No-fault Auto Insurance At Forefront Of Federal Debate
The piece discusses a federal push endorsing no fault auto insurance with minimum standards for states. It notes mixed results in the 16 states that adopted it, citing prompt payments but limited claim eliminations and stagnant or rising rates due to low medical thresholds and erosion of limits. It warns that without tort reform and federal guidelines, no fault programs face ongoing difficulties and legal opposition.
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New York State
Connecticut
Thomas C. Jones
Michigan
Jones
Congress
Washington
Long Island
N.Y
Sen
Claiborne Pell
D.R.1
Senate
The Oil Rush and Alaska’s Finite Oil Era
The pipeline delivers oil from Alaska’s vast field across 800 miles of pipe to the Gulf of Alaska. Experts warn oil will dwindle in about 25 years as wells deplete, while earlier gold rushes left ghost towns and changed regional fortunes. The piece reflects on lasting benefits and harms to Alaska’s land and people.
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Alaska
Klondike
Arctic Ocean
Gulf of Alaska
National Commitments Needed for Education Standards
Washington urges a shift from national tests to broad commitments to elevate schooling. The piece cites poor literacy among adults and graduates with weak reading skills, linking underperforming schools to housing, poverty, and desegregation resistance. It argues for systemic changes over a single diploma test.
Gift of Steady Hands: A Boy and a Doctor’s Resolve
A boy maimed by lead soldering bonds with a surgeon who treats his damaged hands. Over months the doctor funds care through patient payments while guiding recovery via grafts and exercises. The boy grows skilled at woodwork and presents a model ship to his doctor, acknowledging a shared, hard earned gift.
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Douglas
Wit and Whimsy From Editors and Readers
A collage of humorous quips about self fascination swearing taxes interruptions and traffic jams. The bits include a joke about a boy growing up to do commercials a driver thwarted by a traffic patrol and a bartender commenting on a state senator’s calls.
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Forbes
Lou Erickson
The
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Carter Jordan confrontation reveals black leadership and welfare questions
In a New York City reflection, the Carter Jordan exchange exposes how the president blends compassion with politics. It argues government aid must restore trust, create jobs, and curb corruption, linking welfare history from Roosevelt to Johnson to present urban policy.
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New York City
Carter
Vernon Jordan
America
Jimmy Carter
Jordan
Abe Beame
New York
The
Urban League
Benjamin Hook
NAACP
Andy Young
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Lawton, Oklahome
Bill F. Bentley
Donald S. Bentley
Stephen F. Bentley
Seattle
San Francisco
Dunagin
Cost OF Living Index
Consumer
Carl T. Rowan
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Horatio Alger
Doug
Jim Bishop
King Features Syndicate
Washington, D.C
Pressent Harding
Optimist Magazine
Stacyville
Denver
Mr. Carter
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
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