Editorials Gun lobby contributions in 96th Congress
Washington editors assess the 1980 election where gun lobby groups led by the NRA spent over 1 million to shape the 96th Congress. Carter’s budget limits and Kennedy’s rising influence in the Judiciary Committee drive the push for handgun control. The gun lobby targeted House races and a sizable portion of Judiciary Committee members.
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Washington
NEA
Boundary Waters
National Rifle Association
Congress
Carter
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
House Judiciary Committee
Women and blacks The 1978 election and representation gains
A pre election study notes women likely hold about 10 percent of state legislative seats and public offices, with progress at state and local levels. Blacks, about 11 percent of the population, remain under 1 percent of elected officials, mainly in municipal roles, concentrated in the South where Louisiana and Mississippi lead.
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Joint Center of Political Studies
Washington, D.C
South
Louisiana
Mississippi
Leasing land gains traction in farmbelt markets
Kansas City based AP reports leasing land as a growing alternative to ownership driven by rising prices and capital needs. Outsider investors from cities, regions, and possibly Europe own farmland. Oppenheimer Industries manages about a million acres for absentee owners. Schuster notes steady land value appreciation and inflation hedging, arguing leasing expands farming capacity while preserving local ownership within families.
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John Cunniff
Kansas City
West Germany
France
Lee Schuster
Missouri
Schuster
Oppenheimer Industries, Inc
Askes Schuster
Lehman Brothers Securities
Oppenheimer Company
St. Joseph
Farmer-Investor Alliance
Today in History November 14 1978 Highlights
On this date in 1935 Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed the Philippine Islands a common wealth and pledged independence by 1946. Other notes recall Benedict Arnold in Quebec 1775, Garfield assassin Guiteau’s trial 1881, Eddie Rickenbacker rescued 1942, East Pakistan storm 1970 with 300000 dead, and 1975 Sahara accord among Spain Morocco and Mauritania.
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Associated Press
Franklin Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Benedict Arnold
Canada
Quebec Providence
James Garfield
Charles Guiteau
Washington
Eddie Rickenbacker
Pacific
East
Pakistan
Spain
Morocco
Mauritania
Spanish
Sahara
Italy
Britain
Anne
London
Westminster Abbey
Mark Phillips
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
Menahem Begin
Atomic waste cleanup at Hanford raised by critics
In a sweeping critique, readers learn that Hanford Washington holds more than 50 million gallons of high level radioactive waste and dozens of leaking tanks. Critics accuse DoE of deceptive statements and warn that decades of hesitation have created a looming disposal crisis.
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Richland, Wash
Nea
Mommy
Daddy
Washington
Hanford Reservation
Hanford
Department of Energy
Doe
Federal Reservation
Carter Aide Mediation Tied to Savannah Redistricting
Griffin Bell and Savannah officials are accused of manipulating redistricting to dilute black representation after annexation. Bell’s son earned a $40,000 Savannah school post, prompting questions of quid pro quo. Days initially objected, then withdrew the objection amid pressure and political maneuvering.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Griffin Bell
Justice Department
Savannah
Griffin Bell Jr
Civil Rights
Drew Days III
John Rousakis
Oglethorpe Club
Planning Commission
Days
Bob Curlan
Department
Bell
Drew
Michael Egan
Midnight Express
Turkey
Robert Hubbard
JoAnn McDaniel
Katherine Zenz
Wallace
Jamie Lehrer
Antakya Three
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John
Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
Nigeuiner
Almanac
California
Great Britain
Henry Judson
John Cabot
Francis Drake
Island
Manhattan
Mana
Peter Weston
Peter Minuit
Peter Jason
William Kidd
Aswiy
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