Americans resist air bags and safety mandates in cars
Transportation debates a 1982 proposal to require passive restraints. critics argue Americans reject government safety intrusions and will bypass air bags just as they dodged seat belt mandates. They warn that Adams and Nader face House opposition and widespread resistance to mandated protection.
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Transportation
Brock Adams
Congress
Adams
House of Representatives
Ralph Nader
OPEC Price Dispute and Global Oil Market Shifts
The article details OPEC's rise in influence since 1960, noting price splits among members in 1977 and a tentative compromise. It also reports accompanying shifts: Alaska North Slope exports, rising North Sea output, Mexico nearing one million barrels daily, and a $625 million May drop in U S foreign oil imports due to inventories.
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Middle East
Exxon
Gulf
Mobil
Standard Oil of
California
Texaco
British Petroleum
Royal Dutch Shell
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Charger
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Middle -East
United Arab Emirates
Stockholm
Qatar
Alaska
Britain
North Sea
U.S
United States
A Conservative View on Private School Aid Court Decision
The Supreme Court split on state aid for nonpublic schools, upholding most of the Ohio law that funds six forms of aid for private pupils. The piece notes 720 private schools in Ohio, predominantly church related, with 92 percent Catholic parochial pupils, and comments that statistics may be immaterial to the legal question.
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Supreme Court
Ohio
Court splits on church aid to parochial schools in Ohio ruling
A Supreme Court decision on Ohio school aid splits nine ways over literacy, health and dental services, equipment loans, and field trips for nonpublic pupils. The majority allows some aids while barring others, stressing secular purpose and equal protection in funding. The dissent argues for uniform per pupil funding regardless of religion.
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Justice Brennan
Burger
White
Rehnquist
Justice Stevens
Justice Marshall
Justice Powell
Blackmun
Stewart
Ohio
City Hall
State Capitol
North Korea a Study in Repression and Control
A report contrasts North Korea with South Korea, depicting an isolated, tightly controlled society under a brutal regime. It describes 480 minute daily cycles, extensive party oversight, state ownership of all property, rationing, travel restrictions, and a pervasive surveillance culture with no free press or religious practice.
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Washington
South Korea
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Communist Party
Pyongyang
Kim Il Sung University
Senator Soaper’s Quip Reflects on Money and Nicknames
A fragment mentions Senator Soaper and a remark about the World Hockey Association's finances. It notes fears the league may run out of money and jokes that nicknames were bankrupt before starting.
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World Hockey Assn
Letters to the Enterprise On helmet freedom and choice
A letter argues Americans should not be forced to wear motorcycle helmets, calling helmet laws unconstitutional and akin to past seat belt fights. The writer emphasizes biker minority rights, safety myths, hearing and vision concerns, and urges letting riders decide. The note also mentions state parks funding and youth wellbeing.
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America
Anita Bryant drives Miami vote against homosexuality
In Miami, over 200 thousand voters defeated the ordinance led by Anita Bryant. The writer praises Bryant for leading the repeal, notes she attacked homosexuality, not individuals, and cites the Southern Baptist Convention’s 1977 Kansas City resolution commending her.
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Miami
Anita Bryant
All America
Southern Baptist Convention
Kansas City
Petition to keep Gastonia Orthopedic Hospital open
A reader appeals to preserve the state supported Orthopedic Hospital in Gastonia after 55 years. The writer cites personal benefit from surgery and long term care for hundreds of children and urges careful funding decisions to avoid closing.
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Gastonia
Sharon
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Warnee
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Senator Soaper
the Enterprise
Anita
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