Moscow Book Fair Divides U.S. Publishers Over Free Speech
The New York Times reports a split among major publishers on attending Moscow's first International Book Fair starting Sept. 6. Random House doubts dialogue with a regime that imprisons writers, while Harper & Row and Quadrangle Press pursue participation to foster markets and international exchange despite Soviet censorship.
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Robert Bernstein
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Winthrop Knowlton
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Andrei Amalrik
Quadrangle Press
Quadrangle
the Times
Kremlin
Why Ethics in North Carolina Public Service
A Kannapolis column questions why ethics debates rise and cites NC senators voting on a credit card fee bill. Six of seven committee voters direct banks issuing cards, prompting concerns that public officials appear to benefit banks. Public business should be right and look right.
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North Carolina
North Korea
Kim Il Sung
Washerton
Korea
Kim
Korean Peninsula
Pyongyang
Kim Chong Il
V.I. Lenin
Mao Tse-tung
Fidel Castro
Mao
Lenin
Adoption plan seeks to aid hard to place children
The Carter administration proposes subsidies for families that adopt unwanted children and maternity benefits for women who place children for adoption. Aimed at reducing foster care instability, the plan also funds states to improve foster programs and creates uniform national standards with a nationwide child adoptions match system.
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Carter
House
Senate
Federal standards urged to reform prisons nationwide
The Miami Herald notes the Justice Department under Attorney General Griffin Bell is developing standards for federal and state prisons and jails. It may seek federal funds to help states meet these standards, signaling overdue federal responsibility in improving penal facilities.
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Griffin Bell
Justice Department
Northeastern NC lawmaker weighs road bond opposition
A Pasquotank County legislator says Northeastern North Carolina fares badly when state road bond money is divided and may oppose the $300 million bond issue this fall unless the region gets a fair share of road funding. The stance could influence northeastern counties.
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Pasquotank County
North Carolina
Secrecy Over Baseball Core Sparks Haiti Factory Tour
A Reuters style feature explores why baseballs may be altered to aid hitters, tracing production to Haiti where Rawlings runs high security factories. It notes low wages, sweatshop-like conditions by U.S. standards, and a Haitian boom from 360,000 pro balls produced last year amid tight company secrecy.
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United States
Haiti
Rawlings
Winners And Losers And What Divides Them
Dr. Tom Haggai reflects on how winners and losers differ in mindset. Winners evaluate daily efforts, take responsibility, commit, and know when to fight or compromise, while losers avoid accountability, make excuses, and hesitate to act. The piece contrasts confidence with fear and perseverance.
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Tom Haggai
Around the Corner Poem Reflections on Life and Friendship
A meditation on winners and losers, rivals and kindness, with lines about admiration and gentleness. The piece contrasts strength with weakness, ends with a poignant reflection that a vanished friend may come from neglect and distance. It evokes a memory of a city and a warning about letting distance grow between loved ones.
Defense Of The Citizen Stamp A Letter To The Enterprise
A Postmaster General letter supports a Citizens' rate stamp as a public interest measure. It notes the Postal Rate Commission will review the proposal with up to ten months for a decision, including public hearings and newspaper discussion. It argues lower rates for individuals protect citizens, not burden them, while business may gain discounts by presorted mail and ZIP code routing.
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Independent Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
Bailar
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