Editorial on Amtrak subsidies and viability in the 1980s
The piece weighs public subsidies for Amtrak, noting less than half a percent of people ride intercity trains while costs soar. It cites Greyhound chief Kerrigan condemning funding and warns Congress may act, with transportation officials urging cost cuts or exit from passenger rail. Amtrak’s losses rise from 17 million passengers in 1972 toward hundreds of millions yearly, inviting debate on taxpayer burden and future policy.
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Amtrak
James L. Kerrigan
Greyhound Lines
Kerrigan
Congress
Vietnam
Greyhound
William T. Coleman Jr
Carter
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Antiwar figures criticize Hanoi over human rights
A group of prominent antiwar activists including Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Paul O'Toole petitioned Vietnam's UN observer to halt alleged abuses such as reeducation camps and religious persecution. They argue against a double standard, urging the Soviet Union, China, and Vietnam to address rights violations with the same scrutiny applied to the United States. The effort, described as sorrowful rather than angry, aims to expose abuses even if policy change from Hanoi is unlikely.
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United States
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Joan Baez
Paul O'Tbyyer
New York City Council
Allen Ginsberg
United Nations
Saigon
Uman
Russia
China
Major firms face IRS tax probe including McDonnell Douglas
Washington reports 50 of the nation’s largest corporations are under secret IRS scrutiny for tax evasion. Firms named include General Tire and Rubber Gulf Oil McDonnell Douglas Phillips Petroleum Revlon Schlitz Brewing and 3M. IRS officials confirm possible criminal charges though some executives deny wrongdoing.
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McDonnell Douglas
IRS
Donald Alexander
General Tire and Rubber
Gulf Ov
Phillips Petroleum
Revlon
Schlitz Brewing
3M Company
Sanford McDonnell
Justice Dept
Vanik
Letter writers thank hillcrest staff and volunteers
A reader thanks volunteers from the Zismvation Army St Barnabas Church and others for holiday visits to Hillcrest Convalescent Hospital shut ins. The letter also voices outrage at underfunded local priorities and mocks overcomplex study commissions in Long Beach.
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Hillcrest Convalescent Hospital
Baik
Galled tale of oil terminal propaganda and gulls
A sharp political flick mocks Sohio oil terminal plans and port reshaping with a Washington figure traveling to Delaware River oil pollution. The piece ridicules public gullibility and big industry hype while urging scrutiny of Long Beach readers.
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Washington
Delaware River
Sohio
Delaware
Long Beach
George McFarden
Letter to the editor on tipping and fair wages
A reader objects to tipping as an idiotic custom and urges raising wages for wait staff. The writer also criticizes price postings in cafeterias and prefers prices displayed with the food, citing Clifton's as a model.
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R. J. Smith
Todd Thomey
Clifton’s
Newspaper staff lineup highlights editors
Miles E Lines, executive editor, David Levinson managing editor, Don Ohl editor editorial page, Bart Resnik assistant managing editor. The list presents key newsroom leadership and roles within the publication.
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Miles E. Lines
David Levinson
Don Ohl
Bart Resnik
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