Ottinger bill seeks American-made parts quotas for imports
The article notes U.S. auto sales dropped to 6.2 million, domestic layoffs hit 250,000, while imports rose to 2.75 million units or 27 percent of total sales. Rep Richard Ottinger proposed H.R. 5133 to require increasing American-made content in autos and light trucks, effectively imposing import quotas and risking new issues amid a global recession.
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Trade barriers risk higher car prices and job losses
The piece argues against auto import quotas and H R 5133, warning that protectionist moves would invite retaliation, raise consumer prices, and shrink U S car imports. A 1980 FTC study and later testimony suggest prices would rise more than earlier estimates, harming American customers and industry.
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Reagan budget cuts blamed for hardship on the needy
A CBS May documentary titled People Like Us argued Reagan era budget cuts harmed the poor. HHS fact sheet counters with case reviews from Ohio Wisconsin and New Jersey showing existing rules and state actions, not administrative cuts, led to changes in welfare aid and medical care.
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Double Dippers in Washington The pension clash in politics
President Reagan and other top officials receive state or military pensions alongside federal pay, creating a two tier system that contrasts with ordinary Social Security limits. Senators and congressmen reportedly collect dual compensation, highlighting entrenched privileges amid public tax scrutiny.
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Hatch and pensions clash over abort ion issue in Senate analysis
The article surveys Orrin Hatch as a constitutionalist senator who opposes abortion and favors stringent positions on the Constitution. It notes his debate with a pro abortion advocate, his cautious public image, and a forthcoming biography documenting his role in Washington.
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Letters on soaps spark reader critique on TV dramas
A Frederick News-Post reader laments the obsession with soap operas citing sex scandals and crime plots that clutter PM and daytime TV. The letter condemns the glamorized fiction and urges readers to reclaim reality beyond the boob tube.
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Frederick News-Post archive items on local events and a drunk driving case
From the News-Post files a Frederick area update covers farm and poultry society actions, remodeling at Ebert Ice Cream, Frederick Day plans with a Civil War focus, and a drunken driving case where police gained unlawful entry but the magistrate dropped charges.
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