Quality Education by Mandamus Ends in Boston
The piece argues Boston’s public schools, under Judge Garrity’s forced busing plan, lack self governance as funds run out with six weeks to go before school year end. It notes municipal borrowing hurdles, possible Council subpoenas, and alleges judicial overreach erodes local control, undermining quality education by mandate.
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Boston
U. S. District Court
Publi Schools
W. Arthur Garrity Jr
Garrity
Judge Garrity
Kevin White
Louise Hicks
Mandamus
Southern California solar-thermal project proposal
Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power seek the California Energy Resources Conversion and Development Commission’s support for a solar-thermal pilot plant. A site in the Southern California desert near population centers is favored to supplement conventional power and push toward energy self sufficiency.
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California
Southern California Edison Company
Los Angles Department of Water and Power
California Energy Resources Conversion and Development Commission
Commission
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
Government beef bids prompt calls for tighter checks
The hearing exposed that G&G delivered cheaper, tougher cuts while billing for choice beef to the Army. Advocates urge DoD to implement ongoing inspections, deter bribes, and punish both bribers and firms, including barring them from future government purchases.
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G&g
Department of Defense
Brown Enters Primaries Dueling With Carter for California Delegation
Governor Edmund G Brown Jr moves into Democratic primaries as Carter’s momentum grows. California plans a 280 member delegation and Brown shifts from his anti big government stance to endorsing open ended federal spending. He cites a need for public works to tackle unemployment, drawing on a Marshall Plan analogy.
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Scoop Jackson
Mo Udall
California
Bay
Brown shifts stance as California budget frames cautious reform
The California budget plan by Brown pledges no new taxes and a prudent surplus while proposing limited new programs like a Civilian Conservation Corps revival. Critics call his shift toward Humphrey Hawkins spending inconsistent with his frugal image, fearing increased federal bureaucracy and higher costs at the state and national levels.
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California
Brown
Civilian Conservation Corps
Jerry Brown
Maryland
Mountain Park
Redwoods
Hubert Humphrey
Sacramento
Lne
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Washington
Potomac
Lyndon Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
England
U.S
Unusual Republican Race Promises Lively Convention
James J. Kilpatrick notes the Republican contest turning dynamic as Reagan surges in delegate counts, surpassing Ford in early momentum. He suggests a Kansas City convention may outdo the Democratic gathering, while cautioning that victory hinges on both good moves and rival missteps.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
Ford
Kansas City
New York
Nebraska
Ronald Reagan
Arizona
South Carolina
Reagan
Reagan Leads as Ford Struggles in GOP Battle
Reagan gains strength with strong national defense and campaigner image while Ford struggles to capitalize on calm governance and veto record. The piece notes Reagan’s appeal beyond Washington and predicts Ford might win on first ballot earlier, but now faces uncertain support from undecided delegates.
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Reagan
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Indiana
Ford
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
Birch Bayh
Lloyd Bentsen
Hubert Humphrey
Gerald Ford
Vietnam
United Nations
Richard Nixon
Boondocks
Potomac
Panama Canal
Barry Goldwater
White House
Ohio
New Jersey
Rockefeller
Cardinal Medeiros faces conflict over Boston busing policy
The Boston cardinal is depicted as a holy yet troubled figure entangled in the city’s racial busing controversy. The piece critiques secularism driving policy, questions his leadership, and argues busing rests on utopian beliefs and social engineering rather than church doctrine. The article casts Medeiros as torn between faith and political pressure.
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Humberto Cardinal Medeiros
Boston
Cardinal Medeiros
Moloch
Mammon
Pan
Eres
South
Earth
Civil Defense Gap in U S Soviet War Survival Emphasis
Washington analyst argues Americans underestimate civil defense as a military factor. He cites Soviet war-survival emphasis since 1972, noting Moscow prioritizes civil defense to endure and possibly win a nuclear war. He highlights a Center for Advanced International Study report by Leon Goure with a foreword by Foy Kohler.
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Washington, D.C
Ronald Reagan
Ussr
USA
U.S
Dulles
McNamara
Ford
Washington
Center For Advanced International Study
University of Miami
Rhode Island Ave
Leon Goure
Rand Corp
Russia
Foy D. Kehler
Ambassador Kohler
Dr. Goure
Moscow
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Holmes Alexander
Soviet Union
Danville
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
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