Democrats Shift Tone With Carter and Oil Tax Plan
The Journal World editorial argues Congress will curb partisan fights and support Carter’s energy agenda by taxing domestically produced crude oil to raise prices and fund a broad redistribution of cash rebates to many adults including welfare and Social Security recipients. The piece criticizes political motives and warns of broad, targeted payments as a misguided approach.
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Congress
Jimmy Carter
White House
Carter
Federal Treasury
Ways and Means Committee of the House
America
Bureaucracy at home endangers KU oil spill response
Kansas University faces a federal fine after a fuel oil spill showed no prevention plan. The spill fouled the Naismith Ditch area and the Wakarusa River. Officials have refused comment, hindering public understanding of the university’s handling.
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Kansas University
Naismith Ditch
Wakarusa
Old ideas recirculated fuel future power and flight
Goodyear eyes airship cargo lifts using 2.5 million cubic feet of helium with attached helicopters to lift 75 tons within five years. GE and UTC design a 15 story wind turbine for potential 20 percent power by century end. David Lilienthal touts redeveloping thousands of small hydro sites in the Northeast for regional power. Domestic natural rubber may also be cultivated.
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New York
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Morris Jobe
Goodyear Aerospace Corp
General Electric
United Technologies
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Development & Resources Inc
David Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
Lilienthal
Law and Lawyers Consume the Nation in Litigation
A critical view argues that American lawyers overrun the system, driving up costs and hindering justice. It cites Burger and Hand, notes high fees, complex rules, and a shortage of affordable legal aid for the poor, with 28,000 graduates yearly and weak disciplinary enforcement.
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Washington
Iran
Warren Burger
Shah
Burger
United States
Clark Clifford
Capitol Hill
Charles Revson
Revson Cosmetics
Clifford
Revson
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
White South Africa faces evolving Soweto unrest and reform calls
A Soweto anniversary unrest shows limited violence as Brigadier Visser seeks calm and urges reforms. Urban terrorism fears rise with Soweto electrification and a new round of protests, while white leaders push social changes to reduce pressure and international scrutiny.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Jan Visser
Soweto
Johannsburg
Visser
South West Africa
Namibia
Rhodesia
Pretoria
Southwest Township
Port Elizabeth
Afrikaaner
Angola
Mozambique
Life style issues test politicos in 1970s California
In San Francisco Mondale Brown and Udall faced the growing clash over life style issues. Mondale storms from a gay rights protest while Brown tours adult venues with his staff. The piece frames culture wars as a generational split shaping 1980s Democratic contests.
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San Francisco
Fritz Mondale
Jerry Brown
Morris K. Udall
Carter
Mondale
California
Tucson
Brown
Udall
Washington
Hall of Flowers
Golden Gate Park
Democratic Party
Health care costs rise with CPI but inflation extends beyond medicine
An AMA News editorial notes medical care prices reached 184.7 in 1976 CPI while many essential services and consumer items rose sharply. It warns inflation affects laundry, housing, utilities, foods, and taxes, urging caution, restraint, and no scapegoats as the nation faces an inflationary economy.
Lawrence News Roundup: Flood Figures and Local Honors
Across Lawrence, Perry, Tuttle Creek, and Milford reservoirs helped prevent over 1.2 million dollars in flood damage though Perry remained incomplete. June rainfall doubled normal levels with 13 inches. Streams fell and flood threats eased. KU ROTC chief Lynn Moore was promoted to colonel. The census notes 30,000 more unmarried women than men in Kansas cities, with Lawrence and Manhattan as exceptions due to veteran enrollments. KU golfer Glenn Oatman won the 1937 Missouri state amateur title in St Joseph.
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Perry
Tuttle Creek
Milford
Lawrence
Kansas Cities
Manhattan
Glenn Oatman
St. Joseph
Journal-World Letter Policy Summary
The Journal World accepts signed letters for publication on the Opinion Page and advises brief submissions under 250 words. The paper may edit letters for length while preserving viewpoints and requires the writer's address. pen names are not allowed.
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Journal-World
World Company staff and contact details in Lawrence Kansas
The World Company announces its leadership, editors, and advertising manager in Lawrence Kansas. It lists established date 1854 and office at Sixth and New Hampshire, with contact number 843 1000. Subscription rates vary by delivery method and location within Kansas and United States.
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W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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Pat Caddell
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