Capitol Courtesy and Tension at Virginia General Assembly
Virginia petitioners and lawmakers clash over conduct in Richmond committees and chambers. Leaders of the Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs urge civil treatment. teachers and VEA staff pressure lawmakers for collective bargaining, while senators push back against protests and lobbying.
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Virginia
Capitol
Richmond
Senate
House of Delegates
Assembly
Daniel S. Spiers
James ©. Adkins
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
del. Lewis A. McMurran, Jr
Newport News
Roads and Internal Navigation Committee
General Assembly
Madison Marye
Montgomery
VEA
Commonwealth
The Long Road To Misery Marijuana and health risks debated by researchers
The article contrasts the National Institute on Drug Abuse stance that alcohol and tobacco pose greater health risks with researchers who challenge the claim about marijuana. Dr. Robert L. DuPont warns of respiratory and hazardous effects and positions marijuana as part of a progression to harder drugs. The piece argues the Institute should acknowledge broader research and warns against misleading conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Robert L. DuPont
Institute
DuPont
Nutty tax plan: divorce and remarry to cut taxes
A reader recalls a prior divorce remarriage tax ploy and notes that while fast Haiti divorces tempt couples to save taxes, the scheme is folly. The column urges reform of IRS marriage rules rather than pursuing cheap divorces.
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Internal Revenue Service
Haiti
Terrorists and U.S. mission teams in overseas security role
Holmes Alexander explains how mobile State Department security teams and plainclothes Marines guard American executives abroad. He notes operations since 1970, with Seabees and Marine teams preventing kidnappings and evacuating missions, while praising diplomacy and enterprise in sustaining living standards and Western civilization.
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Washington
State Department
Security Office
Navy
Saigon
Graham Martin
T.R. Fyvel
Wounded Knee
Asia
Soviet Russia
U.S
Judges' inflation pay row tests Constitution on tenure
James J Kilpatrick surveys a suit by federal judges claiming inflation diminishes their compensation in violation of Article III's good behavior tenure clause. He recalls Evans v. United States and Frankfurter's 1939 reversal, notes recent pay raises, retirement perks, and broader political quirks, with satirical asides on politics and society.
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George
Congress
Anton
Kentucky
Evans
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
Evans’ Cleiz
van Devanter
Rivk
Hendh
Felix Frankfurter
Frankfurter
UNESCO's Chance to Redeem Itself Over Sinai Kassrwit
The 1976 Sinai buffer pledge to UN neutrality endangers Kassrwit, Nabatean ruins discovered by 1911 French archaeologists and rediscovered by Israelis in 1967. Professor Eliezer D. Oren reports large temples tombs and two skeletons unearthed near the Nabatean city, including a menorah imprint. Preservation under UN control is urged to prevent inevitable sand burial and cultural loss.
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Sinai Desert
Oasis
Katia
Unesco
Jerusalem
Sinai
Kassrwit
Suez Canal
Eliezer D. Oren
Kassivit
Meggido
Caesarea
Kassiwit Center
Oren
Trajan
el Aqua
Kassiwit
Hidden Tax of Regulation Sparks Reform Push
Rep. L. H. Fountain argues that federal regulations and required paperwork act as a hidden tax on consumers and small businesses. He co sponsors the Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to reorganize the executive branch, cut duplicative rules, and reduce paperwork burdens.
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Washington, D.c
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Register
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William D. Fears
Accomack
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Holmes Alexander
Argentina
Buenos
Aires
South American
Mideast
Japan
U.S. Marine Corps
Brookings [Nilitate
Cuba
Portugal
Soviet
James J. Kilpatrick
Senator Soaper
Tess
John Chamberlain
Ben-Gurion University
Negev
Beersheba
Nabatean City
D.C
Susan
Leitner, Morain, Hinderer
L. H. Fountain
Danville
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