Watching Reds Take Over Congress Fiddles While Two Countries Drown
The piece argues Congress mishandles Indochina policy amid fear of a global Communist push. It links Cambodian and South Vietnamese crises to broader strategic risks, cites aid figures and rainy-season pauses, and warns of a potential world-wide domino effect if U.S. support falters.
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Weinberger rejects federal health insurance for the unemployed
Secretary Caspar Weinberger faces criticism as congressmen call him hardhearted for opposing a plan to fund unemployed health insurance. He argues the policy would raise costs and create inequities while noting Medicaid already serves the poor and many unemployed have other coverage options.
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Labor unions urged restraint on wage demands by Meany
AFL-CIO president George Meany told the Senate Finance Committee that labor should lower wage targets to avoid pricing itself out of the market. He warned that construction wage gains far outpace productivity, fueling inflation and higher interest rates. a Chamber of Commerce table shows private unit labor costs up 14.4 percent while consumer prices rise 12.2 percent.
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Middletown Diary highlights 1884 flood and growth plans
In March 1884, flooding from spring rains disrupted streams Elk Dick Clear Creek and undermined water power as forests were cleared for crops. CAPT. Hilt renovates a Curtis Street home amid housing shortages, while Jackson & Bobenmyer brick yard and a Reynolds Street carriage factory anticipate busy seasons. A fire destroys the Big Four station, and the Bijou Opera House reports strong attendance for Uncle Josh acts. The Middletown school board notes 12 month spending of 12415 with teachers’ salaries, coal costs, and contingency funds. A West Elkton Quaker quarrel ends with a punch, reflecting the era's humor.
Letters to the Editor on ERA and school fundraiser
A reader argues the Equal Rights Amendment threatens state powers and family roles, claiming it would force shared custody, day care, universal registration, and equal Social Security treatment. The same page notes McKinley Middle School eighth graders raising funds for a Columbus trip with community support.
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Harvard Law School
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Statehouse
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