Editorial Advocates Marijuana Decriminalization
A Kansas editorial argues that marijuana poses minimal harm compared with alcohol and tobacco and supports decriminalizing possession for private adult use. It cites Oregon as a model, notes reduced court caseloads and no criminal records, and urges realism that prohibition fails to stop use while calling for discouraging recreational drug use.
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J. Thomas Ungerleider, MD
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Kansas
Congress
Legislative Coordinating Council
Oregon
Write Addresses for Senators and Representative Info
The item provides mailing addresses for Senator James B. Pearson in the 5313 Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510, Senator Robert Dole in the 4213 Senate Office Building, and Representative Keith G. Sebelius in the 1211 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515 for correspondence purposes.
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Sen
James B. Pearson
Senate
Washington, D.C
Robert Dole
Keith G. Sebelius
Longworth
Defense Lobbying and Ore of Greenbacks on Capitol Hill
Washington hinges on defense authorization as lobbyists cultivate funding. The piece cites figures like Earl Morgan and Phillip Kelleher who shifted to defense contractors, highlighting the revolving door between Congress and industry. It also touches Senatorial staffers moving to corporate payrolls and the influence of figures like Hyman Rickover.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Congressional
Earl ‘Red’ Morgan
House Research and Development Subcommittee
AMST
McDonnell Douglas
Morgan
Phillip Kelleher
House Armed Services Committee
General Dynamics
Kelleher
Congress
George Norris
House Seapower
Subcommittee
Navy
Hyman Rickover
Jack Cloherty
anti-General Dynamics
Franchising the CIA a satirical Buchwald piece dialog
Art Buchwald humorously imagines franchising the CIA with a global brand. The dialogue covers licenses advertisements and logos, naming figures like Helms Castro and a worldwide household presence, while noting limited openings and franchise ethics.
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CIA
Cuba
Helms
Distaff Side Part II true false quiz on world hunger
The Department of Agriculture presents a true false quiz Is the World Facing Starvation with fourteen statements. Only items 8 and 10 are deemed true. all others are false. The answers note world food aid, cereal shifts, and the Green Revolution, ending with two supported points.
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Department of Agriculture
U.S
Crossword By Eugene Sheffer ACROSS and DOWN clues
Puzzle text lists numerous across and down clues with partial answers and notes. It ends by stating Today’s Cryptoquip clue: S equals O and references yesterday’s cryptoquip solution. The page credits 1978 King Features Syndicate.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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