Media power and truth in Network and All the President's Men
The piece notes that winning Oscar films Network and All the President's Men focus on media workings. It argues their shared behind the scenes look reflects a broader, ongoing media self study post Watergate. It cautions both insiders and outsiders to balance scrutiny with realistic deadlines.
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Howard Beale
Washington Post
Woodstein
Media Hero
Harper’s
the Atlantic
Coun
National Public Radio
Faust
Carter proposes tougher policy to curb oil tanker pollution
Amid winter tanker accidents President Carter urges strict rules to cut pollution. He notes half a billion gallons spilled worldwide since 1964 versus over two billion from sloppy operations. He calls for separate ballast tanks, tougher ship inspections, faster enforcement, and swift Congressional action.
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Carter's $50 Tax Rebate Plan Faces Senate Setback
Washington analysis shows President Carter may fail to secure Senate passage for his $50 rebate plan as key Democrats resist. Long and Byrd oppose arm-twisting amid water-project disputes, while Republicans unity signals a tough path for the measure despite Carter's honeymoon popularity.
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Jimmy Carter
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Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee
Hubert Byrd
West Virginia
White House
Byrd
Long
Russell
Bob Byrd
Russell Long
House
Labor and Congress Clash Over Common Situs Politics
Charles Bartlett analyzes how labor unions and Congress clash on inflation, minimum wage, and wage guidelines. He notes strains with Democrats in the South and West, Meany Carter tensions, and how common situs fights shape economic policy while labor pushes humanitarian aims that may conflict with sound economics.
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Afl-Cio
Congress
Jimmy Carter
George Meany
Carter
Meany
White House
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
New York Building Trades Unions
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H Carter
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Letter to editor guidelines from The Danville Register
The Danville Register outlines requirements for letters to the editor including signed submissions with full addresses and phone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited or shortened to fit space constraints.
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Danville Register
Labor Should Sing The Blues On Carter Election
Carl T. Rowan argues labor leaders feel betrayed as Carter backs a modest stimulus plan, weak public works funding, and resists expanding common sites picketing. Meany calls the wage proposal sham, labor fears anti union shifts, and the South unionization hopes fade amid Taft Hartley reforms.
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George Meany
Alex Barkan
Robert Georgine
Afl-Cio
Leonard Woodcock
United Automobile Workers
Carter
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mr. Carter
White House
Jaber
John H. Dent
Dpa
Meany
Georgia
For Labor
South
Rght
Thomas
Tip” O'Neill
Honorable exceptions in Congress praised and criticized
John Chamberlain surveys Congress noting hypocritical acts such as the $12,000 pay raise passed without a vote and the Byrd Amendment repeal on Rhodesian chrome. He cites Rep. Mickey Edwards, Rep. Bob Bauman, and Sen. Richard Schweiker among fallen and rising figures as examples of rare honorable stance amid legislative laxity. He praises George Hansen and Ron Sarasin for safety and reform ideas, while criticizing party opportunism and the partisan climate.
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Idaho
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Tom Schools
Paul Warnke
Salt Talk
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Reagan
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