Sugar price support feared in budget talks
Agriculture Secretary John Block opposes restoring price support loans for sugar arguing 19.6 cents a pound would raise costs for users and boost government storage expenses. Lawmakers from sugar states back potential relief while a 15.72 cent rate currently hurts producers. Congress faces calls to avoid sweetening any sugar price support deal as Reagan budget issues loom.
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John Block
House
Reagan
Lousiana
Florida
Reader warns of dangers from pictures in Odessa American
Peggy McCrary of Odessa complains about two photos printed in the Odessa American. A Sunday image shows a boy with a bottle rocket and a reluctant pose, while a June 29 picture shows a man supervising a barefoot seven year old on a power lawn mower.
Moral standards and a rising moral majority in the nation
Paul Harvey reflects on community standards and the idea of a moral majority. He notes shifts from value neutrality to a modern ethic and describes Century Three Foundation workshops in Oak Brook Illinois and Gallup’s involvement to gauge local moral consensus. He argues deliberation helps distinguish what we want to do from what we ought to do and cites lessons from the past 14 years.
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Supreme Court
Century Three Foundation
Oak Brook
Ill
George Gallup
Professoal
Century Three
Gallup
Art Melvin
Rooney skewers Hart list of most influential people
Andy Rooney muses on Michael Hart’s The 100 ranking, noting Lincoln’s absence and Kennedy’s inclusion for Apollo program. He jokes about his own reading choices and highlights several figures who make or miss the cut, including Muhammad, Einstein, Elizabeth I, Umar, and Asoka.
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Andy Rooney
Michael Hart
Hart
Muhammad
Jesus Christ
Isaac Newton
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Christ
Allah
Ts'ai Lun
Albert Einstein
Karl Marx
Queen Isabella I
Spain
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth
Isabella
Christopher Columbus
Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Henry
Elizabeth
Umar Ibn al-Khattab
Umar
Asoka
India
John F. Kennedy
Leonardo da Vinci
da Vinci
Leonardo
France
Authors and scholars clash over Nixon Kissinger critique
William F Buckley Jr discusses William Shawcross and a controversy over Rodman’s memo and Kissinger’s involvement. He notes editors Bruce Page and Derek Davies dismiss Rodman’s work, while Rodman’s Harvard ties and the broader critique of Nixon Kissinger’s roles are central to the debate.
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William F. Buckley JR
William Shawcross
Nixon
Kissinger
Cambodia
Pol Pot
Shawcross
Peter Rodman
Pentagon
Edwin M. Yoder Jr
Washington Star
Rodman
American Spectator
Lewis Lapham
Harper's
Iran
New Statesman of London
Bruce Page
Page
Far Eastern Economic Review
Derek Davies
Tax fight at Bob Jones University tests religious exemption
James J. Kilpatrick writes on Bob Jones University of Greenville facing IRS scrutiny over its racial beliefs and religious practices. The case questions whether a religious institution with such beliefs can qualify for tax exemption, potentially affecting millions in back taxes and donor deductions. The Supreme Court may hear the appeal, with political implications for religious liberty and tax policy.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Bob Jones University of Greenville
D.C
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Bob Jones III
IRS
Bob Jones University
Bob Jones
Supreme Court Review
William B. Ball
Pennsylvania
United States
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Congress
Reagan
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Harry Truman
Harvard
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Harvard Law School
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