Freedom Talk Sparks Debate on Puerto Rico Independence
Survey notes that Communist groups plan campaigns on campuses to claim the UN paused a Puerto Rico independence resolution. Moynihan defends the island’s status while Puerto Rico officials cite broad electoral support and the U.S. benefits of association. The piece argues separation would bring profound loss and urges measured, peaceful steps.
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Puerto Rico
United Nations
U.S
Daniel P. Moynihan
Government of
Park Chung Hee signals no US forces needed in five years
President Park Chung Hee announces that South Korea will not require American ground air or naval forces or logistic support within five years. He adds a big IF stating aid would be needed if North Korea attacks with Chinese or Soviet backing, implying potential withdrawal of about 40,000 Korean troops if Moscow or Peking influence is absent.
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Park Chung Hee
South Korea
North Korea
Moscow
Plowing Under Farms Faces 1930s-Style Cutbacks
The USDA and IRS plan to prune small farms from 2.8 million in operation this year by applying new thresholds. Only businesses selling $1,000 or more of farm products annually would qualify as farms, and IRS rules require profit at least once every three years or lose farm status. The move targets 500,000 current small farm owners as statistics forecast continued shrinkage of the rural tax base.
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FDR
Department of Agriculture
Internal Revenue Service
Department of the Treasury
USDA
Department
IRS
U.S
Parting Shots on Sprinklers and Garbage Flows
The author notes neighborhood knowledge means strolling past sprinklers that barely miss you and reflects on garbage strikes showing city vulnerability and the vast waste produced. It recalls that America’s founders were ordinary people, underscoring the defensible awe at their achievement.
Some Are More Equal Than Others in Civil Rights Ruling
A Ohio federal judge, Thomas Lambros, ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act may not prohibit racial discrimination against whites, citing Duke Power and McDonnell Douglas. The decision suggests reverse discrimination issues in employment and affirmative action, with implications for federal agencies and colleges.
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Washington
Felix Cohen
Ohio
Lambros
Congress
Orwell
Howard Haber
Postal Service
Supreme Court
High Court
McDonnell Douglas
Powell
United States
Goddess of Justice
Low Priority Peace Remarks Sep adorn Helsinki and beyond
Washington reflects on Kissinger and 35 states at Helsinki echoing a call for true lasting peace. The piece argues peace is deprioritized behind homeland, power, and wealth as superpowers arm conflicts from the Middle East to Indochina, urging U.S. lawmakers to cut military aid and tell truth to voters.
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Washington
St Henry Kissinger
Helsinki
Kissinger
Mideast
Israel
Poland
People want change but resist ownership shift claims
Column critiques Jeremy Rifkin and a Hart poll showing 49 percent favor limiting big business influence and 66 percent backing employee ownership. The writer argues most people prefer government help to own things and warns against federal control, asserting profits and labor share dynamics favor current owners. He cites U.S. Steel and Ringing doubts about a socialist shift.
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Jeremy Rifkin
Peoples Bicentennial Commission
Hart Research Associates
Rifkin
Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel
Fairless
Tf Rifkin
Scanlon
Kelso
Peoples
Henry Ford
Raroh Nader
Ultimate Absurdity in Corps Permit Plan for Farmers
A Corpus Christi Caller summary notes the Army Corps of Engineers faced a court order to regulate dredge and fill work in U S waters. Proposals included requiring farmers to obtain permits before drainage ditch work or field plowing. Col. Hughes warns the interpretation would burden farmers and Congress may block such delays. Farmers plow when possible, while officials argue over navigation objections.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S
United States
Col
R. B. Hughes
Corps
Congress
Corpus Christi Tex
It Can Wait on Nebulous HEW Spending
An HEW grant of 700 dollars funds a training chain for school guidance personnel. The piece questions national debt and deficits while urging schools to rely on their own resources. Greenville, Nebraska.
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Senator Soaper Welcomes Auto Worker Return to Jobs
A cheerful statement celebrates many automobile workers being recalled to their plants. The note adds a light remark about wives and domestic life, framing the development as positive and uplifting for families.
ALEC Chicago Conclave Aims To Check State Local Spending
M Stanton Evans notes federal spending rise dwarfs state and local growth. A consortium named ALEC formed to counter spending interests in state legislatures, sharing formulae from welfare reform to tax limits. Meetings in Chicago featured leaders from Florida Indiana Michigan and Ohio shaping strategies for taxpayer protection and spending restraint.
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Washington
American Legislative Exchange Council
ALEC
Chicago
Dennis McDonald
Florida
Lewis Uhler
California
Ronald Reagan
Robert Bales
Indiana
John Welborn
Michigan
Jay G. Kennedy
F. Clifton White
Donald E. Lukens
Ohio
Don Totten
Milners
Washington, D.C
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Tang
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Joseph Scanlon
United Steelworkers
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