Muzzling the Press and Global News Control
A conference of 58 Third World nations calls for pooling government controlled news agencies and replacing or supplementing independent coverage with official narratives. UNESCO backed talks in Costa Rica for a Latin American agency to steer news toward development goals, prompting concerns over reduced objectivity and government dominance.
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Costa Rica
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Peach glut hits Modesto area after harvest collapse
In the prime peach region of California three days of observation reveal thousands of sunken peaches rotting on the ground and bins abandoned on empty acreage. Growers lament cannery overripe handling and looming sales as 60 000 canning workers strike.
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Modesto
Peach grower faces debt as cannery strike drags on
A peach grower invested $30 000 for early variety peaches and faced foreclosure after not harvesting a crop while canneries and unions clashed over a new contract. Only 2 000 of 60 000 cannery workers voted to strike, leaving 58 000 workers idle. The farmer plans to sell as losses compound over three years until the next contract talks.
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Ray Cromley critiques a failed consumer protection model in Washington
The piece argues that the Consumer Product Safety Commission exemplifies bureaucracy gone wild, failing to notify manufacturers of new rules, producing vague, absurd regulations, and pursuing costly court cases while offering little support to compliance. It warns that a new all-powerful consumer agency could repeat these errors. It cites inefficiency, wasted staff hours, and a mismatch of expertise in Washington.
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NEA
Consumer Protection Agency
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Commission
Schweiker as ideologue and the conservative split
The essay argues a distinction between economic and social conservatives, with Kevin Phillips cited on the split. It evaluates Schweiker’s positions on capital punishment, prison terms, gun control, abortion, prayer in schools, detente, and busing. It notes his shifting alignments toward Ford and Reagan and cautions against relying on ADA or ACLU ratings.
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Kevin Phillips
George Wallace
Adam Smith
Americans For Democratic Action
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Soviet Union
Europe
Mr. Schweiker
ADA
ACLU
Soviet manpower crisis signals 1983 labor shifts
Washington reports Dr. Murray Feshbach warns of a Soviet population squeeze by 1983 due to aging demographics and a shrinking pool of skilled workers. He notes the army, housing shortages, and minority resistance to out-of-town work strain production and may push the Kremlin toward relaxed discipline and capitalist incentives.
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Orwell
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