Editorials on the balance the budget constitutional move
Congressional leaders see no safe way to ignore rising pressure for a balance the budget amendment. With 22 states petitioning for a constitutional convention, a dozen more could trigger a gathering. Legal scholars warn such a convention could open the entire document to amendment. Senator Birch Bayh plans hearings this winter or spring to explore consequences and the pros and cons of the measure.
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Capitol Hill
Congress
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Judiciary
Bayh
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Senate Budget Committee
Reagan Goes a Courting on Capitol Hill
Ronald Reagan spent three days in Washington last week courting Republicans across the party on Capitol Hill. He aims to win broad party acceptance, echoing Ed Muskie’s 1972 strategy, but his aides insist he is in a different position after fighting the GOP establishment in 1976.
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Ronald Reagan
Washington
Capitol Hill
Ed Muskie
Muskie
George McGovern
Reagan
Sears Sues Uncle Sam Over Workplace Equality Claims
Sears Roebuck and Co files a federal class action alleging government rules created a white male dominated workforce. It cites the G I Bill, veterans preferences, selective service, and limits on women and minorities, asking courts to curb use of disparities tied to veteran acts and age discrimination. The suit argues government inaction and policy shifts harmed private employers while expanding veteran and minority staffing.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Sam
Housing, Education
Heath
Labor, Commerce
Census Bureau
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Uncle Sam
Sears
G.I
On This Date January 31 1979 Highlights
Today in history notes events: Explorer 1 launched from Cape Canaveral in 1958, Lee named commander in chief in 1865, submarine warfare policy in 1917, Stalin at Stalingrad 1943, Truman hydrogen bomb 1950, West Germany Romania diplomacy 1967, Thieu martial law 1968, NASA moon landing plan 1970s, Pan American jetliner crash 196x, Cairo talks 197x. Birthdays include Norman Mailer Carol Channing Nolan Ryan.
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Robert E. Lee
Germany
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Stalingrad
Harry Truman
West Germany
Romania
East Germany
Nguyen van Thieu
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
American Samoa
Israel
Egypt
Cairo
Jerusalem
Norman Mailer
Carol Channing
Los Angeles Angels
Nolan Ryan
Sihanouk Openly Blames Nixon Kissinger for Cambodian Tragedy
Norodom Sihanouk accuses Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger of driving Cambodia into catastrophe. The Cambodia leader portrays himself as manipulated by major powers while documenting invasion, coups, and mass suffering. U.S. support for Lon Nol waned as Vietcong and Khmer Rouge pressures grew, leading to a devastating regime shift.
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Jack Anderson Wallington
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Sihanouk
Southeast Asia
Central Intelligence Agency
Khmer Serai
Lon Nol
U.S
Son Ngac Than
Alexander Haig
Haig
United States
Nixon
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Hawaii
Pink Prince
Kissinger
Health plan showdown edges toward Carter White House
Washington reports a looming clash between HEW Secretary Califano and White House aides over national health insurance scope and cost. Carter aims to push a plan through Congress this term, with Kennedy opposing partial catastrophic coverage and urging full, phased reform.
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White House
Califano
Carter
Stuart Eizenstat
HEW
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
United Auto Workers
Russell Long
D-La
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Capitol Hill
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
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Oliver
Associated Press
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ime
Merry
Electric Company
Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
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