy and Air Force while opponents warn of legal and disciplinary complications. Clyde Weber of AFGE vows to press the First Amendment defense as dual status guards seek representation.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Thurmond
AFGE
Clyde Weber
National Guard
Unionizing the Armed Forces Aims to Add Enlisted Workers
A proposal to extend bread and butter unionism to the military sparks concern about potential strikes and disrupted command. Sen. Tower warns of an army where soldiers delay orders. critics cite leaders like Crowley Wurf and Vizzini and warn of chaos if unions reach the ranks. Retired Adm. McCain calls the idea nutty after a Kansas City fire strike where the National Guard was needed.
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William H. Hutt
Sen
John Tower
Tower
David Denholm
Paul Revere
Jack Crowley
Jerry Wurf
Richard Vizzini
Crowley
San Francisco
Maryland
Baltimore
Vizzini
New York City
Adm
John
McCain
Army
Kansas City
Foun
National Guard
Dyesn
Alternatives to the Humphrey Hawkins jobs bill urged
A write in argues for raising public awareness of real job creation alternatives beyond the Humphrey Hawkins plan. It contends private sector options exist and warns that funding public service jobs via taxes borrowing or money inflation shifts resources and purchasing power, urging Congress to address changes.
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Hubert Humphrey
Gus Hawkins
Congress
End Tax Bias On Savings And Jobs Creation Act Speech
A speaker argues that tax and spending policy harms capital, urges private savings and investment growth to reduce unemployment, and promotes the Jobs Creation Act with 103 cosponsors. He cites declining corporate profits, reduced retained earnings, and calls for non-governmental job creation over inflationary schemes amid Democratic policy critique.
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Liberal Democrats
Great Britain
America
New York City
Congress
Parting Shot Criticism of Military Bases Surfaces Twice
Valued contributor notes strong local opposition to military bases in two scenarios. First when the Army seeks to establish a base in a community, and second when it contemplates removing one.
Kennedy dynasty debate and the untold weigh of fate
Holmes Alexander argues that Ted Kennedy and Adlai Stevenson must go their own way beyond family legacy. The piece ponders Kennedy’s presidential prospects, Mary Jo Kopechne’s death, and Stevenson’s independence from dynastic pressures, citing Burns and Martin while weighing the presidents Ford Carter and others.
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Washington, D.C
Adlai Stevenson
Edward Moore
Ted) Kennedy
United States
Adlai
Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Ted
Grover Cleveland
White House
Illinois Coghead
Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Horatio Gates
George Washington
Ted Kennedy
Dallas
Arlington National Cemetery
Caroline
John-John
Ambassador Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
Senate
Jack
Bob
Adlai Mevenson
Dike Road Bridge
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
James MacGregor Burns
MacGregor
Edward Kenedy
Norton
Burns
Hubert Humphrey
Wilson
Adamses
Ruth Merwin
John Barlow Martin
Doubleday
Ford
Reagan
Carter
Jackson
Udall
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Lawrence Wilson
Linwood Lindsey
Ron Williams
John Chamberlain
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South Caroina
Barry Goldwater
Paul Fannin
Arizona
Robert Taft
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
William Scott
Virginia
Duke of Wellington
Netherlands
Arnaud de Borchgrave
Newsweek
KGB
American Federation of Government Employees
The
National Maritime Union
Aflcio
Commerce Department
D.C
Jimmy
Leitner, Morain, Hinderer
Holmes Alexander
Danville
Regnier Publishing Co., Inc
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