Congress blamed for inflation and pay raises
A critical column argues Congress wastes money and fuels inflation through high budgets and welfare, calling for salary deductions during deficits and an inverse pay rule. It cites Nixon 1975 figures, Roosevelt era costs, and rising prices to urge lawmakers to curb inflationary incentives.
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Jury Duty Fantasies and Privileges in High Profile Trials
In New York a mix of civic pride and eagerness colors jury duty. The piece contrasts conscientious service with bias and depicts jurors in high profile cases such as Jack Ruby and the Sam Sheppard trial. It notes cloistered conditions for jurors in the Mitchell Stans case with strict limits and comforts.
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Privacy switch at AT&T aims to balance leaks and law
AT&T shifts policy on confidentiality to alert subscribers when calls are subpoenaed and to withhold records without a valid subpoena while allowing a 90 day exception in critical cases. The change responds to reporters' concerns about IRS leak investigations and upholds citizens privacy amid enforcement needs.
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Internal Revenue Service
At&t
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Naked streakers provoke debate among observers
Jim Fiebig notes hundreds of sightings by law officers, reporters, professors, and guards while a skeptical neighbor dismisses the phenomenon as mass hysteria and suggests photos are retouched. He argues for open minds, citing potential streakers among 200 million people.
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Holy Trinity school building debate stirs parish pride
Letters urge votes on razing the Holy Trinity School building, praising its decades of labor and warning loss of parish support. Community voices from Middletown criticize parking lot focus, urge cleanup, and discuss Easter date puzzles and car tow troubles.
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