ERA time limit on ratification sparks constitutional clash
Congress faces a fight over extending or preserving the seven year deadline for ERA ratification. Since 1972 the amendment has gained 30 of 35 ratifications but only two since 1974, triggering legal and political debate on whether seven years is reasonable and if rescission or later ratifications could be valid.
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Congress
Hawaii
Idaho
Nebraska
Tennessee
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
House
Judiciary Committee
National Organization For Women
Supreme Court
Dillion
Charles Black
Yale Law School
Postal cost and hiring woes cited in county tests
Opinion notes stamp price rises alongside postal delays. It cites 16 San Diego County job openings requiring identical forms and a two hour aptitude test for all posts. The piece calls for reform, blaming politics and proposing restored oversight.
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Postal Service
San Diego County
Calif
Postal
Carter aides weigh reopening covert powers debate
Press Secretary Jody Powell signaled Carter aides may seek renewed authority to conduct secret overseas operations amid congressional limits. He argued the United States should act openly with public justification, rejecting subterfuge and covert actions as beneath the nation’s dignity.
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Carter
Congress
Jody Powell
Angola
United States
Popularity contest for public figures sparks dinner party note
In a brief column, Jim Fiebi jokes about a popularity contest after U N Ambassador Andrew Young named Anwar Sadat the most popular man in the United States and President Carter listed Betty Ford as the most popular person. He suggests adding more nominees like John Wayne for balance.
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U.N
Andrew Young
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
United States
Carter
White House
Betty Ford
John Wayne
America
Popularity Contest in U S Figures Named
The piece ranks John Wayne Bob Hope and Betty Ford by public appeal, noting Wayne and Hope survive criticism of their views and jokes. Betty Ford receives praise for her candor after rehab admission. Andrew Young and Jimmy Carter are deemed lacking in relevant experience for national nominating today.
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Bob Hope
America
Anwar Sadat
Hope
Wayne
Betty Ford
Navy
Andrew Young
Jimmy Carter
Kemp’s Plays and Politics A Lesson From Kemp
Rep Jack Kemp a former Bills quarterback blends football strategy with economic reform praising a 30 percent across the board tax cut linked to the Laffer Curve. He urges revisiting SALT II talks in Geneva warning that downgrading the cruise missile risks U S defense.
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Jack Kemp
Buffalo
Wall Street Journal
Jude Wanniski
Wanniski
The
Statesman
Sen
William Roth
Delaware
Geneva
United States
NATO
Baltic Sea
Adriatic
Committee On Disarmament
Kemp
Carter
Congress
Joe Namath
Buffalo Bills
Middletown Journal subscription rates and details
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for local, motor route, and mail subscriptions. Daily weekday copies cost 20 cents with Sunday at 35 cents. home delivery and motor route charges vary by day, week, or month. mail rates are 38 dollars annually within the U.S. and 46 dollars outside. The paper is published by News Journal Inc. since 1857.
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The
News Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
U.S.A
Letters to the Editor criticize park price hike and name change
A reader laments the Americana park price increase for pay one price and the new name, arguing it keeps people who only walk or watch kids from visiting. An editor's note quotes the park's rationale, citing improvements and comparing to Kings Island. A second piece mourns Mr Gene Middleton's school reassignment and praises his impact at Garfield Elementary.
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Bill Robinson
Americana
LeSourdsville Lake
Gene Middleton
Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Pto
Middleton
Sherman School
Cecilia Snow-Thompson
Lafayette Ave
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W. A. Siebenthaler Sr
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Dennis the Menace
Duke
Wilson
Nomaeke
John Chamberlain
Africa
the Journal
Terry Charles
Glencoe Ave
Robinson
Kings Island
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