Editorial: Farm bill offers best deal for producers
The farm bill defeats Carter’s veto bluff and becomes law with a four year fiscal draw near four billion dollars above his limit. It advances a national grain reserve and trims food stamp provisions, while raising costs for northern and eastern states. Nebraska lawmakers Thone Smith and Cavanaugh receive praise for bipartisan effort.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
White House
Oval Office
Nebraska
Charles Thone
Virginia Smith
John Cavanaugh
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Carter Defends Ban On Top Official's Lobbying
President Carter acted correctly by ordering Assistant Agriculture Secretary Robert Meyer to stop lobbying on federal irrigation policy as a private citizen. Meyer and family own over 2,500 acres in the Imperial Valley creating a clear conflict of interest. A high official's actions remain on duty and cannot be cleanly separated from government responsibilities.
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Bob Bergland
Carter
Robert Meyer
Nebraska
J. J. Exon
Meyer
California
Imperial Valley
Freddie Laker
David
Jimmy Carter
Civil Aeronautics Board
Laker
Skytrain
Nebraska Dots, Dates, and Debates Flash Across State
A collage of Nebraska issues spans Huskers backfield names and faculty goals, Lincoln airport renaming talk, Concorde landing rights, fluoridation debates, nitrate runoff in the Platte basin, Omaha police pursuits and shootings, Public Service Commissioner Gay’s accountability, and a proposed 15 percent Northwestern Bell rate hike for the Nebraska Educational Television Network.
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University of Nebraska At Omaha
Nebraska
Platte River
Grand Island
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Nebraska Educational Television Network
Editorial fragment from The Journal reflects opinion
A fragment indicates editorials expressing the paper's viewpoint. The readable text shows opinionated framing but lacks full context or scope, focusing on stance rather than concrete events.
Senate energy bill struggle exposes core US political divides
The Senate’s brawl over the House energy program highlights tensions between energy producers and consumers, and between free market principles and federal regulation. It shows how industry profits, state interests, and ideological questions shape a messy, high-stakes policy fight without clear leaders or a guiding coach.
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America
Senate
Universal Press Syndicate
Detroit News
Cadets Told To Develop A Sense Of Humor At West Point
A Pentagon study urges West Point cadets to gain a sense of humor. The piece parodies a review in which an instructor scolds cadets for joke theft and strict discipline, culminating in a mock court martial for a joke.
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Omaha
Art Buchwald
Pentagon Commission
West Point
Pentagon
Brinckley
Grunback
Kissinger Quiet Diplomacy on Human Rights Questioned
David P. Forsythe argues the Kissinger policy misrepresented efforts to promote human rights. He notes cabled pressure on Chile’s junta and limited public discourse with other governments, while U.S. audiences heard broader talk. Forsythe contends Congress and media led on human rights ahead of Kissinger.
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Henry Kissinger
Lincoln Journal
Kissinger
Chile
Soviet Union
David P. Forsythe
Doonesbury 100K Harris Debate Sparks Public Debate
The message references Harris and a public poll scenario with a half count reading and treaty stakes. It hints at political tension and a call for clarity as readers question alignment and unity amid a contested count.
Passion for travel and the air revolution
The essay lauds Freddie Laker and a travel revolution that makes transatlantic flights affordable for ordinary people. It questions airline regulation, notes government overrule aiding competition, and argues travel fuels open societies, personal renewal, and global curiosity despite obstacles from both carriers and closed regimes.
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Andrei Gromyko
United Nations
Los Angeles Times
Fellow travelers a motley crew by Sydney J Harris
A humorous critique questions airline glamour shown in ads versus the real plane scene. The author imagines meeting the fashionable ad crowd but expects a plainer mix: a loud polka dot dress passenger with a child, a Grand Junction fertilizer salesman, a stout political chatterbox, and a garrulous martingale maker, all aboard a "big bird" flight.
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Grand Junction
Nebraska
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