Labor Reform bill and union influence in Congress
The editorial critiques a labor reform bill as favoring organizers and unions, alleging bribery-like funding of lawmakers by labor bosses. It argues workers should freely join or not join unions, condemns outside agents and rapid elections, and warns Senate action must review House voting loyalties and campaign contributions.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
New York Times
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Jimmy Hoffa
Fitzsimmons
7000 Tanks Ordered Show Value of Ground Forces
The article notes a Chrysler order for 7000 tanks each with 120 mm guns built in West Germany, doubling an initial request of 3325. It argues that despite plans for missiles and bombers ground troops and conventional warfare remain crucial, citing past tank battles between Egyptian and Israeli forces as context.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
West Germany
America
Carter to use clout to aid friendly lawmakers on Capitol Hill
President Carter plans to campaign personally for Democrats who back his key issues as he coordinates legislative support through his congressional liaison office led by Frank Moore. Cabinet members will make district visits to back allies while critics urge caution about political patronage and past campaign rhetoric.
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Washington
Carter
Capitol Hill
Congressional Liaison Office
Frank Moore
Walter Mondale
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
Moore
Congressional
Congress
Joshua Eilberg
D-Pa
David Marston
U.S
Philadelphia
White House
Eilberg
Mondale
Senate
William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
House
Richard Nixon
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Speedy finale to treaty talk being advised
Roscoe Drummond reviews Ronald Reagan opposition to Panama Canal treaties noting the main objection may fade. He explains intervention rights spark Latin American fear, compares scenarios, and argues the treaties already grant U S rights to keep the canal open, with contingency if Panama rulers change. The piece urges proceeding to vote and rejects invoking future Panamanian court rulings to stall.
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Roscoe Drummond
Ronald Reagan
Latin America
Congress
U.S
Panama
United States
Carter sees Panama victory as pivotal for his term
Optimism grows in Washington that the Panama Canal treaties will win Senate approval. The White House touts a patient, nationwide grass roots effort led by Hamilton Jordan, with 300+ State Department briefings and meetings, to reshape public opinion and secure necessary compromises.
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Washington
Teddy Roosevelt
Senate
Panama Canal
Carter
Panama
White House
Latin America
United States
Middle East
Richard Nixon
Congress
State Department
Hamilton Jordan
James Schlesinger
Jimmy Carter
New York recalls open admissions and its costs at City College
The late 1960s policy of open admissions at City College of New York reshaped the college, lowering standards, expanding remedial writing, and altering curricula. Theodore Gross argues the move bred mediocrity, ethnic studies ghettos, and a loss of professional identity, with a shift toward lucrative but superficial courses. The piece notes the era’s backlash as New York’s finances forced scrapping open admissions, underscoring the enduring debate over access versus excellence.
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Washington
Saturday Review
Theodore Gross
Humanities
City College
New York
Supreme Court
Bakke
Harvard
Gross
Lawrence Journal World staff and publication details
Daily newspaper note listing the staff roles from president publisher to editors, with publishing history from 1854 and contact details. Includes circulation, subscription rates, and postal information for Lawrence Kansas and surrounding areas.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
W.C. Simons
The
Word Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
United States
Letters to the editor on federal retirement plans
Walter M. Wondrack writes from Lawrence criticizing perceived generosity in federal pensions. He cites a $31,200 HEW retirement for Thomas Lemuel Johns and a claimed 21 years of service as a Secret Service agent plus $47,025 HEW earnings. He compares to a hypothetical 52 percent Air Force base pay retirement and questions double dipping. He signs from 3018 Trail Rd.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Thomas Lemuel Johns
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Johns
Secret Service
HEW
Air Force
Town council mulls cuts to school program amid teacher pushback
In old hometown district 497 debate, teachers oppose proposed eliminations of elementary Spanish, lunch programs, kindergarten, and junior high sports. Unseasonably warm weather worries about premature greenery and potential freezes that could harm crops and progress.
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Robert Bennett
Prairie Village
Norman Gaar
Westwood
Kansas
Missouri
Col
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William F. Buckley JR
Gov
Reagan
Drummond
Canal
Torrijos
Supreme Court of Panama
Torrjos
By David S. Broder
George F. Will
Journal- World
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Old Home Town
Lege
Atchison
Eisenhower
Ottawa
Robert Haggart
Haxman
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