Congress and Consumer Confidence in a Shifting Economy
Economists agree the recession has ended and a recovery is under way yet consumer spending lags. The piece argues confidence hinges on industry and government, cites Wall Street mood, and critiques Congress for fiscal policy. It also notes marijuana research showing potential interference with reproductive hormones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
John Q
Wall Street
International Academy of Sex Research
Reproductive Biology Research Foundation
St. Louis
University of California At
Los Angeles
Right To Work Panel On Right Track
Washington opinion piece argues for Right to Work and opposes compulsory unionism. It cites Reed Larson of the National Right to Work Committee and criticizes Common Situs picketing and union power in construction. It asserts public support for voluntary unionism and questions labor leadership.
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Congressional Budget Office
John Q
Washington
Reed Larson
Republic
Larson
National
Right To Work Committee
Cadvantah
NRWC
U.S
House
Senate
Right To Work
New Hampshire
Defense Secretary Warns of Present Global Dangers
James R. Schlesinger urges realism about threats from Communist regimes and highlights Japan as a key security partner. He argues nuclear advantage and mobility decide wars, notes Japan's defense gaps, and urges higher Tokyo defense budgeting and deeper U.S.-Japan security coordination.
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James R. Schlesinger
Washington
Russia
Red China
United States
Free World
Tokyo
Japan
Schlesinger
Asia
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Peking
China
Wallace Enigma and the 76 Percent Campaign Dynamics
The NH Senate race pitted Durkin and Wyman under strict spending limits, with unions driving turnout. Durkin’s win, aided by about $70,000 from labor sources, prompts questions on fairness and the influence of labor power on national 1976 prospects and the role of George Meany. A Wallace appeal, plus Chimento’s four percent, hints at shifting loyalties ahead of 1976.
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New Hampshire
John A. Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
U.S. Senate
Wyman
Durkin
Capitol Hill
Jerry Ford
Afl-Cio
George Meany
California
New York
Bayh
Humphrey
George Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Middle West
East
Wallace Engina
Carmen Chimento
Chimento
Witty Editor Quotes Reflect U S Opportunity Tone
A collection of editors comment on opportunity in America and tax culture. The San Francisco Chronicle notes the idea that anyone can become a taxpayer while the Farmer's Digest wryly mentions life's ladder full of splinters.
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United States
San Francisco Chronicle
Farmer's Digest
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Lawton, Oklahome
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James T. Gentry
Alfred Wallace
The
Oklaahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Congress
Dunagin
United Fund
Building Trades
Andrew Tully
J. Leon Altemose
Pennsylvania
Britain
West Germany
Michita Sakata
Defense Agency
Ford
John Chamberlain
Sen
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Hubert Humphrey
Meany
Rogers
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