Carter brave yet naive on pork barrel attacks
The piece weighs Jimmy Carter's challenge to Congress over pork barrel projects. It notes Senate anger, cites Sen. J. Bennett Johnston facing a White House veto, and argues Carter faces a grim Hill reality. The author labels Carter both brave and naive for challenging embedded Washington practices.
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Historians name 10 greatest presidents amid war ties
A US Historical Society survey of 100 history chairmen finds Lincoln Washington Roosevelt and others as top picks. Most insist few presidents fit “great human being” criteria noting military service and wartime leadership dominate the list. John Adams appears as the sole nonmilitary figure among the top ten.
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Thomas Jefferson
Woodrow Wilson
Andrew Jackson
Harry Truman
James Polk
John Adams
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Letters to the Editor Call for Action on Police Pay Issue
Citizens claim about 2000 signatures urging action on police pay raise and criticise city commissioners for delays. They defend free speech, urge citizen participation, and threaten political consequences. Also a parent recounts an insult at a Preble Shawnee school board meeting demanding apology to a respected teacher.
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James) Saunders
Mary Alice) Mack
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Debate on Draft Alternatives and Volunteer Army Dynamics
A columnist weighs the case for and against universal service and a volunteer force. He cites figures on recruitment, explains the impact of optional national service, and notes demographics like black and Southern representation, while warning that national service could cost 50 billion dollars annually and destabilize the economy.
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University of Pittsburgh
Sam Nunn
Georgia
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists pricing for home delivery and motor route options. Rates cover daily weekday and Sunday editions, calendar month figures, four week periods, and mail subscriptions within and outside the U.S.A. with payment in advance.
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Carter seeks to curb limousine perks and imperial symbols
Washington reports President Carter aims to reduce executive perquisites by trimming limousines and abolishing the presidential yacht. Cabinet members resist changes while executives keep meals, drivers, and cooks. the move targets the imperial presidency and public perception.
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