Lobby spending shows postal unions top lobbying list
The latest quarterly filings reveal American Postal Workers Union spent 12 million, averaging 48 per member for 249,000 members, leading lobby groups. The National Association of Letter Carriers followed with 4.7 million, and Common Cause stood at 5.8 million. The National Federation of Federal Employees spent 1.6 million and the National Coal Association 1.7 million. Abortion and gun control drove most lobbying, with the Human Life Amendment group spending over 900,000 and 20 related groups totaling 1.5 million. Political spending contrasts with rhetoric about big business and big labor.
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House of Representatives
Senate
American Postal Workers Union
National Association of Letter Carriers
Postal Service
Postal Commission
National Committee For the Human Life Amendment
Proor
Freedom for vitamins and FDA megadose rulings
Linus Pauling cheers as the US Court of Appeals in New York rules the FDA can no longer restrict sales of high dose vitamins A and D. Deregulation could extend to other megadoses, and proponents claim benefits may be psychological as well as medical. A physician friend notes living itself is a hazard and government dietary control seems illogical.
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Linus Pauling
Court of Appeals
New York
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
U.S. 2Nd Infantry
Park
Big
South Korea
Country
Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Korea Sparks Debate
Carl T. Rowan argues that the United States should reduce its 42,000 ground troops in South Korea, warning that bad allies and ongoing human rights abuses destabilize the region. He weighs Japan’s defense burden, North Korea’s strength, and the cost of an extended military cocoon. The piece endorses letting South Korea assume more defense, urging Carter to proceed with withdrawal.
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Washington
South Korea
U.S
Jimmy Carter
Japan
Northern
Pacific
North Korea
Korea
Howe
Chung Hee Park
Vietnam
Moscow
Peking
Mr. Carter
Old Jimmy Carter Comes Through Flawed On Korea And SALT
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak review President Carter's May 26 press conference noting exaggerated claims on Korea troop removal and SALT. They contrast past honesty with current rhetoric, question implications for his leadership during future crises, and cite White House and State Department explanations.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Who
U.S
South Korea
Park
Republic of Korea
Carter
Moscow
Henry Kissinger
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
President Park
White House
National Security Council
State Department
Praise For Danville Life Saving Crew At Recognition Dinner
Attendees at a retirement dinner for Dr. Joseph M. Taylor on June 3 1977 at King of the Sea Restaurant salute the Danville Life Saving Crew. When a faculty member suffered a heart attack CPR trained staff and two doctors aided before the crew arrived. The letter commends the crew for skill and composure and urges ongoing support.
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Joseph M. Taylor
King of the Sea
Ernest Baxa
Baxa
William F Buckley on CBS Cuba CIA Documentary
Buckley reviews CBSs The CIAs Secret Army noting its sympathetic stance toward Castro and its denials of Kennedy administration innocence. The piece outlines alleged CIA plans including raids, economic pressure, and assassination attempts, tying Castro to the Kennedy assassination and quoting Castro denying such plots.
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CBS
CIA
Secret Army
Fidel Castro
John B
Robert Kennedy
Vatican
Peter and Paul
Eisenhower
Castro
John Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Kennedy
Cuba
Florida
Miami
Key West
Carter
CLA
Morgan
John F. Kennedy
United States
Jimmy Carter and Jimmy Connors on the courts satire
Washington columnist James Kilpatrick defends Jimmy Carter by comparing his presidency to tennis. He portrays Carter as cunning and effective, noting court tactics, memos, and psychological ploys as if reading an opponent’s game. The piece blends humor with political praise and sharp caricature.
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Jimmy Connors
Carter
Mr. Carter
Southern Africa
Tip O’neill
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Common Cause
America
National Federation of Federal Employer
The
National Coal Association
No. 4
Pauling
Carl T. Rowan
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
White Horse
Salt
Mideast
Disarmament Agency
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Geneva
Oval Office
Danville
William F. Buckley Jr
CIA and
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
James J. Kilpatrick
Jimmy
Plains
Harry, Kelly
Chicago Tribune
Kelly
Ilie Nastase
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Gerald ‘Ford
Mr. Ford
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