Congressional push to create consumer advocacy agency stalls
A national poll for Business Roundtable shows 81 percent oppose a new federal consumer agency, with 73 percent rejecting it and 6 percent of those favoring it objecting at a $6.6 million three year price. Support from Sen Robert Taft is noted but consumers show little demand. The Senate has not passed the measure.
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Congress
Opinion Research Corp
Princeton, N. J
Business Roundtable
Charles Percy
H-Nl
Call
Roper
Clouse
Senate
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Consumer Affairs
Food and Drug Adminstration
Federal Rade Commission
Education study upends belief experienced teachers excel
Philadelphia Fed economists Sail Summers and Barabar Wolfe report a three year study on Philadelphia Public Schools finding enthusiasm from teachers matters more for low achieving students than tenure. They note smaller schools aid both black and white students and that few high achievers gain from small class sizes.
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Golly
Philadelphia
Sail A. Summers
Barabar
Wolfe
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Tess
New Castle News discusses education debate and subscriptions
The Ridgway Record letters complain about modern education trends, praising basic teaching and student dedication over degrees. It notes a survey finding that more library books oddly lowers elementary achievement and critiques how educators are influenced by external experts.
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America
Mojave River Has No Mouth in Desert Sands
The Mojave River in south central California originates in the San Bernardino mountains and vanishes into desert sands, never reaching a sea. This natural quirk highlights how waterways can disappear into arid landscapes.
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Mojave River
California
San Bernardino Mountains
Desert
Historic Mazzei Expulsion Move Faces Senate Test
The piece reports a possible historic move in Pennsylvania as Senate leadership contemplates expelling Senator Frank Mazzei, convicted of extortion, amid threats against Republican senators. It notes delays, the impact of a recess, mob intimidation claims, and questions about whether action now or after appeals would hold.
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Keystone State
Senate
Frank Mazzei
Pennsylvania
Thomas Nolan
Mazzet
Harrisburg
Mazzei
Economics not a science says dinner guest
A guest at a recent dinner argues economics is not a neutral science but a discipline tied to ethics and psychology. He contends political pressures distort policy and that neither economists nor politicians alone can produce a perfect system.
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Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Ural
Smith
Marx
Positive News Emphasized In Local Paper
Community organizations, schools, churches, science advances, and local industry progress provide constructive coverage. The paper argues good news deserves space, contrasting it with sensational crime and conflict stories, urging balanced reporting without omitting important local achievements.
Striking Balance in News Coverage of Youth
The piece argues against a negative bias in reporting on youth, noting front pages should reflect reality including both troubles and achievements. It cites Youth Page and daily Sports coverage as evidence of constructive juvenile reporting and states juvenile offenders’ names are not published.
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Watergate
Life
Portugal's Socialists Rally Against Press Ban Amid Cold War Debate
A long Lisbon rally shows socialist resolve as Portugal's Communist-backed regime bans the Republica. Western trade and arms figures are examined, questioning NATO's response and Western dependence on Soviet orders. The piece cites Radio Liberty data on 1974-75 machinery imports to the USSR and Western hesitations about using trade to press political reforms in Portugal.
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Republica
Lisbon
Europe
Marty Suares
Spain
Portugal
NATO
Gibraltar
Turkey
Japan
Ussr
West Germany
Soviets
Radio Liberty
IAM
Wester
Tdo
Kremlin
Russia
Toilors
High wire on June five Britain faces EEC vote
A tangled British political picture unfolds as June 5 approaches the referendum on membership in the EEC. Prime Minister Wilson and most Cabinet back staying in, but many Labour MPs oppose. Conservatives lean pro-market while Welsh, Scottish Nationalists and Ulster Unionists oppose. Union leaders clash with anti-market factions. Labour divisions deepen ahead of a potential leadership reshuffle.
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United Kingdo
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
B.B.C
Harold Wilson
Celle
Labor Party
Central Intelligence Agency
Harold Witsors
Trades Union Conference
Britain
EEC
Scottish Labor Party
Jamaica
REC
Wilson
Denis Healey
James Callaghan
Healey
Callaghan
TUC
Home
Roy Jenkins
Consumer Allgirs
Shuey Williams
David Lloyd George
Pride
Anthony Werlgewoud Benn
Promarket
Labor
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Aimrence Cousty
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Otter
USA
Sim
Epidas Ten
Eee
Mazel
Mazzel
Court of Appeals
Mason Denison
Economics
Placi
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