Right to Smoke on Planes Debated in North Carolina
The piece argues over smoking versus non smoking on flights amid a national anti smoking push led by Joseph Califano. It notes inhaled cigarette smoke harms non smokers and questions the feasibility of segregated sections on airplanes and possible federal bans by the Civil Aeronautics Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Califano
Federal Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
North Carolina
Jim Hunt
Federal Civil Aeronautics Board
Giving and Giving Season Amid Christmas Charities
Weekend shopping vigor hints at a large Christmas buying season and, with it, a big season of giving. The Christmas Cheer Fund, Salvation Army, and Children’s Home Little Red Stocking rely on public generosity despite official reports understating poverty. The Enterprise urges support across all aid avenues, noting gifts reach parents and delight children on Christmas morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christmas Cheer Fund
Salvation Army
Children’s Home
Santa
Cheer Fund
Organ Transplants Since Barnard First Heart Case
A retrospective on heart and organ transplants since Barnard's 1967 heart transplant. It notes limited postwar growth, low survival rates, donor scarcity, and ethical questions about live donation. It highlights Kantian and psychological concerns raised by donors and recipients, including advances in kidney and testicle transplants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiaan Barnard
Cape Town
Norman Shumway
Stanford University Medical Center
Barnard
Louis Washansky
Washansky
Timothy Twomey
Carmichael, Callf
Twomey
St. Louis
Terry
Sherman Silber
Virginia Adams
New York Times
Renee C. Fox
Judith P. Swazey
A CONSERVATIVE VIEW ON Social Security Reform
The article argues Congress and the White House struggle for a Social Security solution with deficits rising to 5.6 billion this year and projected long term. It favors gradual reform, suggests raising the retirement age, decoupling benefit growth from wage increases, and extending Social Security to all public employees to boost revenue, while warning against heavy tax hikes and endorsing a noncoercive, voluntary alternative if possible.
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House
Senate
Carter
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Congress
Oil Stains On Johnston Face Idle Talk Of Elderly Image
Washington column notes Sen. J. Bennett Johnston of Louisiana, a longtime oil ally, seeks a new image by backing elderly programs. Aide Kirk Melancon proposes staged eldercare events to gain network coverage, while defending the motive as concern for seniors amid an energy debate history.
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Washington
J. Bennett Johnston Jr
D.la
Capitol Hill
Shreveport
Kirk Melancon
Melancon
Marcia McCord
Senate
Johnston
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
McCord
Eagleton
Julia Keller
Neiman Marcus Opens in Washington D C
Washington locals discuss Neiman Marcus in the nation’s capital noting its appeal to government workers lawyers lobbyists and foreign embassies. The store lures power players wives and dignitaries with luxury items as analysts say Washington’s wealth influences retail choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Neiman Marcus
Washington, D.C
Feinbaum
Neiman
House
Senate
Neiman and Marcus
South Korea
Neiman-Marcus
Ami
Washington Neiman- Marcus
Saudi Arabia
Dallas
Texas
Yancy
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Joe Brown
James J. Kilpatrick
Johnster
Jack Anderson
Keller
Shah
Shah of
Iran
United States
U.S
CIA
Richard Helms
William Rogers
State Department
Rogers
Persian Gulf
Pahlavi Foundation
Joe Spear
Foundation
Richard Nixon
Les Whitten
D.C
Buchwald
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