Taking the Game Away From the Fat Cats by John W Gardner
Opinion piece analyzing 1976 campaign finance reforms. It praises the presidential public financing success and notes Congress did not adopt public funding, allowing special interests to buy lawmakers. Highlights Tong Sun Park affair linking U S foreign policy to South Korea and calls for public financing of Congressional campaigns to restore integrity.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Tong Sun Park
CIA
Washington
U.S. Congress
South Korea
Our exploding bureaucracy and payroll rise
The piece argues that federal, state, and local civilian employees total 228 percent of their 25 years ago level, equating to one public employee for every 4.5 private workers. It notes civilian payroll costs have surged 886 percent since 1950 and forecasts continued growth.
Fishing license bill hits Texas coast tourism
Andrew Z Baker notes the House debate over raising the Texas coastal fishing license to 10.25 for non residents. He opposed it on the floor. He cites past license increases and revenue losses and criticizes Amarillo and North Texas lawmakers for Gulf coast bias.
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Andrew Z. Baker
House of Representatives
Texas
Mexico
Parks and Wildlife
Gulf Coast
Amarillo
Lawmakers Reject Permanent Tax Cut Substitution for 50 Dollar Rebate
The March 9 roll call shows 194 in favor and 219 against a Republican motion to substitute a permanent income tax cut for the one time $50 rebate pushed by President Carter. The defeat left the rebate intact as the major tax cut bill HR 3477 advanced toward the Senate. Rep. Barber Conable labeled the permanent cut a stronger long term plan while Rep. Al Ullman defended the one shot rebate.
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Senate
Barber Conable
Rn.y
al Ullman
D-Ore
Navy
U.S
Nimitz
Robert Sikes
Dfla
Joseph Addabbo
Dn.y
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Roberts
Archer
Poage
Hightower
Young
de la Garza
White
Burleson
Karen
Milford
Hall
Collins
Mattox
Eckhardt
Brooks
Pickle
Wright
Jordan
Mahon
Krueger
Editor Calls For Clearer Ballot Draw Coverage
Virginia Hines of Houston objects to Times piece titled Jeer of the Week for implying Jack Simpson skipped ballot position drawing. She cites March 9 note clarifying that Simpson and Janie Freeborn attended. Editor notes reference to Ballot draw held for school board on page nine.
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School Board
Mr. Simpson
Janie Freeborn
Virginia Hines
Houston
Texas
Gas hearings accuse industry of strong record amid shortages
Congressman James M. Collins cites a robust gas and oil industry record in congressional hearings while critics fault energy firms for the winter gas shortage. Texaco says offshore Louisiana fields under 20 year contracts limit drilling. Collins presses for deregulation and conservation. Bettenberg admits lack of Environmental Impact Statement for Louisiana oil plans.
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Collins
Texaco
Louisiana
Interior Department
America
Energy Minerals Section
Bettenberg
Interior
Cook’s Inlet
Alaska
Bentsen pushes Presumptive sentencing for federal crimes
Senator Lloyd Bentsen proposed a basic overhaul of federal criminal justice to adopt presumptive sentencing with fixed prison terms for specific crimes, limited judge discretion, and no early parole. He cited mass murderers as examples of parole eligibility under current indeterminate sentencing and argued for certainty of punishment.
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Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
Charles Manson
Richard Speck
John Greenleaf Whittier
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Charles Wilson
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John Young
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