Expansion of Social Security Coverage for All Workers
An editorial argues for universal Social Security coverage to include federal state and local employees and nonprofit workers. It cites projected $10 billion first-year revenue, notes retirement age increases, and calls to repeal optional coverage while reducing welfare programs to fund the system as originally intended.
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House
Ways and Means
Social Security Trust Fund
Congressional Republicans
Secretary of Commerce
Juanita Krebs
Carter
Congress
Vy Editorial Service
Steel layoffs signal deeper malaise in U.S. industry
Remedy’s At Home Youngstown Sheet and Tube plans 5000 layoffs as Midwest plants shut down. Armco Steel cuts 700 jobs at two Ohio plants and U.S. Steel trims several hundred more. Authors argue imports bite the market while modern plants and productivity matter. tariffs won’t fix root causes.
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Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Midwest
Armco Steel Co
Ohio
U.S. Steel
U.S
America
United States
Times Dulles Pact Suppressed Independent Coverage
Bernstein in Rolling Stone reveals a 1950s agreement between the New York Times and John Foster Dulles to avoid sending reporters to Red China. The piece argues the decision reflected policy guidance rather than security needs and notes CIA-media ties at the top levels.
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Washington
New York Times
Carl Berstein
Rolling Stone
CIA
Times
John Foster Dulles
Red China
Peking
Pentagon
Secretive elitist circles shape a one party press
Nicholas Von Hoffman argues that publishers and editors in elite circles deny central control while enabling subtle power through informal networks. He cites Panax Corporation as example where top managers push sanctioned lines and nonverbal orders to align news with liberal establishment standards.
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Panax Corporation
National News Council
Panax
Carter
Tass
Schools Can't Do What U S Parents Won't
Public schools face tough scrutiny as critics argue they cannot fix all social ills alone. The piece cites vandalism costs, teen pregnancy, media influence, and morale issues, urging shared responsibility among families communities and institutions.
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U.S
Governors balk at federal energy plans amid offshore hopes
The column urges regional leaders to visit Gulf oil projects like Shell's Cognac in the Gulf of Mexico to see private investment unleash jobs and innovation. It argues northeastern governors should embrace enterprise rather than seek federal guarantees, warning against overcautious liberalism and brake-pressures.
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United States
Atlantic
North Sea
Hugh Carey
New York
Ella Grasso
Connecticut
Washington
Capitol Hill
New Orleans
Houston
Southeast
Shell Oil Company
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
South Pass
Empire State Building
Carey
Congress
Shell
Shell Cognac platform joins in three stage underwater mating
John Chamberlain reports on Shell's Cognac platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The 14 000 ton base will be lowered with tugboats and barges, and the three stage underwater mating will use acoustic telemetry and underwater TV. Piles 625 feet long weigh 500 tons each, driven to 450 feet with a 300 ton hammer. The project costs 700 million dollars and includes underwater leak monitoring and hurricane resilience. The piece argues for private enterprise over federal funding for northeastern energy.
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Shell
Gulf of Mexico
Exxon
Honda
California
Commentators share wry quotes from editors and thinkers
A collection of syndicated quips and jokes from editors and readers. The lines poke at consumer trends, fashion, driving, and media, featuring noted references and playful one liners. Each item showcases wit about everyday life and public figures with a regional flavor.
Quotes and quips from mid-century figures
Dorothy Robbins notes unrest is a guest at your request. Pat Paulsen advocates stopping inflation regardless of cost. Walter Robertson says removing responsibilities is the only way to discharge them. George Bergman observes children as light eaters who begin eating at dawn.
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Dorothy B. Robbins
Walter S. Robertson
George Bergman
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By Jesse Jackson
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