Full employment elusive in U S politics and youth impact
The piece examines the idea of full employment under the Humphrey Hawkins bill, defines unemployment, and notes how discouraged workers and youth face persistent joblessness. It cites Richard L. Lesher on teen unemployment rates and FBI crime arrests of youths, questioning if full employment can reduce youth joblessness.
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Congress
Carter
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lesher
Federal Bureau of Investigation
If guaranteed income failed to spur work and stability
A Holyoke Transcript-Telegram opinion notes that a ten year government study in Seattle Denver New Jersey and North Carolina found that a guaranteed annual income did not boost work or family stability. With a base of 6200 dollars for a four person family, earnings kept half, yet work hours fell across husbands wives and youths and divorce rose in both White and Black families. The piece argues drive, not welfare, drives outcomes.
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Daniel Moynihan
Seattle
Denver
New Jersey
North Carolina
Holyoke
Dollars for peace in the Middle East debate at Boulder Daily Camera
The Boulder Daily Camera weighs whether U S dollars can buy lasting peace in the Middle East as Israel and Egypt seek aid. President Carter promises Israel airports to bolster defense while Sadat hints at a 10 to 15 billion dollar Marshall Plan if a peace accord is reached, raising questions about the price of peace and potential regional demands.
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Middle East
Israel
Egypt
U.S
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
U.S. Treasury
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Iraq
Soviet Union
Boulder
Colo
Daily Camera
Tax cut sparks White House unease over equity
President Carter signed a tax cut bill amid White House concerns that the measure would disproportionately strengthen the wealthy. Aides stressed the chief executive’s displeasure with the legislation’s perceived inequities.
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Carter
White House
New Castle News Publishes Editorial On Tax Bill Benefits
The Wheeling Intelligence quotes a New Castle News column harshly criticizing an $18.7 billion tax cut bill. It says individual tax cuts of $12.7 billion won’t offset larger Social Security tax increases set for January, leaving the average taxpayer with little to cheer.
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The
New Castle News
Leonard T. Kolasinski
Jack W. Bartholie
Peas
Bell Telephone
Private Exchange
Congress
Wheeling
W.va
The Costliest Campaign in U S History
The most expensive election in history was the 1972 U.S. presidential campaign with the Republican Party spending 49,070,000 dollars and the Democratic Party 45,000,000 dollars.
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United Press International
U.S
Republican Party
We Stand By Our Story Yet Need Correction
An editorial tone piece discusses a Washington battle between the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and major unions. The dispute centers on donor anonymity and funding disclosures under the Landrum Griffin Act, with Judge Charles Richey weighing whether donors or employers may be identified.
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Prestige Press
Francis Y. Jones
Francis X. Jones
Washington
National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation
Right To Work Foundation
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Charles Richey
Foundation
National
Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation
Wall Street Journal
Right to Work Foundation ruling stirs press response
A three judge appeals court decision allows the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation to withhold names under a rule 37 dispute, while upholding some Landrum Griffin limits. The AFL CIO press coverage and AP reporting are criticized for misemphasis with calls for corrections from major papers.
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Names
Landrum-Griffin
Shebang
Court of Appeals
Plato and the paradox of self understanding in modern life
Dr. James Crane argues that rapid scientific growth fails to deepen self understanding. He cites human contradiction, the lure of quick happiness, and the neglect of Platonic contemplation as causes for modern existential fragmentation. Plato’s emphasis on quiet reflection offers a path to unity between thought and life.
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Brooklyn
Plato
Guy Plato
James Crane
Edinboro State College
Trivia from research en route to looking up other things
A collection of curious facts drawn from various notes and studies. It covers topics from the potato’s rise in Ireland to voting days, malaria deaths, oil imports, census accuracy, religion in Russia, U.S. healthcare spending, traffic policing, income growth, Thomas Huxley’s schooling, U.S. farming, Bedlam’s chess match, Roman slavery, Victoria’s heirs, and Jan Masaryk’s IQ test history.
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British Isles
Raleigh
Virginia
County
Cork
Ireland
Africa
Bedlam Insane Asylum
Cambridge University
Queen Victoria
Jan Masaryk
America
New Castle Pride Calls for a return to rugged values
A longtime New Castle resident reflects on the city’s industrial heritage, praising steel mills and tin plate works, and laments lost discipline and self reliance. She urges residents to restore industry, energy, and civic backbone, hoping for a renewed town pride and productive spirit.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania
Goldie E. Koonce
Studded tires safety debate roils Harrisburg
In a letter from Edinburg reader Jack Morar he argues that banning studded snow tires increases highway deaths. He compares road damage from studs to that from heavy trucks and urges voters to contact lawmakers and demand passage of a studded tire bill despite potential vetoes.
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the News
Harrisburg
Jack Morar
Edin
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Afl-Cio Press
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New York Times
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Rukkljs
Cokst
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