Media and business clash over press training trend
A NY Times report notes corporations adopt Tele- Communications Development Course to craft senior executives into controlled spokesmen amid media scrutiny. Journalism professor Roger Bennett counters with research on micro momentaries revealing lies, while critics fear the trend hides deception in interviews.
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Roger E. Bennett
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Bennett
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Minimum wage rise harms youth says critics in Congress
Economists warn higher federal minimums increase youth unemployment and hit unskilled workers hardest. The House bill would lift the rate to $2.65 then $3.05 by 1980, with indexing proposed to $3.40 by 1981. Critics urge a subminimum for youths and reject indexing to curb job losses.
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New Jersey
Jacob Javits
New York
Taxpayers face 7.58 trillion debt figure and per capita burden
The National Taxpayers Union reports Uncle Sam’s total and contingent liabilities at 7.58 trillion dollars, averaging 151000 dollars per taxpayer. It accuses Congress of misdirecting funds to failing social programs and cites a Biblical verse for moral framing.
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National Taxpayers Union
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Carter Welfare Costs Overshadow Purity Promise
The article argues Carter's welfare and energy plans would inflate the deficit, add millions to relief rolls, create costly public jobs, and raise taxes on oil and gas. It cites Heritage Foundation and Human Events estimates, warns of higher prices and unemployment, and notes resistance in Congress ahead of the 1978 election.
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Bert Lance
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Heritage Foundation
Phil Crane
Ill
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George McGovern
House of Representatives
Reagan Panamanian treaty debate over alternatives
Senators hear Sol Linowitz and Romulo Bethancourt discuss canal access rules and potential fixes. Alternatives include Terminal Lake Third Lock, broader Latin American board, and Panamanian court jurisdiction in Canal Zone cases, with impacts on Panama's economy and sovereignty.
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United States
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Panama City
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Panama
White House
Capitol Hill
Senate
Terminal Lake-Third
Latin America
Aetive
Canal Zone
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