Subverting democracy by funding partisan politics
The Capital Eye reviews Destroying Democracy by James Bennett and Thomas DiLorenzo. They allege a vast network of federal subsidies funds activist groups across the political spectrum, with hundreds of millions flowing to left and some right wing outfits. They argue enforcement is weak and lawmakers benefit from lax rules, urging cuts to grant programs.
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Washington
Congress
George Mason University
James Bennett
Thomas DiLorenzo
Thomas Jefferson
Bennett
DiLorenzo
Midwest Academy
Uncle Sam
Citizens—Labor Energy Coalition
Department of Energy
Vista and
Action
Campaign For
Tom Hayden
Lea Lea
Communitas
Center For New
Laurel Springs Institute
Ralph Nader
Sierra Club
Environmental Action
National Wildlife Federation
Environmental Protection Agency
Energy and Interior Departments
Coalition For Economic Justice
Community Nutrition Institute
Massachusetts Fair Share
Tenants Union Project
National Council of Churches
Alcie Sams
League of Women Voters
WAACP
National Organization For Women
Planned Parenthood
PUSH
The
Gray Panthers
National Council Senior Citizens
Legal Services Corporation
Reagan
U.S. Information Agency
National Endowment For Humanities
Warn Bennett
Minority View Attacks Davis-Bacon Labor Discrimination
In a political column, critics argue the Davis-Bacon Act discriminates against black workers by mandating prevailing union wages, raising barriers for nonunion and minority labor. They accuse Reagan aides and union-backed black lawmakers of political expediency and call for linked reforms to broaden employment opportunities.
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Washington
Miles Allgood
D.-Ala
Secretary of Labor
Davis-Bacon
Reagan
House
W.E.B. Dubois
Dubois
Booker T. Washington
Justice Department
Presser praised violence in union raid, report says
The President's Commission on Organized Crime will cite Teamsters President Jackie Presser for praising violence at a Romulus Michigan convention raid on October 15 1983. The incident involved about 200 rival group members and 20 Teamsters officials, with a settled NLRB case calling for no further interference with reformers meetings.
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Washington
Teamsters
Jackie Presser
Commission On Organized Crime
Presser
Hilton
Teamsters Local
Commission
Bill Evans
Romulus
Bill
Evans
NLRB
Sorrell Logothetis
Mint
Logothetis
Labor Board
Reform
Fidel Castro
Letters to the Editor and Genealogy Note Becomes One Page Item
Readers discuss editorial bias and foreign policy while Billie Dennis Hill thanks the editor and seeks Wolfsville genealogy data from Fre德erick County. A Christmas message urges Christ centered peace, condemning hatred and urging love toward all peoples.
Humphrey Makes Surprise Visit At Catoctin Camp
Twenty years ago Vice President Hubert Humphrey visited the Catoctin Job Corps Camp near Thurmont for two hours bearing gifts and Christmas cheer, startling about 100 trainees at the nation’s first Job Corps site. The Frederick Woman’s Civic Club met at Steiner House for its annual Christmas program and luncheon.
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Hubert Humphrey
Catoctin
Thurmont
Humphrey
Frederick Woman's Civic Club Inc
Steiner House
Carl Espeland
Ormond Galvin
W.C. Hobson
J. Glenn Warneking
James Goodman
Marlow Cline
Harold Young
Donald Rice
Charles Gearinger
Michael Croghan
Lawrence Larkadoo
Teens Seek Dating Advice From Teen Guests
A Maryland girl and two teen guest writers from New Hampshire and Ohio respond to a letter about early dating. They urge trust and honesty with parents, true manners in dating, and support allowing a civilized date with a well known boy when teens are mature and responsible.
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Susan
Frederick, Md
Ed Lynch
Nashua
N.H
Debbie Wright
Alliance, Ohio
Dr. Wallace
Tosmit
Debbie
Susan Weenice
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Castro
Citizens For God
White House
Interior Department
Supreme Court
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Iowa
Gopher
Herkley Bedell
Bedell
Capitol Hill
United Feature Syndica
Meachum
News-Post
U.S
Soviet Union
Copley
Meechum
Billie Dennis Hill
Fairview Ave
Frederick
Wolf
Wolfsville
Alta Irene Wolf
Adeline Wolf
Walfsville
Frederick County
Samuel Wolf
Hanna Elizabeth Maugans
Daniel Wolf
Catherine Palmer
Mary Malinda Coon
David Wolf
Nancy
Jacob Wolff
America
Jacob
Leonard D. Shipley Box
Herlong
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Braune Westminster
Ems
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Claude Sler
Liamsville
Baltimore and Ohio
Lier
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Patricia Shook
WFMD
Unose Nusey
Diederick
Hood College
Tendastal
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Lou Esterly
Ray Stone
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Roy Cline
Dick Fry
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Samuel Rosenstock
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Rosenstock
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Anne Chase
Terry Lee Rosenstock
Nancy Lee
Anne Lee
Katrina Kline
Robert Wallace
Copley News Service
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