Farm bills spark debate on food prices and farmer income
Perspective argues consumer costs grow as farm bills seek government aid. It notes food prices rise about 12 percent annually while farmers profit fluctuates. critics fear higher taxes and prices if Congress boosts support. A stabilizing approach tied to low commodity support levels could ease consumer burden without excessive price hikes.
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Dynamic Inactivity in Hostage Crises from Police Expert
A police psychologist with NYC PD, Dr. Harvey Schlossberg, argues for dynamic inactivity in hostage crises. He asserts most situations can be defused with time and restraint. He contrasts this with interventionist urges, noting government often errs by action without need.
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Historic compromise in Italy hinges on economy and elections
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak examine Italy’s drive for a coalition between the Christian Democrats and Communists. They warn that chronic inflation, massive patronage, and a chaotic tax system threaten reform, potentially reshaping Europe’s Western alliance if the plan fails.
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Carter's London Setback and Nuclear Fuel Cycle Shift
The London summit exposed tensions over nuclear energy and reprocessing. Germany France and Japan resist unilateral U.S. pressure while Carter backs off after a tense clash. a committee study and renewed uranium shipments mark a shift toward multilateral diplomacy and a renewed push for limiting plutonium production.
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Charles Bartlett Big Step Away From Social Security
Carter era proposals threaten Social Security by shifting costs via Treasury transfers and employer burden. The piece argues the system is a mechanism transferring resources to retirees, not pure insurance, and warns that new financing breaks will erode its character and comprehensibility.
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HEW
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Buckley on Nixon Frost Forum Highlights and Critique
William F Buckley Jr discusses Nixon's Frost interview, arguing Nixon showed limited strategic vision and stupidity in handling Watergate rhetoric. Buckley questions pay and backlash, noting ratings and publicity terms, and asserts Nixon failed to present a coherent account to the public.
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Letters The Danville Register Editor Welcomes Signatures
The Danville Register invites letters to the editor and requires letters be signed with full addresses accompanying signatures for verification purposes.
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