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Newspaper
Lincoln Journal
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1977
Page
4
The Lincoln Journal published by Journal-Star Printing Co at 926 P Street Lincoln Nebraska 68501 under the state Sept 7 1867 notice.
The editorial lauds reopening of O Street through Lincoln Center for vehicular traffic after extended reconstruction. It notes tempers tested, calls for patience during upgrades, and predicts long term gains in utility and beauty with the street’s enhanced role as a city hub for commerce, culture, and activity.
The piece examines Helen Boosalis’s two year old policy of diverse city appointments and the Council’s resistance. It notes strong mayor tensions as Council members challenge appointments and the politics of consensus versus independent judgment. It warns against a mayor seeking pre consensus soundings to avoid friction.
Congress blocked a 4 cent per gallon gas tax rise while approving a DOE cabinet and ending strip mining outrages. Auto emission standards face two more years of looseness as energy debates loom. A CIA director czar and immigration plans add to a week of political bombshells before Friday.
The Journal notes that the editorials reflect the newspaper's stance rather than official policy. Readers are invited to consider the arguments presented and examine how the opinions align with public interests and community values.
A Washington Post review surveys Cyra McFadden's The Serial a Year in the Life of Marin County. It portrays Marin adults as laid back, self aware and anxious about status while pursuing comfort, consumerism, and nontraditional marriages amid a desolate modern landscape.
Gwynne Dyer argues the July border clash between Egypt and Libya signals a broader struggle over the Arab world’s alignment with peace or war toward Israel. Sadat leans on Saudi and U.S. support but faces pressure as Libyan Gadaffi pursues anti Western policies, pressuring moderates to extract real concessions from Israel.
Sydney Harris argues that Robert Hutchins misread the atomic age and that the 1942 Chicago bomb project did not deter war. He cites a 1980 Stockholm forecast predicting rapid nuclear spread, warns of mutual assured destruction, and warns that civilization itself could be destroyed by nuclear capability.
The piece argues for labor law reform to fix delayed justice under the Wagner Act era. It cites Taft Hartley and Landrum Griffin amendments, calls for speedy, fair elections and remedies, and urges broad support for workers to self organize and bargain. It also recounts Milford town’s gates at Welch Park youth tournaments and crowd payment issues.
A critic discusses life for black communities in Rhodesia and South Africa, contrasting it with Harlem and Brooklyn. The author notes Soweto homes as well built and connected, and compares Indigenous voting rights in the United States, suggesting harsher outcomes if Indians faced minority status.
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