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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1981
Page
4
Editorial argues four year defense buildup including three Nimitz class carriers at about 2.4 billion each. Notes a carrier’s high cost and vulnerability to missiles, questions spending on ships and arts funding, and suggests private sector funding could fill gaps if tax burden eases and inflation falls.
A nostalgic column recalls Distaff Side on Flag Day 1981 celebrating the 20th birthday of child No. Five and the first absence of a teenager since 1962. The piece notes a family with five children, a youngest who plays two basketball teams, and memories of a running woman named Ollie who defied norms.
James Kilpatrick notes a shift as central regulation slows. Center for the Study of American Business reports 56 agencies unchanged but budgets rising in current dollars. Reagan task force says over 180 rules killed or modified since January and net benefit tests planned for major rules. Kilpatrick remains cautious about long term impact.
The piece contrasts Carter and Reagan on federal regulation, noting agency budgets rose under Carter from 4 to 6.5 billion and staffing from 82,000 to 88,175 while Reagan seeks to cut dead rules. It cites a study showing regulatory expansion since 1900 and 1930s, arguing a breathing space is needed but not a rollback to sweatshop era.
Former Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz draws a 30 day jail sentence and a $10,000 fine for tax fraud with probation for the remaining five year term. The editor notes public reaction will vary and argues the sentence reflects sound penology, not undue leniency.
The author argues that prison length should not dictate punishment, cites Iowa's population cap, and critiques punitive schemes. The Butz case is praised for eliciting genuine acceptance of guilt, with a 30 day sentence and substantial financial penalties designed to fit the offender's means, age, and ability to pay.
CIA sources say the KGB forgery unit produced a booklet titled Top Secret Documents on U S Forces Headquarters in Europe Holocaust Again for Europe. It alleges 1962 battle plans and possible pre emptive strikes, with some papers authentic but altered.
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