Congress Rejects Campaign Finance Reporting Move
The House defeated by 257 to 148 a proposed FEC rule requiring Congress members to file financial reports to campaigns. Representative Wayne L. Hayes said the vote served as a warning to the commission. The piece contrasts the Senate's earlier rejection of accountability for office slush funds with calls for greater disclosure.
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Ohio
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Flowers clean sewage in Mississippi lagoon system
In Orange Grove, Mississippi residents use water hyacinths in a three acre lagoon to treat 115000 gallons of daily sewerage. The hyacinths filter planted roots remove pollutants, producing water cleaner than state standards and saving about 500000 dollars on a revamped plant. Bill Wolverton of the National Space Technology Laboratory advocates the natural method.
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Mississippi
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National Space Technology Laboratory
Bay St. Louis
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BYU Defies Government Rules On Federal Aid Loss Predicted
Brigham Young University declines to sign new sex discrimination compliance notices, arguing regulations invade religious freedom and constitutional rights. President Dallin H. Oaks states the school will seek court action rather than accept changing moral standards, while supporting equal opportunity in principle.
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Brigham Young University
Brigham Young
Dallin H. Oaks
Mormon University
Above And Beyond Duty By A Police Chief In PA
Palmer Township Pennsylvania police chief Nick DiViette chased a fleeing suspected drug dealer using his own car after the suspect knocked down a patrolman. He rammed the fugitive’s car, sending the suspect to toss hashish from the vehicle. The action raises questions about using personal cars in pursuits.
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Palmer Township
Pennsylvania
Parting Shots on Breakfast Cereal and Bank Funds
A note laments that 100 percent of vitamin needs come from breakfast cereal while only 5 percent of money needs are met by a bank. A new comet is spotted near the Big Dipper, while a franchised ice cream stand shows the unusual celestial display.
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Tilly
Democrats Lack A Majority Issue In Presidential Sweep Stakes
With Teddy Kennedy sidelined there is no clear front runner in the Democratic field. Analysts say most contenders are defined by minority issues and fear alienating traditional supporters by embracing big popular causes. Examines Jackson Bayh Humphrey and labor politics shaping the race.
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Buckley, Udall and the search for a new Democratic type
The piece contrasts William F Buckley Jr and Morris Udall with Hubert Humphrey and questions the Democrats 1976 strategy. It notes Udalls environmental image may not carry in a weak economy. It asks which majority issues Democrats reject such as busing tax cuts and detente, suggesting Ford Gay Wallace Reagan could capitalize and asking where a new type of Democratic candidate will come from.
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Morris Udall
Arizona
Udall
Jerry Ford
Gay
George Wallace
Alabama
Ronald Reagan
Designs On Kissinger I Drifter or designer in Kissinger critique
A pamphlet by G Warren Nutter questions Kissinger's direction in U S policy. It casts Kissinger as a drifting figure amid intense partisan battles, with right wing Republicans seeking his removal and leftists divided in their opposition. The piece notes the pamphlet’s political aim overshadows its substance and promises a follow up analysis.
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Rank and
Washington, D.C
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U. of Virginia
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Nutter
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Laird
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Fairness Doctrine in Radio Free America
Washington editorial notes FCC chairman Richard E. Wiley proposing phasing out the fairness doctrine in favor of market forces. Argues current radio has ample outlets and competition should yield diverse viewpoints without heavy federal oversight.
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Washington
Richard E. Wiley
Federal Communications Commission
International Radio and Television Society
Wiley
FCC
Bowdoin Raises Writing Standard Amid Admissions Shift
Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine, a private liberal arts school with about 1200 students, required a writing sample after faculty complaints about student writing. The new rule cut applications by 540 from 4000, but officials say fewer applicants may mean higher quality and commend the move as a sign of true commitment to literacy.
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Brunswick
Maine
Bowdoin
Roger Howell Jr
Senator Soaper Turns Crayon Stains Into CIA Plot Lesson
A humorous note portrays a boy who blames mischief on a CIA plot, claiming vanity and ego as he confounds parents with grand excuses. The narrator reflects that the tape measure often reveals the truth, offering a sober, wry view.
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Just Call Me Bill addressing the name dilemma at fifty
Buckley reflects on aging, formality, and the challenge of first names. He recalls insisting on Mr and then Bill with younger people, shares a humorous Thatcher encounter, and muses on when he might call her Madame Prime Minister. The piece blends personal growth with social ettiquette and public figure interactions.
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Reagan
Senator Goldwater
Buckley
Mortimer Applegate
Mort
Jack Paar
Socrates
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America
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Thatcher
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