Unemployment policy debated by economists and leaders
A Harvard economist Dr. Martin Feldstein argues that high untaxed unemployment benefits and easy job access reduce work incentives. He cites rising taxable coverage, heavy taxes on earnings, and potential reforms like taxing benefits. The piece notes transfer payments subsidize non work and cites Milton Friedman on Britain’s decline. It ends urging arithmetic clarity in Carter’s policies.
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Carter Campaign Spending and Reform Reflections
A historical look at presidential campaign costs noting Jimmy Carter spent 10 million private and 25 million federal funds, reforms cutting private donations in 1976, and broader concerns about money in politics including the Nixon era. It contrasts with earlier spending trends and cites a biblical passage and a wartime letter fragment for context.
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Comforts of home as baby arrives in Carefree
Tom Saxer of Carefree Arizona awaited the delivery of his first child. Eight-pound Kelly arrived at 7 38 p.m. and met her father briefly in the hospital corridor. The author watched the newborn in the baby room during measurements and routines, recalling a memory from Bank's.
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Dennis The Menace Theorizes Womb Return For Comfort
The author reflects on Dennis The Menace style musings about a traumatic birth theory by Banks. They compare the womb’s security to adulthood pressures and recall moments of seeking protection, noting a 15 minute old infant named Kelly Saxer settling to sleep despite lingering thoughts about Banks.
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Shawnee Culbertson Irregular Column Recaps Local News
An irregular Hamilton column by Shawnee Lee Culbertson covers domestic relations notes. In a separate item a divorce is granted after 27 years, while local court updates include judge health, possible retirement, and political appointments ahead. Salt de-icing efforts in Butler County are noted with quantities. An escalator incident ends with a remark about mistaken identity.
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Carter’s Transition Team Draws Dovish Criticism
Carter’s defense and foreign policy transition team draws fire from The New York Times for comprising mostly left leaning neo isolationists and Cold War revisionists. Criticism centers on potential pre emption of key department posts and possible distortion of policy as Anthony Lake and others push soft approaches. The Times warns this faction could shape strategic options and jeopardize U.S. interests abroad.
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Carter
James Schlesinger
Dean Rusk
Cyrus Vance
Berlin Wall
Gulag
Ralph Nader
Anthony
Senate
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Philip Hart
Paula Stern
Gaylord Nelson
William Maynes
Carnegie Endowment For Peace
Daniel Spiegel
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Hunter
Edward Kennedy
Fred Bergsten
Kissinger
David Aaron
National Security Council
Walter Mondale
U.S
Middletown Ohio Newspaper Subscription Rates Fact Sheet
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc lists subscription options and rates. It details 5c daily and 25c Sunday at newsstands, 72c weekday home delivery, 23c Sunday, 95 cents weekly, motor route 132c daily and 24c Sunday, calendar month or 4 week periods, and mail rates 38 dollars per year in USA and 46 outside, with advance payment required. Founded in 1857.
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Acknowledgments For Middletown Public Library Staff
Mrs Phyllis Billman and Mrs Cathy Deardoff thank Douglas Bean and Jean Dobrozsi for contributing over 40 hours to a program that introduced 1000 Freshman High School students to the library in October and November. The effort boosted new library cards and after school attendance in the record room.
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