Cuba and U S tensions overshadow Carter era diplomacy
The Santa Ana Register notes U S Cuba policy shifts as Cuban troops and advisers spread in Africa from Angola to Ethiopia. It cites Hodding Carter III, Ambassador Young, and President Carter, describing mixed signals on rapprochement with Havana, amid debates on detente and domestic tax and spending politics.
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Black graduates see pay gains but government jobs dominate
A Harvard study shows black graduates earn more than whites in several cases, with black men and women seeing higher pay with college and postgrad study. Yet government employment remains disproportionately high for blacks, highlighting persistent inequities and debates over public sector reliance.
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Richard B. Freeman
Freeman
Feds
Regulators Draw Fire From Industry Critics
A reader urges less government control over transportation noting I C C and Civil Aeronautics Board inflate costs. Hoover Institution analyst Thomas Moore estimates trucking regulation adds billions in labor costs, while Allied Van Lines president Jack Schang pitches a “transvault” system to cut costs and reduce city traffic by using sealed containers and shared terminals.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
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Allied van Lines
Trans vault concept and global trucking trends
The piece compares deregulation in Britain and Australia with American flexible trucking using containerized transport. It notes a British pilot for wheeled containers moved pneumatically through pipelines and coal slurry lines, while US innovation aims to reduce reliance on trucks and rails.
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Supreme Court narrows handling of sex material in markets
The Supreme Court ruled five to four that advertising a film or book as sexually provocative can support a pandering case under obscenity law. Roy Splawn, a California bookstore operator, was convicted after a buy of erotic reels. the decision upholds that advertising sotto voce appeal may determine if material lacks redeeming social value.
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Only In Oklahoma special session blamed by columnist
A humorous Oklahoma column compares a state legislature special session to an extra innings game. The piece notes taxpayers likely lose, mentions Anita Bryant controversy and Pryor Sheriff Glen Weaver proposing tents for convicts, with Mayes County mosquitoes drawing support. The author critiques blame among House Senate and Governor Boren.
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