Editorial A statewide referendum on Nebraska school aid laws
The Lincoln Journal argues that a statewide referendum against the 1977 state school aid law could trigger strong public reaction. It notes Brauer’s petition efforts and explores whether referendums can target appropriations for local districts versus state agencies, warning that action breeds reaction and suggesting a broader initiative route.
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S. H. Brauer Jr
Journal
David Kotok
Brauer
Nebraska School Improvement Assn
Newton
Spain's Quiet Victory Marks End of Franco Era
Adolfo Suarez leads a democratic transition as Spain holds elections after 41 years of dictatorship. The Socialist Party places strongly, the Communists minor, and Prince Juan Carlos steers the nation toward a stable republic with free elections and lawful parties. The Spanish people express resilience, declaring they have come through.
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Spain
Prince Juan Carlos
Carlos Arias
Adolfo Suarez
Suarez
Union For the Democratic Center
Senate
Popular Alliance
Detente shows cooperation amid human rights strains
The article notes U S Soviet cooperation advances in areas like magnet technology and power plant efficiency as well as medical research. It cites a 40 ton magnet sent to Moscow for joint work on magnetohydrodynamics with Russia investing about 12 million dollars and the U S about 3 million. Data sharing and doctor exchanges are highlighted as evidence that mutual gain can override clashes over rights.
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Moscow
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
United States
Kremlin
Rep Thone backs energy department recycling rider
The author urges expanded awareness of energy dependency and praises Rep. Charles Thone for inserting an amendment into a bill to create a Department of Energy. The rider requires the agency to monitor private recycling programs and recommend policy changes to boost conservation.
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Charles Thone
Department of Energy
VAT idea raises questions on national tax plan
The piece discusses Senator Russell B. Long proposing a value-added tax as a potential solution to Social Security funding. It notes Bert Lance’s tentative response and contrasts VAT with Carter's proposal to fund deficits via general funds and payroll tax hikes. It explains VAT basics and argues taxes should be direct and visible to motivate taxpayer oversight.
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Sen
Russell B. Long
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Bert Lance
Carter Administration
Carter
Lance
Georgia
Europe
The KGB Enticement Test in Minsk
A near encounter in Minsk shows a Soviet agent seeking to trap Western journalists. A stranger asks the author to mail a sealed envelope to his mother in California, prompting caution about entrapment and the dangers Westerners face in the closed Soviet system.
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KGB
Los Angeles Times
Robert Toth
Soviet Union
Minsk
California
Making a point by doing nothing
Mary McCrory argues that doing nothing in protest has become a tactic in international spats. The piece recalls expulsions of Tass and AP correspondents and questions U.S. foreign policy under Carter, citing the Helsinki accords and the risky life of journalists in the Soviet Union.
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Carter
Tass
Vladimir Akeseyev
Associated Press
George Krimsky
Robert F. Drinan
Dmass
Robert Toth
Jimmy Carter
Washington Star Syndicate
Soviet Union
Los Angeles Times
The Dilemma of Success in Public Life
Sydney J. Harris contrasts two kinds of success referencing a talented young actor who took his life. He argues that true success is creative, nourishing growth and relationships, while commercialized success can corrupt personal ties and turn a person into a product.
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Sydney J. Harris
The Los Andes Refugees Shout For A Port
In 1977 the Swiss operated freighter Los Andes docks at Handa Japan with 37 Vietnamese refugees aboard and 66 aboard overall. Captain Carlo Guidi welcomes them but fears Japan may refuse entry as 431 refugees wait in Japan. The plight echoes 1939 St Louis refusals and the wider refugee crisis across Asia.
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Indochina
Congress
Canterbury
Cuba
S.S. St. Louis
U.S
St. Louis
Europe
Atlantic
Handa
Japan
Los Andes
Asia
Carlo Guidi
Guidi
Gustav Schroeder
Schroeder
Havana Harbor
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Journal-Star Printing Co
Lincoln
Neb
Ralston
Gerald D. Koch
Malraux
Auden
Hemingway
Orwell
Garcia Lorca
Franco
Republic
U.S.S.R
Doonesbur
Tom Braden
Mary McCrory
CIA
Toth
Paul Greenberg
West Germany
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