Sevareid Remains Grounded as Career Ends in Commentary
Washington recalls Eric Sevareid's half century of journalism as he delivers his last regular television commentary on November 30. The piece notes his reluctance to oversimplify, his roots in Velva North Dakota, and his belief that journalists shape thinking more than dictate it.
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Eric Sevareid
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Minimum wage hike seen to burden business and consumers
The piece argues a $2.30 to $2.65 increase will raise costs for firms, slow hiring, cut hours, push price increases, and hurt unemployment and inflation, citing past surveys and cautioning that labor union support for Carter could shift the burden to workers and small businesses.
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Congressman Sees Brazil Coffee Price Ruse
New York congressman Frederick W. Richardson argues Brazil raised coffee prices to pay foreign debt and criticizes oil cartels as contributing to global inflation. He links the energy crisis to rising costs and questions household coffee affordability.
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Severdien
Aiea
My Loyalty Then Lost Over GE Jet Engine Sale
A columnist recalls growing up trusting General Electric products and laments GE’s request to sell 12 CF jet engines to the Soviet Union for 3.6 million dollars. He notes the engines’ power and warns the sale risks military tech, while criticizing assurances of peaceful use.
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General Electric
Paul Trible
Rva
Reds
Middletown Ohio Newspaper Subscription Rates
The Journal published by News Journal Inc lists home delivery by carrier and motor route with per copy and Sunday rates, seven days a week pricing, and monthly or annual mail options. Rates include in U.S.A. and outside U.S.A. subscriptions. Founded in 1257.
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Off peak pricing debate stalls forward motion in energy bill
The piece analyzes time of day electric rates and their varying impact across states. It cites Wisconsin Kohler Co. savings and worker disruption, Long Island billing pilots, and Vermont and Milwaukee experiments in storage and ice cooling. It questions national adoption costs and benefits.
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Tip O'Neill
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America
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Wisconsin Electric Power Co
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Petra
Country music as American life and moral compass
John Sinor recalls playing the blue guitar and defending country tunes as honest depictions of American life. He contrasts modern suggestive lyrics with enduring classics, noting regional roots and artists from Roy Acuff to early church hymns, while joking about a gunfire image in music.
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Harry Clay
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