Carter's stimulus plan sparks 78 election trading on debt
The piece argues Carter's economic program risks a large deficit and too much borrowing. It criticizes favoring spending over tax cuts, notes rejection of investment tax credits, and predicts Congress will push public works and pork in 1978. It warns of higher rates and inflation amid political calculations.
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Congressional Black Caucus
Organized Labor
Carter
Carter Pro
Ford
Johnson
Washington
Plains
Congress
Tip” O'Neill
Jim Wright
John Brademas
Sam Rayburn
Public Employees Should Be Covered By Social Security
State and local governments are reconsidering dropping out of Social Security. In 1976 only 45 000 employees withdrew, but experts urge Congress to end the option to opt out and make Social Security coverage compulsory for public employees, citing its long term benefits.
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Carter
Congress
Women Cadets Outperform Men At Air Force Academy
At the Air Force Academy in Colorado 6.37 percent of women dropped out by week 15 versus 10.24 percent of men from 1 536 entrants. Maj Gen (Ret) Jeannie Holm says women are succeeding beyond expectations and notes desire for greater integration with male squadrons amid housing separation. Psalm 86 6.
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Air Force Academy
Colorado Military Academy
West Point
Annapolis
Public Information Office
Academy
Jeannie M. Holm
Air Force
Cancer for profit brochure targets Sunday paper readers
A brochure from Union Fidelity Life Insurance Co advertises with a warning on cancer. It cites alarming statistics such as Fifty five million Americans will get cancer and a new case every 47 seconds, aiming to provoke fear and sell insurance.
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Union Fidelity Life Insurance Co
Babe Ruth
Nat ‘King’ Cole
Walt Disney
Sophie Tucker
Gary Cooper
Chet Huntley
Jack Benny
Vince
Cancer insurance pitches fear to sell policies
A critique of aggressive cancer insurance ads from Union Fidelity style firms. The brochure links five minute readings to six new cancer cases and urges readers to buy policies at $6.90 or $9.50 monthly, while arguing that fear is used to push public sales tactics.
Independent Attorney General Levi and the Carter era
The piece contrasts Edward Levi with successors and mentions the aversion to independence in the Ford era. Levi’s actions on FBI leadership, domestic espionage guidelines, and sharing evidence with a special prosecutor fuel debate. Democrats and Republicans frame independence differently as Griffin Bell succeeds Levi. The author notes Levi’s independence and its political penalties as he retires.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Ford
John Mitchell
Richard Kreindienst
Kenry Petersen
Edward Levi
Levi
FBI
CIA
Gerald Ford
Eui
Justice
Law and Order
Griffin Bell
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options for different delivery types. It covers newsstand prices, home delivery via carrier or motor route, and mail rates within and outside the United States. The paper is published daily by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown, Ohio and notes a 1857 founding.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Us.a
U.S.A
Why I am for total amnesty
A reader advocates total amnesty for Vietnam War draft evaders and supports family members who served, recounting hardships, equipment shortages, and a soldier’s death. The letter urges writing to congressmen and includes local notices about charitable support for a children’s home and city budget concerns in Eaton and Middletown.
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Ronald Reagan
Vietnam
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