Strangling Regulation Hurting Business Across Sectors
The survey criticizes federal regulatory overreach as a major business burden. It cites 5146 forms requiring 63,000 workers, costing billions in compliance and 130 million manhours over three years. Examples include a 45 pound license renewal, $3 billion in added car costs, and a Wisconsin toy maker's shutdown from a mislisted ban.
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Murray L. Weidenbaum
Prof
Weidenbaum
Center For the Study of American Business
St. Louis
Hold To A Sound Course In Aid For The World
The piece argues against wealth stripping by rich nations and supports U.S. proposals presented at the United Nations. It praises President Ford and Secretary Kissinger for backing international agencies, an energy institute, and tariff preferences to help developing nations develop their own resources rather than receive continual handouts, urging the U.S. to stay the course toward self‑reliance.
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United Nations
United States
Ford
U.S
Tarzan to Star in New 5 Million Dollar Film Spectacular
The Tarzan saga endures beyond Edgar Rice Burroughs. After 26 books and decades of films radio and comics, the character returns in print and product lines with plans for a new movie budgeted at 5 million dollars. Tarzan will be Lord Greystoke a refined figure who once sat in the British House of Lords.
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Tarzan
Lord Greystoke
House of Lords
Burroughs
Hollywood
U S Grain Sale Policy Urges Link To Detente
Washington analyzes Soviet grain demand and argues the United States should leverage wheat exports to counter oil price shocks and curb Soviet military spending. It urges quid pro quo on anti American policies, urging Europe to pressure the Kremlin while warning against detente as appeasement.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Ukraine
America
Kremlin
Foard
Washington books probe enduring capital and presidential power
A review discusses Washington Now by Kiplingers who project a taller, busier capital and continued global role, and A Presidential Nation by Califano arguing for a strengthened presidency. The piece critiques views of Nixon era limits, urges caution about political reforms, and notes calls for strong executive leadership to preserve national checks and balance.
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Kiplingers
Wall Street Journal
Washington
International Fund
World Bank
Europe
Vietnam
Norton
Joseph Califano Sr
Great Society
Lyndon Johnson
Caesar
Rome
Califano
Congress
Richard Nixon
Big
Contradictions Mark YAF Halfway Across Politics
M Stanton Evans reviews the Young Americans for Freedom in Chicago as a 15 year old force shaping American conservatism yet showing internal drift. The piece notes leadership gaps, debates over party alignment, and tension between Reaganist aims and Republican strategy.
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Young Americans For Freedom
YAF
Chicago
Jeff Kane
Oregon
William Buckley
Jesse Helms
Ronald Reagan
The New Math Backlash Across Generations
A government study finds many Americans struggle with basic math in daily tasks such as fuel economy and balancing a checkbook. The Education Commission of the States reports a majority across ages cannot apply arithmetic to practical problems, with Time National Observer noting low proficiency among 17-year-olds and adults.
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Time National Observer
Survey Finds Math Skills Vary With Region and Age
Nationwide survey shows only 10 percent of 17-year-olds and 20 percent of adults can calculate a taxi fare, with 1 percent of teens and 16 percent of adults able to balance a checkbook. Southeast residents lag in math, and public schools are criticized as weak, especially in the South, amid debate over consumer protection laws.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Uncle Sam
Grantsmanship Named Richest Sport in America
The GAO highlights grantsmanship as the fastest growing and richest “sport” in the U.S. It traces federal aid programs from Morrill Act to 975 programs in 1974, notes HEW lead, and cites embassies of grantsmen in 18 states. A quirked anecdote honors G. Branson Quigley for securing an $8,500 grant for marching bands.
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General Accounting Office
America
GAO
Lyndon Johnson
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Office of Management and Budget
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Department of Agriculture
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Labor
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Register
Register
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Albany
Quigley
Interior
Schenectady
Utica
Troy
Erilas
Colorado Springs
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