Washington Civil Rights Backslide? ADA Warns Congress Sidelines Rights
The Washington civil rights debate centers on ADA claims Congress weakens protections by votes on busing abortion gay rights veterans benefits and affirmative action. ADA argues a shift in defining civil rights shows broader social rifts, while others warn against oversimplifying past gains and mislabeling ongoing policy disputes.
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Washington
Democratic Action
Capitol Hill
Congress
ADA
Vietnam
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Alaska pipeline cost overruns blamed on plumbers tale
Interview with a pipeline contractor’s plumber presents a satirical view on the Alaska pipeline overruns. He argues labor costs, pipe prices, joints, washers, and welding quality as overrun factors, comparing pipeline work to home plumbing and defending professional ethics against criticizing peers.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Stanton Carruthers
Stanton
Alaska
Lim
Smith's Iowa mailing raises questions on use of staff
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Rep. Neal Smith used House Small Business Committee resources to mail 150000 to 200000 Iowa residents about disaster loans amid a possible gubernatorial bid. Critics say committee work slowed as lawyers, investigators, and clerks handled envelopes and labels. Smith defends the outreach as proper, while disclosure shows no investigative reports this year.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Neal, Smith
D.towa
Iowa
Smith
House
Congress
David Metzger
Lois Liberty
Metzger
Out
Gary Cohn
Iowa Democrat
Powers
Flawed Liberian and Panamanian Ship Licenses Spark Alarm
Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau questions licensing integrity abroad as 170 Liberian applicants face fraud concerns. Major oil firms license dozens of tankers overseas, saving up to 140 million dollars yearly in U.S. taxes while pushing controversial cost claims to consumers.
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Jacques Cousteau
Liberia
Panama
Exxon
Shell
Texaco
Mobil
Treasury Dept
U.S
United States
American Petroleum Institute
United Features Syndicate, Inc
Dorfman Hit by Wider Probe Into Teamster Funds
Victor Riesel outlines a sweeping investigation into Allen Dorfman and his ties to the Teamsters Health and Welfare fund and the larger Teamsters pension fund. The piece notes Dorfman’s long role, a 1972 kickback conviction, prior acquittal in 1975, and renewed 10 year contract expiring 1988, with scrutiny by the Justice Department, IRS and Labor Department.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Jimmy Hoffa
Allen Dorfman
Chicago
Justice Dortment
Dorfman
Teamsters
Central States Health and Welfare Fund
Health and Welfare Insurance Unit
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Justice Department
Labor Department
Francis X. Burkhardt
Labor Management Relations
Minotaur
Ramon Kelly
Ford Foundation
Derfman
Gargantuan
Pension Fund
New York
Federal Penitentiary
Health and Welfare Fund
High Justice Department
Texas
J.J. Pickle
House
Ways and Means
Teamster Health and Welfare Fund
Pickle
Field Newspaper
Mondale shaping a proactive vice presidency for Carter
Kenneth Eskey argues Mondale’s first months show a productive partnership with Carter. Mondale brings congressional savvy and ideas like six regional primaries, boosting readiness should he ever succeed to the presidency.
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Kenneth Eskey
United States
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Jimmy Carter
Jack Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Carter
Minnesota
Georgia
Congress
Daniel D. Tompkins
Hannibal Hamlin
Levin P. Morton
Charles G. Danes
Readers Protest Military Heritage Weekend
A reader objects to a weekend military heritage event in Indiana, opposing fireworks and mock battles as glorification of war. The writer explains a conscious choice to not attend and urges the editor to publish names rather than anonymous letters.
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Indiana
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