Pinochet Chilean rights revisited amid missing labor leaders
A Chilean court appeal seeks a judge to probe disappearances of 13 labor leaders. Argentina confirms four entered February, while Chilean and Argentine records reveal delays. El Mercurio and La Tercera report habeas corpus cases and debates on press freedom as the regime defends its conduct.
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Argentina
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Mendoza
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Communist Party
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Balmaceda
la Tercera
Energy Cabinet Plan to Centralize U S Energy Policy
Editorial endorses Carter’s bid to create a cabinet level Department of Energy. The plan would abolish the Federal Energy Administration and other agencies, transferring functions to the new department with a 1978 budget of 30.6 billion and about 20 000 employees. Schlesinger would head the new agency, with potential congressional hurdles over FPC and Interior powers. The piece urges swift, decisive action to avoid side effects and emphasizes a centralized energy program governing future shortages.
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Washington
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Federal Power Commission
James R. Schlesinger
Health tax proposal targets risky habits by Dr Kerr White
Dr Kerr White of the Institute for Health Care Studies proposes a health tax based on personal risk. The more a person jeopardizes health through smoking drinking or poor diet the higher the tax. He argues this would fund rising health costs while criticizing the idea of universal penalties.
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America
Board of Trustees
Letelier debate links Soviet fronts to Chile tragedy
Washington column argues a Mexico City conference linked Rep Michael Harrington and Orlando Letelier to a World Peace Council front tied to Soviet strategy. It asserts the case extends beyond Letelier to question liberal politicians aiding leftist campaigns under human rights rhetoric.
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Cuba
Helsinki
Oaxtepec
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Obey Leads Ethics Bill Fight Amid House Backlash
Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin chairs a reform panel pushing a six title ethics bill to curb perks and outside income. He faces fierce House resistance, with Rules Committee scaling back provisions while Speaker ONeill backs the package. A Harris poll shows public distrust of Congress even as Obey vows action next week.
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David Obey
D-Wis
Reform Commission
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Wausau
St. James
Schoo
Cotton Mather
Rules
Wildeim
Qbey
Congress
Rules Committee
Friends of Reform
Peterson
Frederic Richmond
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Walea National Corp
Obey
Thomas RB O'Neill
O'Neill
Oley Commission
Revert Sikes
D-Fra
Louis R. Harris
Panama's Torrijos under strain as canal treaty stalls growth
In Panama City the economy teeters amid austerity, rising costs, and a feared tax shift. Omar Torrijos faces unrest as labor limits, deportations, and graft allegations erode confidence while talks on canal sovereignty fail to reassure investors. The outlook remains bleak with continued dependence on shrimp and bananas.
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Panama City
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Mimai
Torris
Torrijos
State Department
Gelling Eld
Supreme Court to reexamine affirmative action in education
Carl T. Rowan analyzes the high court's focus on whether affirmative action programs that favor blacks and other minorities in hiring, promotions, and school admissions violate white constitutional rights. He notes the UC Davis medical school case and argues admissions must balance merit with past discrimination, warning that rigid quotas would deny minorities relief from historic inequities.
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Supreme Court
High Court
Alty
Griffin Bell
Justie Department
Bell
Medical School
University of California At Davis
California Supreme Court
Allen P.bakke
University of California
Letters to the Editor policy at The Danville Register
The Danville Register invites signed letters with accompanying addresses and telephone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited and shortened to fit space, and all submissions require signing and contact details.
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