Fair Treatment in City Pay Disputes Urged
Editorial notes that Tulsa faced multi department pay disputes with police and firemen differing raises leading to higher costs and tension. It argues for a single panel to negotiate for all municipal employees to ensure fair treatment and reduce union-driven splits.
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FTC Probes Private Test Prep Claims Front Page Insight
The FTC investigates whether college entrance test prep courses dupe students or genuinely raise scores as a Wall Street Journal front page notes. The piece argues the focus should be on why government schools leave students unable to pass tests after 12 years of schooling and warns the inquiry may waste taxpayer money.
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Israel and the world conscience in a divided era
An opinion piece argues Israel as world conscience, notes anti Semitism through history and today, questions U S support, and criticizes Rabin Peres leadership. The author recalls Nixon comments, Truman’s recognition, and calls for strong leadership while contrasting Israeli realities with diaspora Jewry and daily life in Haifa and kibbutz labor.
Soviets Test Carter Not Ready for Pressure Strategies
Washington reports Karl Brezhnev era pressures will test the incoming president. The piece argues steel monopolies push price rises to threaten Carter, urging antitrust action and a free trade stance to curb inflation and protect jobs.
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Carter Must Sharpen Arithmetic On Unemployment Costs
The piece argues unemployment insurance plus untaxed benefits keeps joblessness high. Harvard economist Dr. Martin Feldstein notes rising taxable coverage and high benefits reduce incentives to seek work. It urges reform like taxing benefits and apprentice wages to cut joblessness, contrasting Britain’s welfare path with U S policy.
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Wilkinson Marriage Tests Oklahoma GOP Image
Bud Wilkinson, 60, a conservative figure in Oklahoma politics, married a 27 year old woman noted for liberal views. The union raises questions about party alignment and public perception as Oklahoma’s political landscape shifts.
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