Congressional clash over home telephone equipment rights
A Capitol Hill dispute pits FCC support for householder owned gear against AT T and Bell System fears of higher rates. Senators Hartke Pastore Magnuson confront industry leaders as lobbying swells and a key House bill advances amid claims of better service through competition.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Congress
Brouhaha
American Telephone and Telegraph
John deButts
Capitol Hill
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Bell System
Bell Bigwigs
Senate Commerce
Warren Magnuson
D.wash
Senate Communications
John Pastore
D.R
Deputts
Pastore
Red
Aminable
Vance Hartke
Teno Roncalio
At&t
New York State
Shelton
Turner Shelton
Nicaragua
Casablanca
U.S
Primaries end in uncertain race for party nominations
The Bicentennial presidential primary marathon concludes across 31 states with no clear winner as delegates vary by state and ballots may shift at conventions. Candidates face continued campaigning, spending, and travel toward July and August nominations and the November election, amid concerns about endurance over issues.
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California
Price discipline debated by industry leaders at private luncheon
In a private luncheon in New York, executives argued against price cuts calling for pricing discipline to preserve investment returns and avoid market chaos. They emphasized return on investment over sales, noted discretionary demand, and warned of potential antitrust conflicts. Catholic choral arts inch toward Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia with premieres.
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New York
Justice Department
Catholic Choruses
Philadelphia
Internation Eucharistic Congress
Francis
Drexel University
Samuel P. Mandell
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Robin Hood Dell East
Frightening Survey Links Aging, Privacy Loss in Modern Life
A study on elderly relocatees shows emotional outcomes depend on new environments, with privacy and self rule boosting well being while restrictive settings cause deterioration. The piece also notes rising voter fear over computer files and government data gathering eroding personal control and self respect.
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Washington
NEA
National Academy of Sciences
Elaine M._ Brody
Department of Human Services
Philadelphia
Food of the future and the rising farms of tomorrow
Industry Week predicts 1999 menus could include algae oysters and soy protein chicken with hybrid flours as farms evolve into bridge-spanned, electronically guided operations. Despite optimism, experts cite regulations, economics, and continued traditional farming for near-term food security and global surplus in wheat.
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Industry Week
Don Paarlberg
US Department of Agriculture
Africa
Henry B. Arthur
Harvard Business School
Gail L. Cramer
Montana State University
Harvard Business Review
Public tired of over regulation in Cheshire
Column argues against local bicycle licensing and broader rulemaking citing redundancy in laws. Names Washington regulation, antitrust, equal protection, Proudhon quote, and mentions Oil Shale Corporation conflict with Sierra Club. Critiques Interstate Commerce Commission and Amtrak style rail regulations harming trucking.
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Earle B. Barnes
Dow Chemical Company
P. J. Proudhon
Proudhon
Elmer Fike
Oil Shale Corporation
Colorado
Oil
Sierra Club
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Senate
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Freign Ore
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Kansan
By Ray Cromley
Don Oakley
Newton Kansan
Newton Publishing Company, Inc
Jack Lander
Newton
Harvey
Walton
Associated Press Ini
Ass'n
North Newton
Goesse
Halstead
Hesston
Moundridge
Sedgwick
Newton & No. Newton P.O
Kansas
Alco
Anderson Axtell Christian Hospital
Bony Bethe! Deaconess Hospital
Beese Market
South Kansas
Carter Pharmacy
Cedar Villiage
Dillons
North Main
Gibson's
Meridian Grampy
First & Spencer
Halstead Hospital
J & B Sundries
Pic Quik Foods
West Fourth
Quik Mart
Quik Trip
West Broadway
Ramada Vnn
Manchester
Reese Drug Store
Santa Fe
Std
Walker's Corner Store
Peabody
John Chamberlain
Cheshire
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